1970 Grand Prix SJ 455 "XF" 370hp TH400 Numbers matching GOING TO THE CRUSHER

[8721Coker]

I have a friend of who picked up a 70 model Grand Prix SJ with the original 370HP "XF" 455 engine and turbo 400 transmission. From what I can tell all the numbers match that I can see. I hate to see such a prime example of classy Pontiac muscle be crushed. A perfect project car if you have the time and want a prime example of what Pontiac used to be. The car is located southeast of Oklahoma City near Tecumseh Oklahoma.

 

[avell007]

Beautiful car but no up side , if you restore it yourself you will still spend 40k if you send it out probably 75k

 

[Silver State 77]

If that car is still there, the engine and transmission alone could be worth saving. I live in California and back in the seventies they pretty much banned any new cars that had an engine bigger than a 350. I have lived here all my life, and to this day, I have never seen a car with a 454., only in pictures. most car dealerships stopped offering stick shifts, you could not find any new cars with a V8 and clutch. Back then there was talk about a gas guzzler tax on certain cars. even Chevy started to downsize the Corvette motors. most of the cars from that era have been crushed up and recycled, i was lucky to find my Grand Prix, the guy that sold it to me was towing it from Nevada, it was first sold in Utah. So that engine and transmission in that old rusty Pontiac are worth a lot of money. see if your friend can save it for you, before he gets rid of it. it will bolt right into any A body.
I hope.

 

[Silver State 77]

Hi, my name is chuck. Does your friend still have this car?
is it gone? Im very interested in it, but someone closer to where the car is might see it and be able to pick it up, so your friend will not need to do anything.
There is a classic car swap meet in Pomona California, there, (if your friend could get it to the next swap meet) he could get an easy $7000.00 for it.
At that place, the going rate on any classic car is $10,000 just for the bones, and I share your heart, we hate to see it go to the crusher. they dont make Pontiac's anymore.
if anything, we can all agree this car as an example of how cars were made many years ago, as compared to today. (powerful with very big gas tanks)

https://www.raleighclassic.com/vehicles/3160/1970-pontiac-grand-prix-sj

Im sorry, seems im confused, you said, I have a friend of who picked up a 70 model Grand Prix. then you say, I hate to see such a prime example of classy Pontiac muscle be crushed.
Then you gave the cars location, and its a good project if you have the time.
So I thought you were selling it. thats all, my mistake. click that link, to see what the car looked like brand new. beautiful car