Would you ever consider getting all your cars together at one place? So we can see what you have.I know you have several of them and every single one of them is a beauty.And it's exactly my taste in cars. You have a hell of an eye for beautiful classic cars be it two doors or four doors. They're all beautiful! And I love low mileage clean original cars.With the big engines, the small engines, Whatever just old American metal is the best.
That drive brought back some great memories from my childhood, Thank you! My dad's first Bonneville was a 1965 almost identical to yours including the 421. He replaced it with a dark green (almost looked black at times) 1967 Bonneville convertible with the 428. Every time you show a Pontiac you haven't shown before it makes my day!
A friend of mines father bought a brand new 66' Bonneville when I was in 3rd grade. I went by to look at it and was impressed. It was a factory Lead Sled. At the time my father had a 62' Olds Ninety Eight.
This Bonneville is my favorite of your cars with the outside paint and interior colors (the 421 is just additional icing on the cake). My favorite thing on the 1960 to 1970 full size Pontiacs was the Indian bright light indicator. I had two Pontiacs with this feature a 62 Catalina and a 70 Catalina (among the 16 Pontiacs I have owned). I also loved the Arrowhead rear side marker lights on my 68 LeMans and the Firebird rear side marker lights on my 69 Firebird. Pontiac will always be No. 1 with me.
I totally agree. Why does everyone and their sibling think they have to add music to vintage car and motorcycle videos? The sound of them running and going through the gears trumps any music!
Hey Adam, this beautiful Bonneville is the Bell of the Ball!!! It reminds me of my aunt's 65 Grand Prix with 8 lug wheels & reverb!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🙂
Again such a beautiful car. Our 66 had the AM-FM with the "Reverb" and front to rear speaker switch. The reverb used to make the FM sound so cool back in the 60s that was great! Of course I wish I had that car today. We used to take it on family trips from Las Vegas to Onterio. There were three or four of in the back seat and it didn't feel cramped at all.
You cover it all, adding the twilight drive to all your other videos is wonderful. Love it idling by camera - something you just don't see. Thanks Adam. Enjoy all your videos.
In the early 60s a friend in the neighborhoods father had a 49' or 50 Pontiac Streamliner with an orange Indian head hood ornament that lit up at night.
What a beauty! I love the color. The 1960s were by far the zenith decade for American automobiles. Quality, style & comfort definitely apexed in the 60s.
An absolutely beautiful sedan. No fancy light show on the instrument panel, just good clean design. Elegant presentation and a real pleasure to look at from behind the wheel.
My next door neighbor bought one of these new in '65. Same color. It has to be one of my favorite cars of all time. I remember she drove me out to Naperville with the AC on. I was 6 years old.
Gorgeous nighttime dash. 👍😊 I used to love standing on the SW corner of 13 mile rd and Woodward at twilight during the Woodward Dream Cruise just to see dashboards lit up at night. The 65 & 66 full size Pontiacs are some of my favorites for sure.
I am missing my 67 Bonneville , Gold with black vinyl top , black interior , skirts with rallye wheels , I think it was a 400 engine , that 1 I should have kept Your 65 is a gem , ,
I was 5 years old in 1965, and this particular 65 Bonneville looks nice. The color reminds me of Vintage Red, and I always like the dashboard with the big numbers and the clear plastic acrylic steering wheel. Thank you for sharing this video.
A true blast from the past! You mentioned listening to the AM radio...I definitely remember those days before FM really became a thing. Us kids all listened to CKLW from Windsor on our little transistor radios back then for all the popular music of the day. That signal was strong day or night!
There's a certain romance that's missing with newer cars, particularly on a night time drive on back roads. I have fond memories of my '67 Caddy Coupe and my '75 Chrysler Newport, traversing the back roads late at night or the wee hours of the morning. Just the gentle thump of the tires on the road, the under stressed engine humming and the crickets chirping. I miss it.
Love this...Im in my 60s but this was my 1st car in mid 70s...Our neighbor had one and sold it to me for 400 $ It had alot of miles on it but It got me to my job and could haul around my friends. Good times for sure.
