Car of the Week: 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix

[dodgechargerfan]

Ron Knuteson would never go as far as calling his 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix an ugly duckling. But he’s pretty certain it’s never going to win any beauty contests, or even any “peoples choice” trophies at weekend car shows.

“Nine out of 10 people walk by and don’t even look at it, because it’s not a GTO. If it was a GTO, it would be different,” says the Poynette, Wis., resident. “No, people don’t know about them [and appreciate them], but guys that know about these cars, they really appreciate this car when they see it.”

The pale yellow and green color combination of Knuteson’s 1970 Grand Prix J is probably an acquired taste, too. It might not be for everyone, but it’s part of what makes the car unique. Beyond that, it’s just a darn nice car by almost any measure, and it comes with big does of nostalgia for Knuteson, who has been a Grand Prix fan since he was young.

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[69.5CUDA]

this is one of those odd man outs that i actualy kinda dig cause its NOT mainstream

its deffinatly the weirdest of color combos, and ive no idea why he would ruin such an ODD original order by adding a bunch of stuff to it...course i do LOVE the hood tachs

also..if you bother to read in there..i would LOVE to know what a " Dodge XR-7" is

 

[TheIronSausage]

My buddy just restored a ‘69 Grand Prix SJ(?). Apparently they’re pretty rare. His is a sort of red/pink color that was apparently fairly rare. I’d guess at the motor, but get it wrong.. I want to say that it’s a 428. It’s got a white gut, and he’s done a really nice job with it. It wasn’t really my thing when I first saw it, but they’ve got some nice details throughout.

His looks like this, except it’s got some cool looking flying saucer hubcaps, and no hood tach

 

[Stretch]

I always loved those cars!