Loading ...This was like my first new car at 19 years old. $2589. Except mine was a black on black sport coupe, not a convertible, 264 HP and under 3,000 lbs. I wore out the back tires in 11,000 miles. Five of us classmates after graduating high school in 1962, bought these cars. This car was featured in the movie “My Cousin Vinny”.
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The 1963 Pontiac Lemans is a truly unique automobile and for the longest period of time has been overlooked by collectors and overshadowed by the 1964 GT0. A true automotive buff ,knows that the 1963 Pontiac Lemans was the precursor to the musclecar.In mid 1963, Pontiac offered heavy duty suspension (springs, shocks,carbon metallic brake pads, oversize tires) 4 barrel carburetor , dual exhaust and 20:1 steering ratio coupled to a three tiger V-8 -326 HO cast iron block. All this was available in a very attractive lightweight compact body that featured a unique torque tube drivetrain with an independent rear transaxle suspension. In my travels, I have never seen one these models but I guess a few still exist and probably command a high price can you say “Son of Bobcat”.