Another beauty! We had several Pontiacs in the family from late 50's to early '70's. In '65 my Dad special ordered the LeMans in Fontaine Blue, trading in the '63 Catalina. Our Pontiac dealer was in our small downtown back then showroom right on the street (no lot in front that was in back on a side street). Such a different experience back then. And when the later '60's Pontiacs came out we were always there in the fall to get the 1st viewings. Keep them coming my friend.
I prefer 4 door hardtops over 2 door sedans, and either of those over 4 door sedans. But two door hardtops are my favorite. Pillarless is the way to go.
Brought me many memories to my teenager years when my dad 1972 bought a beautiful black 1965 Oldsmobile Jet Star 1 coupe pearl white interiors bucket seats console with tachometer automatic transmission A/C power windows and seats it was fully loaded with wire well hub caps 425 cu. in. 375 HP super rocket was a powerful car very elegant that car was used very often for weddings.
So did mine! We went on some amazing cross-country trips in that gold-colored Pontiac. Loved that a/c vent on top of the dash that'd reach us kids in the back seat...
I love watching you're videos. This car reminds me of the 65' Olds Jetstar 88 that my mother had when I was a kid. Similar color too. You're knowledge of cars is impeccable. Keep the videos coming.
No argument from me. Those mid-1960s full-size Pontiacs are the pinnacle, in many ways, of American design and engineering. Beautiful drive, I love these night cruises with the dash lit up. Thanks!
I believe you buy old cars for one of the same reasons I've been buying cars since the late '70s - to LEARN about them. So I really appreciate your assessments very much and my even target future buys based on your valuable info! Like I've said, your channel is like a video version of Collectible Automobile magazine. A+
Out of your entire fleet, this '65 Bonneville is my absolute favorite. It reminds me of my '63 Star Chief. It was also marimba red with a white top. It had the 389 engine, and the suspension was smooth. It rode a lot better than my '65 New Yorker.
Smooth, reliable, and relaxing. This Pontiac stands as a high bar for all three of these aspects that make a car the ultimate cruising machine. With the 421, there's plenty of power for a little straight like fun, too!
Yes, I remember the smooth ride of my brother '65 Parisienne powered by the 283 Chevy and 2-speed automatic tranny. And the power steering was so light !
That's a great looking Bonneville. I really like the long body with slab sides....makes for a very long and smooth silhouette. Graceful. I also really like the Gran Prix of the mid-late 60's, very sharp car with graceful lines. Take care!
It's amazing how straight the body panels were when you drove off with the camera to the cars right. And the light coming through the Lucite steering wheel and the dash back lighting, great. Thanks for posting.....
Very nice automobile. My dad owned several when I was a kid but I'm not sure if any had the 421 CID. I do remember the family drove to California (Disneyland 1961) in my dad's Buick with the Fireball straight 8. No AC. We got to Needles, California and mom got sick, I got sick, my brother got sick in the 117F heat. My dad lit up one of his favorite cigars and told us to "man up." When we got back to Dallas my dad purchased a Pontiac with an AC. I liked the Tempest with the 389 CID too. The Catalina was dad's favorite. Sister Jo owned the Bonnevilles.
Sweet ride! Cars had style and performance iin the 60s and 70s just like the music of those days. Today everything is garbage lol. Keep the videos coming! Thanks…
As a fan of the 65 66 (67-70 are also well done) body style, The 65 is such a classic design. 66 looks a bit.......angry? Also a fan of the "more door" hardtop. Such a great car. Never noticed the turn signal lights on the dash resemble feathers in a way! What a beauty!! Out of all your cars, This, the 70 caprice, and the Monte Carlo are my favorites, but I would go for this one. And I'm a Ford guy!
My dad bought a brand new 1967 Bonneville Coupe with the 400 4-barrel, bucket seats and a center console. It was just awesome to ride in but not quite as good looking as previous years. My mother traded it in 1977 after dad’s death for a, cringe, Buick Skylark. Bonnie, as we called her, was pristine with less than 50k miles and the Buick dealer put it in the showroom!
