I was at an estate sale that had nothing worth while in the house. I asked the lady if there were any sheds with tools or anything. She told me there was a couple tractors and a car out back. I went out back to find a 64 Bonneville that hadn't been tagged since 2000. Her husband and sons were trying to start one of the tractors when I asked about the Pontiac. I asked what he was wanting for the car. He told me scrap value was $300 and that's what he'll take. I took it and got a title too! I was nervous about all of the headlights and grills missing, but they were all safely stowed away in the very rusted out trunk...I have fallen in love with this car and it will be back on the road again!

welcome Jason ! what a score!! well done !

did it still have its 389 and super hydromatic trans ?

how is it for rust ? especally the boot floor ? 

let us know if you need any info, we have a great team of pontiac lovers here who are more than happy to help out !

 

Welcome Jason! Great ride man, so much potential! So, what's your plans man? How's the inside? Any pics of the inside or the engine? We do love pics around here 

Great find! Look forward to hearing about plans and restoration.

jason, something that i spotted thats odd ! it looks that your 64 has a fuel tank up the driverside inner rear quarter !

my 64 has the tank centre under the floor between the chassis rails !

It does have the 389. It's dated 1965, which might be common. I'm not sure. When looking at the heads they appear to be later model 455 heads. bore and stroke checked out to be 389 specs.  

The gas tank is under the floor. I think that picture makes the inner wheel well stand out for some reason. 

12 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Welcome Jason! Great ride man, so much potential! So, what's your plans man? How's the inside? Any pics of the inside or the engine? We do love pics around here 

Thank you! Ya it's got a lot of potential. First plan is to make it run and drive. Then l'll figure it out from there lol! I'll get some more pics up later when I'm home. 

15 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

let us know if you need any info, we have a great team of pontiac lovers here who are more than happy to help out !

 

Thank you, I will be reaching out for sure!

Great find, welcome to the site,  look forward to watching your build.  Lots of pic's please and don't forget to chat it up in the forum with us.

14 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Great find, welcome to the site,  look forward to watching your build.  Lots of pic's please and don't forget to chat it up in the forum with us.

Yes sir! It's been dark everyday this week when I have got home. I'll shoot some more pics this weekend.

Hello,

   It looks like a good project car and the people at "Auto Metal Direct" might have a floor pan and other things for you.

 

https://www.autometaldirect.com/index.php?gclid=Cj0KCQiAy9msBhD0ARIsANbk0A_f-2v25-rnvn25f3cVd4CSZOuoqNrxPvL1SUmlUB_o3o4RNR92TWgaAn8aEALw_wcB

 

Rick

 

what a great find! Doesnt look to bad from here. One of my favorites for sure! 

13 hours ago, indymanjoe said:

what a great find! Doesnt look to bad from here. One of my favorites for sure! 

It's pretty straight. dents and dings, but looks to never have been badly crashed. 

4 hours ago, JLarge said:

It's pretty straight. dents and dings, but looks to never have been badly crashed. 

looks pretty clean to me Jason. cant wait to see if you can get her running !! 

your going to find you will have to dump heaps of trans fuild in her, these super hydromatics love leaking !! big time !! and it was the last year fro them, 65 got the turbo 400 !!!

post your vin tag and we can give you the info off it if yiou fancy 

The Fisher Body Tag that is riveted to the driver's side cowl under the hood also contains useful information. For older Chevrolet Fisher tags, there are web sites that can decode that information - build plant where constructed, date built, original paint color, body trim level, series model information, interior trim level, interior color.

Is there a similar site for Pontiac vehicles?

Rick

A few pics after cleaning up the rear seat. the front seat had been left outside for many years so it got ghetto restored. I'm still trying to get four tires that will hold air. 

You have some work ahead of you Jason, but man shell be awesome when your done!!! Thanks for the pictures. Keep us updated on your progress.

