Vintage Pontiac Pics

[grantprix]

Love that RA IV Judge ad! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

[StealthBird]

Grant, did you know Marvin Minnereck (sp?) from my area (suburbs of Chicago)? Marvin had a silver 1969 Grand Prix 428 HO 4-speed, and I met him while sitting in the staging lanes on a Pontiac Drag Day. After talking to him for a while, I realized he was also the same guy that used to have a beautiful 1965 2+2 ragtop 4-speed back in the 1980's.

1) The 70 Grand Prix, sitting at the 1970 Chicago Auto Show.

2) The proud owner of a new 1972 Hurst SSJ.

3) New owner of &quot;The Humbler&quot;. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[grantprix]

No, I've never heard the name before or of the car. Would love to know more about it!

More great photos! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[olredalert]

----Stealth,,,I know Marvin well from when Classic Motors was located in Billy Jacobs building on the N/W side of Joliet. The building backed up to the river. Marvin was and is a great guy, and a true Pontiac nutcase. He was a salesman at Jacobs Chevrolet for quite some time. You have only one thing wrong,,,his GP was a 1970. I Know as I saw it many times. I loved the car as it was an original leather car which is soooooo, soooooo rare (silver/blk leather). I actually bought a set of black leather seats for a triple black 69 SJ I had (bought out of Naperville) from Marvin. His 65 2+2 421/4-spd convert was the nicest I have ever seen. I tried to buy it a couple of times, but could never get the job done. Saw Marvin at the 1st MCACN and reminisced about much of this drivel, and met his son who is carrying on the torch. Great, great family......Bill S

[StealthBird]

Bill, thanks for the info! I couldn't recall whether Marvin's GP was a 69 or 70. I also remember he had a triple blue 66 (?) GTO. I bumped into him the the day he bought that Goat. It was sitting in the parking lot of our Portillo's, and I caught him just as he was coming out to the car.

His 65 2+2 was quick, ran in the mid-low 13's if I recall.

Didn't Marvin and Bob A. own Classic Motors together? I recall they restored a 70 W-30 442 that made a magazine, lost track of them after that.

[StealthBird]

Thought I'd add another photo or two, with the Grand Prix theme:

1) 1970 Chicago Auto Show

2) 1972 Chicago Auto Show

[StealthBird]

Some salesmen items from Pontiac:

[grantprix]

Those auto show photos are so cool! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[olredalert]

-----Marvin was never related to Classic Motors. He just used to stop by every now and then, and Im not sure who Bob A would be. Marvins 2+2 did run as the motor was twisted a bit (maybe more than a bit). I remember him telling me it had a McKeller cam and it did have a lope to it......Bill S

[StealthBird]

Bill, PM sent. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]