You and I have the same taste in cars my friend. Beautiful Pontiac. I really love that color. One of the best cars GM ever made .Do you think with electric cars increasingly marketable, that maybe they will bring back some of the old luxury style coupes and sedans electrified? I hope so . I'm tired of seeing the same old gas guzzler huge SUV's taking up the roads for the last decade. I miss the art car companies used to put into their vehicles. Thanks for showing us your beautiful Pontiac again Adam. I would actually pay you to allow me to drive it around the block.
Growing up, my parents had one nearly exactly like this one. The only difference was the color, theirs was a teal turquoise. Fortunately for me, it was the first car of theirs that I drove with any consistency, and used to take dates out in. It was probably the largest and the most luxurious of any of my parents cars. It was everything you said it was. There might had been just one thing that I did not like about it, and that was its soft ride. It was fine at slower speeds on straight and level roads. However, at faster speeds and particularly hilly rides, the car floated. Too bad it did not have the handling package. I would have liked to tried that. Other than that, I loved driving and being seen driving this car.
i have one of the last bonneville models made. 2003 bonneville SSEi with the 3800 supercharged. i know it's just an 03 but still a smooth, powerful car...... and i did a few things to the 3800 to make a little more boost..... pulley swap, PCM tune, power log. for a V6 it's a quick car. rides amazing. it's a shame both pontiac and the bonneville nameplates are gone, and around here the bonneville of any year is nearly extinct.
Early 70's when-we-were-young my dad drove us all to Colorado hauling a U-Haul trailer driving a Pontiac Catalina 4 door baby camping at the foot of a mountain next to a stream
Wow, when you put it in reverse at the beginning of the video, I could see the beams from your backup lights on the concrete!!! Even in what looks like still a fair amount of daylight. Well done! Pontiac should've included a pad to wear over your wedding ring, to protect the Lucite steering wheel. Love hearing a baseball game on an old AM radio and dash speaker in an old car.
That is a very special Pontiac you have there Adam
Would you ever consider getting all your cars together at one place? So we can see what you have.I know you have several of them and every single one of them is a beauty.And it's exactly my taste in cars. You have a hell of an eye for beautiful classic cars be it two doors or four doors. They're all beautiful! And I love low mileage clean original cars.With the big engines, the small engines, Whatever just old American metal is the best.
Several! I think he has nearly fifty. He could put on an entire old car show all by himself! LOL.
A fleet update!
He's done several videos in the warehouse where he keeps dozens of them. Also, you need to use some punctuation.
@@giggiddy Well goodness gracious aren't we being a bit sanctimonious today... LoL 😂
Otis.....that's for sure.
Stunning car
That drive brought back some great memories from my childhood, Thank you! My dad's first Bonneville was a 1965 almost identical to yours including the 421. He replaced it with a dark green (almost looked black at times) 1967 Bonneville convertible with the 428. Every time you show a Pontiac you haven't shown before it makes my day!
Goodday Adam,
You weren't wrong never get tired at looking at the instruments whilsy driving at night.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers
Louis 👍
Congratulations. Such a beautiful '65.
Love those (50's-60's?) era translucent steering wheels! Smooth drive, cool car. Thanks.
We build excitement Pontiac!!!!!
A friend of mines father bought a brand new 66' Bonneville when I was in 3rd grade. I went by to look at it and was impressed. It was a factory Lead Sled. At the time my father had a 62' Olds Ninety Eight.
the 1960's Pontiacs were so beautiful/stylish! listening to the low rumble of the V8 is like a concerto, to my ears. (Sweet)!
This Bonneville is my favorite of your cars with the outside paint and interior colors (the 421 is just additional icing on the cake). My favorite thing on the 1960 to 1970 full size Pontiacs was the Indian bright light indicator. I had two Pontiacs with this feature a 62 Catalina and a 70 Catalina (among the 16 Pontiacs I have owned). I also loved the Arrowhead rear side marker lights on my 68 LeMans and the Firebird rear side marker lights on my 69 Firebird. Pontiac will always be No. 1 with me.
What a lovely video, your content is fantastic - no background music, just the sound of classic machines gliding along 👍
I totally agree. Why does everyone and their sibling think they have to add music to vintage car and motorcycle videos? The sound of them running and going through the gears trumps any music!
