1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

I realize this isn't the type car that most consider a muscle car but to me it is, this is the forerunner of the GTO. I purchased this car this past winter and plan to freshen it for showing later this year or next.
It is a 1960 Pontiac Ventura, 425a motor with a T-10 4 speed transmission and a 342 posi rear. The car was also special ordered with non available paint. 1960 Pontiac's that were red were Cornada Red which was close to Chevrolets Honduras Maroon, this car was ordered 1959 Pontiac Mandalay Red which is close to Chevrolets Roman Red or a bright red. PHS can not document this car as their records do not go back beyond 1961 however I am fortunate to have the original paperwork from the date of sale. Actually, the gentleman's dad that I bought the car from owned the Pontiac dealership that sole the car new. His dad is now deceased and the dealership no longer exists but he has tons of old paperwork from the dealership and was able to locate the orginal order form for the car plus the form that the Service manager approved the car for delivery. We have the original keys plus other items from the day of delivery.
1960 was a first for many things for Pontiac, they were really beginning to get involved in NASCAR racing, this was the first year for the 425a motor, 389 cubic inches, 348 horsepower and 425 foot pounds of torque with 3 carbs. It was also the first year for the optional 4 speed transmission, I was able to obtain a letter from Pontiac stating that only 722 cars were built with the 4 speed transmission in 1960. On the cowl tag, by the word Paint is stamped SPECIAL. This was also the first year for the 8 lug wheels and this car was ordered with them also. The wheels that were used in 1960 were a one year only wheel, they were also used the first part of the 61 production but then changed to a slightly different design. The 60 wheel is now extremely difficult to find. Just thought some of the Pontiac guys might enjoy this.

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Wow, that's beautiful. Congrats.

1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

W[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img]W, you win!
I like the garage pics too ...C1 @ Daytona and more?
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~ Pete

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Very nice Tommy. We're going to need to see a WHOLE LOT more pix please!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] Congrats - I like it!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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That is WAY cool!

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Tommy,
You'd better not show everyone the other two Ponchos there. I hear drool is not good for keyboards.......

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Re: 1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

Beautiful, love it.

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Can I have it ?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can I have it ? </div></div>

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Re: 1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

Holy canoli .... That thing is insane

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The 19609-62 Pontiacs were my full size favorite cars.

You have a beautiful 1960 in the photo!

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Bubbletop fin car, what's not to like?

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Tommy - that car is crazy cool!

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Some more pictures. A motor shot and the original keys and the dealers tri power tools
That is the original motor, vin is stamped on it.

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Interior shot, the tach is a Pontiac tach but for a later model. There was no tach offered in 60.
The cowl tag says it all to me, this old car really is special!

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This is most interesting of all the paperwork, it is the original order form for the car. This was found in the records from the old dealership, earlier I said that the dealership that sold the car new was owned by the father of the gentleman that I bought it from. He has an attic full of old record's. I hope you enjoy seeing as much as I enjoy owning the old car. Notice that the gentleman ordering this car didn't miss checking many blocks! It is for sure 1 of 722 four speed cars built in 1960 and with the special paint it just might be 1 of 1.

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That is a stunner. Congrats on a very rare car with all the key options!!!!!

Re: 1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

Very cool car.

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Super-cool!!

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Very cool car! Congrats! That documentation is awesome. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Re: 1960 Pontiac Ventura
 

A 60 like this one is on my short list of cars I'd love to own. I had a factory Tri-Power 4-speed 60 Impala years ago; I would have loved to have this one in the garage next to it.

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WOW!... that's one beautiful Pontiac, congrats!