Junkyard Find: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J
We all know about John Delorean‘s big home run for Pontiac, the GTO, but Delorean’s Grand Prix probably made more money for The General during the 1960s. Here’s a thoroughly trashed ’69 that I spotted in a Denver self-service yard earlier this week.
The engine is long gone, so we can’t know whether it was a 400, a 428, or a 455.
The driver of the ’69 Grand Prix sat surrounded by this wraparound dash and console.
You could get a base Grand Prix, a J, or an SJ. This is the mid-level J.
A full set of hubcaps is still in the trunk. They’re pretty well banged up, but it’s rare to find any 1960s hubcaps in a yard like this.
You like patina? This car’s got it!
Break away with a ’69 Pontiac!
Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Hagerty and The Truth About Cars.
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Not surprised the engine is gone. 455s are getting hard to find (if that's what it was).
Is this for sale?