Hey Adam, this beautiful Bonneville is the Bell of the Ball!!! It reminds me of my aunt's 65 Grand Prix with 8 lug wheels & reverb!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🙂
Again such a beautiful car. Our 66 had the AM-FM with the "Reverb" and front to rear speaker switch. The reverb used to make the FM sound so cool back in the 60s that was great!
Of course I wish I had that car today. We used to take it on family trips from Las Vegas to Onterio. There were three or four of in the back seat and it didn't feel cramped at all.
Beautiful
Adam, what was the location at the start of the video? You’ve been shooting there more and more. It’s a beautiful location to show off your vehicles.
You cover it all, adding the twilight drive to all your other videos is wonderful. Love it idling by camera - something you just don't see. Thanks Adam. Enjoy all your videos.
Those in-line panaramic speedometers of the 60's GMs are the best dashboards displays ever.
In the early 60s a friend in the neighborhoods father had a 49' or 50 Pontiac Streamliner with an orange Indian head hood ornament that lit up at night.
What a beauty! I love the color. The 1960s were by far the zenith decade for American automobiles. Quality, style & comfort definitely apexed in the 60s.
An absolutely beautiful sedan. No fancy light show on the instrument panel, just good clean design. Elegant presentation and a real pleasure to look at from behind the wheel.
My next door neighbor bought one of these new in '65. Same color. It has to be one of my favorite cars of all time. I remember she drove me out to Naperville with the AC on. I was 6 years old.
Beautiful car. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Gorgeous nighttime dash. 👍😊 I used to love standing on the SW corner of 13 mile rd and Woodward at twilight during the Woodward Dream Cruise just to see dashboards lit up at night. The 65 & 66 full size Pontiacs are some of my favorites for sure.
My dad says this was the smoothest driving car he ever owned Im going to play this video for him when I go see him later today
Such a beautiful car; it reminds me of my Uncle Emmett and Aunt Mary who always drove enormous Bonnevilles back in the day
Man that's one Primo Auto !! 😎 It is such a strong and solid car yet has such graceful flowing lines to it🤩
Beautiful car. I remember, as a kid, my Uncle Pee-wee's Bonneville. What a beauty!
I am missing my 67 Bonneville , Gold with black vinyl top , black interior , skirts with rallye wheels ,
I think it was a 400 engine , that 1 I should have kept
Your 65 is a gem , ,
I was 5 years old in 1965, and this particular 65 Bonneville looks nice. The color reminds me of Vintage Red, and I always like the dashboard with the big numbers and the clear plastic acrylic steering wheel. Thank you for sharing this video.
A true blast from the past! You mentioned listening to the AM radio...I definitely remember those days before FM really became a thing. Us kids all listened to CKLW from Windsor on our little transistor radios back then for all the popular music of the day. That signal was strong day or night!
There's a certain romance that's missing with newer cars, particularly on a night time drive on back roads. I have fond memories of my '67 Caddy Coupe and my '75 Chrysler Newport, traversing the back roads late at night or the wee hours of the morning. Just the gentle thump of the tires on the road, the under stressed engine humming and the crickets chirping. I miss it.
Love this...Im in my 60s but this was my 1st car in mid 70s...Our neighbor had one and sold it to me for 400 $ It had alot of miles on it but It got me to my job and could haul around my friends. Good times for sure.
Another beauty! We had several Pontiacs in the family from late 50's to early '70's. In '65 my Dad special ordered the LeMans in Fontaine Blue, trading in the '63 Catalina. Our Pontiac dealer was in our small downtown back then showroom right on the street (no lot in front that was in back on a side street). Such a different experience back then. And when the later '60's Pontiacs came out we were always there in the fall to get the 1st viewings. Keep them coming my friend.
Again with the beauties 🙂👍👍
I’m not a 4 door kinda guy. But this is a very nice car. Thanks for sharing.
I prefer 4 door hardtops over 2 door sedans, and either of those over 4 door sedans. But two door hardtops are my favorite. Pillarless is the way to go.
Absolutely beautiful car !!!!
Lovely, sculptural car. And thank you for the articulated wiper show.
What a truly graceful, elegant baby. Thanks, as always, Adam.
