1974 Pontiac Ventura

Compact performance powered by 1974 Pontiac Ventura engine family.

Exact-year regular Ventura retained as the stock-presenting family baseline for body, grille, trim, lamps, glass, and factory-style wheels.

Bodies Two-door coupe or hatchback and four-door sedan

Configurations Ventura, Ventura Custom, GTO option

Engine range 250 inline-six through GTO-option 350 four-barrel V8

Chassis Coil-spring front and leaf-spring rear

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1974 Pontiac Ventura

The 1974 Ventura family combined two-door coupe or hatchback and four-door sedan with Ventura, Ventura Custom, GTO option configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The 250 six and 350 two-barrel served regular Ventura configurations, while the GTO option paired a 350 four-barrel with configuration-specific chassis, exhaust, appearance, and records. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The X-body used independent front coils and a leaf-sprung live rear axle, with GTO-option chassis and brake equipment kept configuration-specific. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Factory-original-condition GTO-option Ventura front three-quarter view used for its exact-year body, grille, lamps, bumper, hood, stripe, and wheel context; appearance alone does not prove the option.**CZmarlin via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

250 inline-six 250 cu in inline-six with one-barrel induction · Regular Ventura path · engine assembly / specification
350 two-barrel V8 350 cu in V8 with two-barrel induction · Ventura V8 path · engine assembly / specification
350 four-barrel V8 350 cu in V8 with four-barrel induction · GTO option path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three-speed manual
Factory transmission Four-speed manual with eligible V8 application
Factory transmission Automatic transmission matched to engine and axle

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

GTO GTO option factory · performance · 350 four-barrel engine, chassis, exhaust, hood, graphics, wheels, instruments, and records must agree.
CUSTOM Ventura Custom factory · comfort · Body, cabin, moldings, badges, upholstery, and records must agree.
FOUR-SPEED Four-speed manual factory · performance · Eligible engine, gearbox, clutch, pedals, shifter, axle, and records must agree.
LIMITED-SLIP Limited-slip differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records define one installation.
POWER-DISC Power front disc brakes factory · safety · Calipers, rotors, hydraulics, wheels, dates, and records must agree.

Paint

Second exact-year front three-quarter view of the factory-original-condition GTO-option Ventura, used for visible yellow finish, stripe, hood, grille, and trim context; no factory paint code is inferred.CZmarlin via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

11 Cameo White factory · solid
19 Starlight Black factory · solid
24 Admiralty Blue factory · solid
44 Brewster Green factory · solid
48 Verdant Green factory · solid
64 Ascot Silver factory · metallic
75 Buccaneer Red factory · solid
97 Florentine Red factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1974 Pontiac Ventura family total · disputed

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1974 Ventura VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1974 Ventura production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.