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1967 Pontiac Grand Prix
The 1967 Grand Prix paired Pontiac's full-size road manners with its most distinctive body of the decade. Concealed headlamps, recessed windshield wipers and long horizontal taillamps separated it from other full-size Pontiacs. It was also the only model year in which Pontiac sold a regular-production Grand Prix convertible.
One page, two bodies
Pontiac identified the hardtop as body 26657 and the convertible as 26667. Factory production records list 37,125 hardtops and 5,856 convertibles, for 42,981 Grand Prix cars in all. Those totals do not reveal how many received a particular engine, transmission, color or option.
The engine choices
The standard Grand Prix engine was its own 350-hp four-barrel 400, calibrated separately for manual and Turbo Hydra-Matic cars. A 265-hp regular-fuel 400 was available with the automatic. Buyers could move up to the 360-hp 428 or the 376-hp Quadra-Power 428 HO. A 428 badge or engine swap does not establish how a particular car was built; Pontiac Historical Services billing records and matching physical identifiers remain the starting point.
Chassis and brakes
The 121-inch-wheelbase chassis used independent front suspension and a four-link, coil-spring live rear axle. A dual-circuit hydraulic brake system was standard for 1967. Front disc brakes, power assist, Safe-T-Track, Rally II wheels and Pontiac's aluminum eight-lug hub-and-drum equipment were optional.
Cabin, paint and top choices
Strato bucket seats and a console were standard. Hardtops could be ordered with cloth-and-Morrokide buckets or a no-cost Strato bench, while convertibles retained expanded-Morrokide buckets. The factory color book documents 15 regular exterior colors plus Coronado Gold, Verdoro Green and Mayfair Maize spring additions, along with body-specific upholstery and top combinations.
Verifying a car
Begin with the VIN and cowl plate, then compare the PHS billing history with engine, carburetor, transmission and axle identifiers and dates. Paint in protected areas, original upholstery evidence, top material and period photographs help separate factory configuration from later restoration choices. Factory-style parts are useful evidence only when the complete record agrees.