Brought me many memories to my teenager years when my dad 1972 bought a beautiful black 1965 Oldsmobile Jet Star 1 coupe pearl white interiors bucket seats console with tachometer automatic transmission A/C power windows and seats it was fully loaded with wire well hub caps 425 cu. in. 375 HP super rocket was a powerful car very elegant that car was used very often for weddings.
What a gorgeous car. Love that gauge cluster!
My parents had a '66 Bonneville, beautiful car, smooth and powerful.
So did mine! We went on some amazing cross-country trips in that gold-colored Pontiac. Loved that a/c vent on top of the dash that'd reach us kids in the back seat...
I love watching you're videos. This car reminds me of the 65' Olds Jetstar 88 that my mother had when I was a kid. Similar color too. You're knowledge of cars is impeccable. Keep the videos coming.
Even the control-lights for the flashers are incredible stylish!
No argument from me. Those mid-1960s full-size Pontiacs are the pinnacle, in many ways, of American design and engineering. Beautiful drive, I love these night cruises with the dash lit up. Thanks!
My favorite Pontiac bodystyle! What a beautiful car!
I believe you buy old cars for one of the same reasons I've been buying cars since the late '70s - to LEARN about them.
So I really appreciate your assessments very much and my even target future buys based on your valuable info!
Like I've said, your channel is like a video version of Collectible Automobile magazine. A+
My Grandfather had this same 65 but in Navy Blue. I always loved the dashboard as a kid.
Out of your entire fleet, this '65 Bonneville is my absolute favorite. It reminds me of my '63 Star Chief. It was also marimba red with a white top. It had the 389 engine, and the suspension was smooth. It rode a lot better than my '65 New Yorker.
This car is absolutely beautiful
I miss these cars. My neighbor had a Catalina in the same color back in the 70s beautiful.
My grandparents had a 1966 Catalina 4 door hardtop, until the early 1980's. I remember it being very smooth, and easy to drive.
Lovely car from a wonderful era in American history - talk about being on top of the world!
What a beautiful car! You really lucked out finding this one!
What a magnificent car!!!
this was nice! thanks Adam!
Gorgeous car and color combination I always love the 60s to early 70s Bonnevilles particularly the year that you have awesome car.
Man that instrumentation at night is sharp!
Smooth, reliable, and relaxing. This Pontiac stands as a high bar for all three of these aspects that make a car the ultimate cruising machine. With the 421, there's plenty of power for a little straight like fun, too!
Yes, I remember the smooth ride of my brother '65 Parisienne powered by the 283 Chevy and 2-speed automatic tranny. And the power steering was so light !
That's a great looking Bonneville. I really like the long body with slab sides....makes for a very long and smooth silhouette. Graceful. I also really like the Gran Prix of the mid-late 60's, very sharp car with graceful lines. Take care!
It's amazing how straight the body panels were when you drove off with the camera to the cars right. And the light coming through the Lucite steering wheel and the dash back lighting, great. Thanks for posting.....
Sweet, I love old cars.... I drive an 88 Brougham.... I miss my 70 Eldorado... cool stuff, love that Dash at night too
That illumination gradient in the gauges is nice.
Great looking Bonneville...... 👍🙂😉
Simply beautiful!
I love the transparent lucite steering wheel in this and the 66'. Such eye candy that I would drive off the road gazing at it.
Very nice automobile. My dad owned several when I was a kid but I'm not sure if any had the 421 CID. I do remember the family drove to California (Disneyland 1961) in my dad's Buick with the Fireball straight 8. No AC. We got to Needles, California and mom got sick, I got sick, my brother got sick in the 117F heat. My dad lit up one of his favorite cigars and told us to "man up." When we got back to Dallas my dad purchased a Pontiac with an AC. I liked the Tempest with the 389 CID too. The Catalina was dad's favorite. Sister Jo owned the Bonnevilles.
cool video. I remember seeing 20 years ago a Pontiac Executive model sedan in a wrecking yard that car was HUGEEE!!! Very rare now im sure,
Frank says - it’s a Wide-Track ! Built with Pride when Detroit was the King !
Fantastic car!
