Pontiac of the Month for September is kicking off, just like Football will be soon!

To nominate your or another user's Pontiac, please read the rules below:

Rules:

1. You may nominate your own Pontiac or another member's Pontiac from Forever Pontiac. 

   • If you do nominate your own Pontiac, please be sure that you've added it to our Garage or your entry will not be accepted.

2. In your nomination/entry you must include:

   • Display Name of the user you're nominating (if not yourself)

   • A picture of your Pontiac (only 1 photo)

   • The year and model of your Pontiac

   • Any other facts about your Pontiac you wish the voting public to know. Such as modifications, restorations, etc..

3. Only ONE entry per user.

4. Please do not submit any one user’s vehicle more than once.

5. This is a friendly and honest competition. You will be disqualified from POTM if you are found registering (or enlisting individuals to register) multiple times once we are in voting. (NOTE: that is multiple times for one individual. Inviting one user to vote one time is fine.)

Nominations will run through August 21st and voting will start on August 22nd. 

To enter your Pontiac or nominate someone else's, just reply to this topic (click the red "Reply to this topic" button above this post or scroll to the bottom and click into the "Reply to this topic" text area)

If you submit your nomination outside this topic, it will not be counted towards POTM.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

1972 GTO 455 HO Auto AC PW AM/FM 8 Track Tilt Wheel

Edited August 15, 2025Aug 15 by RICH
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2009 G8 GXP 6M SRM. Original Owner. Stock (Looking;-)

1968 Firebird, Aegena Blue/Red lines, fall scene

I purchased my 66 GTO Sedan (post coupe) in 1986 and spent the next few years buying and stripping parts cars so I could take what I needed and sell the rest to fund the restoration. I found the build sheet when I dropped the gas tank but still had Jim Mattison from PHS send my documentation and everything matched up. She was an original tri-power, 4 speed car with power steering, power brakes and a 3.55 posi rear. However, by the time I purchased the car it had a Chevy 12 bolt 4.88 posi rear and a Pontiac 350 short block that he had built to race (why a 350? No Idea). The plan was to restore it to original so the rear and 350 were sold. I ended up finding a 66 421 block and # 13 heads and had two correct posi rears to choose from. The cylinders were cleaned up .060 so I essentially ended up with a 428 with RA III heads, a RAIV cam and threaded studs with 1.65 rockers and hardened seats.

Eventually, the body came off the frame. All of the body mounts were removed and replaced with poly graphite mounts, I beefed up the control arms and added poly graphite bushings along with all new stock steering and suspension components. It was at about this time that I started a family so with time and money was scarce, the car sat while I purchased more parts when I could afford to but the family came first so the car sat covered like so many others. I was able to work on it now and again and had it painted inside and out about 25 years ago after blasting and epoxy painting the frame and underside of the floors. It sat again for a number years.

Fast forward to 2020. I realized that I would never have the time to finish the car myself before I die so I entrusted the job to a well respected local shop. This is the part where I'll probably lose the Pontiac die hards in the group but given that the car was far from original when I purchased it, I decided to go full restomod which included 4 wheel disc brakes, an all modern Global West suspension in the form of tubular control arms, coil overs and a 3.50 Moser posi rear. It also entailed converting to a custom built fuel injected LS with a 4L80e transmission and Holley Terminator X-Max ECU. I can hear some of you cringing and I get it. If you told me 10 years ago that I would even consider an LS Swap, I would have said you were out of your mind but I'm in my sixties now so truth be told, it took so long to get this old girl on the road (nearly 40 years) that the arthritis in my knees has made it impossible to work the clutch without pain. I want to drive and enjoy this car and don't want to be in the garage working on her or be afraid she'll overheat when it gets hot outside or she idles too long.

I couldn't afford a Butler or Lingenfelter Pontiac so the LS was practical and fit with the new theme of building what I though a 66 GTO would look like if it were built today. I added AC, a back up cam where the trunk lock was and push button start which also fit right where the ignition switch was without any cutting. I also added power windows and locks with a prox sensor so the doors won't unlock and the car won't start unless the key is on me. Of course a killer sound system is mandatory but I didn't cut up the dash or interior panels. I left the original AM radio mounted in the dash for a nostalgic look. I had to build a custom console and incorporated the 11" Alpine screen under the dash. She was dynoed at over 720 HP at the crank and can be tuned on my laptop. I'm still breaking her in so I try to get out as often as possible since our down season is about 5 -6 months long here. No over heating even idling with AC on in 90° plus temps.

Can I ask the admin to delete my nomination so I can resubmit without the long car bio so the car's photo appears on top?

2 hours ago, mtrunz said:

Can I ask the admin to delete my nomination so I can resubmit without the long car bio so the car's photo appears on top?

I’ve moved it to the top for you 😉

Thank you Sir. I wasn't able to edit it so I appreciate you : )

Voting is up!

Tie breaker now up!