 Very cool !!!! Thanks for share the pictures … I see you have air con 👍

Hello,

 

   Try the site below if you want to decode your Fisher Body Plate. Your plate will be on the vertical portion of the firewall, not high up on the driver's side of the cowl as I had previously mentioned. The site apparently has an out of date security certificate but looks legit to me.

https://datatagdecoder.com/?q=1964-1967-1#overlay-context=tagpick%3Fq%3Dtagpick

Rick

Hello,

  "Ames Performance Engineering" and the "Original Parts Group" both have eyeball candy paper catalogs to assist with you putting a Bonneville back together.  Obviously, they don't have everything available in retro parts but I was shocked to see what's out there in good quality. Between these catalogs and getting yourself a 1964 Factory Assembly Manual, you will know what was available that production year and what you are missing.

https://www.amesperf.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5ybW5OIBSCUlImNG8E5nBbId0Hf1jU01uQtCcAS5vMh5qKrgYVQV98saAkLPEALw_wcB

https://www.opgi.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5yaIk3_kJT5qMJzgqHG2_KXpy0bRfUVrk8JQ_R2g7l84Wbpezo4KhYoaAiNsEALw_wcB

And if you are looking for nothing but used, original parts, the "CTC Auto Ranch" in Denton, TX still has a few parts cars in their yard.  This place is an absolute shrine to old automotive iron and I dragged my 70 El Camino home from it back in April, 2017.

http://www.ctcautoranch.com/Parts Cars/Pontiac/Full Size 59 and Up/Full Size 59 and Up Sub-Pages/Full Size 59 and Up.html

  The "Hollander Manual" is also helpful with what parts across the GM product line interchange.

Rick

 

Edited January 7, 20242 yr by B52bombardier1

1 hour ago, B52bombardier1 said:

Hello,

  "Ames Performance Engineering" and the "Original Parts Group" both have eyeball candy paper catalogs to assist with you putting a Bonneville back together.  Obviously, they don't have everything available in retro parts but I was shocked to see what's out there in good quality. Between these catalogs and getting yourself a 1964 Factory Assembly Manual, you will know what was available that production year and what you are missing.

https://www.amesperf.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5ybW5OIBSCUlImNG8E5nBbId0Hf1jU01uQtCcAS5vMh5qKrgYVQV98saAkLPEALw_wcB

https://www.opgi.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5yaIk3_kJT5qMJzgqHG2_KXpy0bRfUVrk8JQ_R2g7l84Wbpezo4KhYoaAiNsEALw_wcB

And if you are looking for nothing but used, original parts, the "CTC Auto Ranch" in Denton, TX still has a few parts cars in their yard.  This place is an absolute shrine to old automotive iron and I dragged my 70 El Camino home from it back in April, 2017.

http://www.ctcautoranch.com/Parts Cars/Pontiac/Full Size 59 and Up/Full Size 59 and Up Sub-Pages/Full Size 59 and Up.html

  The "Hollander Manual" is also helpful with what parts across the GM product line interchange.

Rick

 

This is great. Thanks!

Like the pic's.  Took along time to get in that shape, will take time to get er back.  Stick to your list of priority parts.  Such as makin er move, gonna need some tires.  Lots of places/junkyards will sell you used tires on rims.  Don't be afraid to barter with em.  Like the tilt steering wheel too. 

Edited January 7, 20242 yr by JUSTA6

I got a wild hare and drug this rat infested pile home. It's a lot rougher than I had hoped, but I should be able to rob a few things. I mainly wanted the drivetrain. The engine does rotate. the engine in the 2 door took a lot of effort to get unstuck so I have concerns. Can anyone help with what the stamping on the front passenger side of the engine means? BTW, I would never take this many pictures of anything. I'm doing it for you...

The engine code is easy.

28P is a 303 HP 389 engine tied to an automatic transmission with air conditioning. Heads should be 9773345. Compression ratio is 10.5:1. Anything from a one to four barrel carb on it. It has a Pontiac 472 spec camshaft.

404256 should match the last six digits of your car’s VIN. If it matches, you have a numbers matching car. That means this engine is the original engine this car was born with.

13 minutes ago, Frosty said:

The engine code is easy.

28P is a 303 HP 389 engine tied to an automatic transmission with air conditioning. Heads should be 9773345. Compression ratio is 10.5:1. Anything from a one to four barrel carb on it. It has a Pontiac 472 spec camshaft.

404256 should match the last six digits of your car’s VIN. If it matches, you have a numbers matching car. That means this engine is the original engine this car was born with.

frostys' da man 

 

 

Jason ! great score mate! to have a parts car is the way to go !!!

i did the same and you will aprecate all the little clips and bolts and parts you can rob to make the coupe complete

think about making yourself a ames account !!! they are the best for specific stuff....

but having said that rockauto is very handy for bits too👍

Edited January 8, 20242 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Pic's are much appreciated. You will find them useful as well for Numbers or pic's of parts.