The 1965 Pontiac Line. Motor Trend cars of the year. My favorites.
That's a beautiful video. Real art.
Sweet ride! Cars had style and performance iin the 60s and 70s just like the music of those days. Today everything is garbage lol. Keep the videos coming! Thanks…
As a fan of the 65 66 (67-70 are also well done) body style, The 65 is such a classic design. 66 looks a bit.......angry? Also a fan of the "more door" hardtop. Such a great car. Never noticed the turn signal lights on the dash resemble feathers in a way! What a beauty!! Out of all your cars, This, the 70 caprice, and the Monte Carlo are my favorites, but I would go for this one. And I'm a Ford guy!
Very soothing night time ride.
Love the engine rumble. Very nice car! I'm not really a Pontiac fan, but that's a very impressive model.
All 65 Pontiacs got the Motor Trend car of the year award.
My father had Bonnevilles, my brother had Firebirds, I had Corvairs. GM had their day in the Sun. 389 4 Barrel was spicy.
My dad bought a brand new 1967 Bonneville Coupe with the 400 4-barrel, bucket seats and a center console. It was just awesome to ride in but not quite as good looking as previous years. My mother traded it in 1977 after dad’s death for a, cringe, Buick Skylark. Bonnie, as we called her, was pristine with less than 50k miles and the Buick dealer put it in the showroom!
boy oh boy them 421 was a strong running motor i had one way back and that thing was a real runner
I'm a Ford guy, but this is one very stunning Pontiac
That's a gorgeous car
You and I have the same taste in cars my friend. Beautiful Pontiac. I really love that color. One of the best cars GM ever made .Do you think with electric cars increasingly marketable, that maybe they will bring back some of the old luxury style coupes and sedans electrified? I hope so . I'm tired of seeing the same old gas guzzler huge SUV's taking up the roads for the last decade. I miss the art car companies used to put into their vehicles. Thanks for showing us your beautiful Pontiac again Adam. I would actually pay you to allow me to drive it around the block.
The long sweeping speedometer and the script reminds me of a 63 ninety eight my dad had
...sweet ride, Adam.........thanks....
Thanks for the wiper demo!!!!!!!!!
Growing up, my parents had one nearly exactly like this one. The only difference was the color, theirs was a teal turquoise. Fortunately for me, it was the first car of theirs that I drove with any consistency, and used to take dates out in. It was probably the largest and the most luxurious of any of my parents cars. It was everything you said it was. There might had been just one thing that I did not like about it, and that was its soft ride. It was fine at slower speeds on straight and level roads. However, at faster speeds and particularly hilly rides, the car floated. Too bad it did not have the handling package. I would have liked to tried that. Other than that, I loved driving and being seen driving this car.
i have one of the last bonneville models made. 2003 bonneville SSEi with the 3800 supercharged. i know it's just an 03 but still a smooth, powerful car...... and i did a few things to the 3800 to make a little more boost..... pulley swap, PCM tune, power log. for a V6 it's a quick car. rides amazing.
it's a shame both pontiac and the bonneville nameplates are gone, and around here the bonneville of any year is nearly extinct.
Early 70's when-we-were-young my dad drove us all to Colorado hauling a U-Haul trailer driving a Pontiac Catalina 4 door baby camping at the foot of a mountain next to a stream
Gorgeous.
Wonderful car, love the color. Does it have single or dual exhaust?
😳 wow, it's like a time machine!
Adam, I have to admit to being a little envious of the bugs that get 'schmushed' against those gorgeous sealed beam headlights ;-)
Nice car
The ‘63 Star Chief was my fav. with the strange overdrive transmission.
My favourite car that my father had was a 1965 Pontiac Strato Chief. A Canadian nameplate as far a l know. It was just a nice car.
Awesome! !!!
Wow, when you put it in reverse at the beginning of the video, I could see the beams from your backup lights on the concrete!!! Even in what looks like still a fair amount of daylight. Well done!
Pontiac should've included a pad to wear over your wedding ring, to protect the Lucite steering wheel.
Love hearing a baseball game on an old AM radio and dash speaker in an old car.
"automotive therapy" at its best
If only we appreciated great cars like this Pontiac when we had them...