Mileage 11,919 miles above avg. I agree with Junqueboi; I find the 73 rear styling very attractive. I cant remember the last time I saw a tri 5 Pontiac in a show or magazine which is a shame as they were a good looking car.I walk past the tri5 Chevys and the usual suspects at shows in search of more interesting cars. All rights reserved. One rainy day as i was taking my cousins to the airport on the Jackie Robinson pkwy the defroster went out and my cousins were making a lot of noise i did not notice that i had veered slightly to the right and grazed the railings on the pkwy, when i got to the airport i was really upset and no one cared about my maroon beauty. Something went wrong. Would you like to offer Ronald Lee Petroskys loved ones a condolence message? The old girl had been born during the last days of the convertible, but what a last hoorah it had been. As she fretted about the next unknown chapter of her life, she recounted the various escapades and adventures she had provided. Pontiac Model 402. Classifieds for 1966 to 19661971 Pontiac Vehicles. Because we make it easy for you to get more money in your pocket. On the 1973-75 cars, among the popular options were fender skirts, an interesting throwback to the 50s land-yacht era. The funeral service for Aria will be conducted at the Belle Vernon Area High School Auditorium (425 Crest Avenue) on Wednesday, March 1 beginning at 10:00 am. I actually think the Grand Ville is one of the better looking 1971-76 GM big cars, I think I like it in sedan form best. Just another one that got away still wonder if it really did live up to the description. $19,995 or BEST REASONABLE OFFER. How so few would be exposed to the cultural changes that only four decades can bring about. SOLD Questions? Stock 3681-CHA Engine Size 455 V8 Transmission 3 Speed Automatic . Most famous owner of a Grand Ville was Jimmy Hoffa, right when he disappeared. Of these B-body convertibles, the Delta 88 is my favorite, but the Grand Ville is a close second. I think Pontiac wanted to maintain the 1961-70 (1959-70?) Mileage Unavailable Classic Car Deals Cadillac, MI 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville Convertible $ 21,995 $ 382 /mo* 56,437 miles Engine: 400 Days Listed 83 Price $252 below avg. It sat in side for many years in a private collection. Its on the western side of the state, near Grand Rapids. US $2.00 (approx C $2.72) United States: Canada also got a Pontiac called the Grande Parisienne, meaning A large Frenchwoman.. All such blandness in blobbish packages, with few possessing any scintilla of personality. Great runner! I mean, I do get itGrand and Ville are both part of the Pontiac lexiconbut, its neither sporty or a destination. Which is fine by me. Used Pontiac Solstice in Belle Vernon, PA, Used Pontiac Grand Am in Belle Vernon, PA, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I had forgotten about it completely until I saw this car. Fits all 1971 and 1972 full size Pontiacs including Bonneville, Catalina, Grand Ville, Grand Safari, and Canadian models. Well done. The military honors was held on Sunday, February 26th 2023 at 7:30 PM at the Parzynski Funeral Home & Cremations (191 Liberty St, Perryopolis, PA 15473). Pontiac had been lobbying for a C-body car for several years, but it was always squashed by the senior divisions not wanting yet another C-body car competing with theirs, the compromise was the stretched B-body Bonneville in the 60s and later the B-body with a C-body roof Grand Ville, the broughamy name scheme was coming in just at the right time, remember that the muscle car thing was dying in 1971 and it would be all over within a couple of years. When the Toronado came out the nearest the magazines could figure was it meant floating bull. Im with you on the goofy name. New manager was just an average GM guy and wanted Pontiac to match whatever Olds/Buick was doing. God knows I wouldnt have much grammar on my mind if I could step into a time machine and walk into a GM showroom in 1973. Here are even more reasons to choose us, And get Exclusive Deals, Inventory Updates, and News. Id buy it, but Id like it in a darker color. According to Paintref.com (and my own experience) your car is Springfield Green (GM code WA4232). The Grand Ville used a 126 inch wheelbase these years, and shrank back to a Pontiac full size line wide 124 inch base in 1973 (except wagons at 127 inches). Because this is a full-size coupe, you've got room to bring up to five family and friends along with ease. From 1973 to 1975 the Grand Ville was Pontiac's only full-size convertible offering; 1971 and 1972 full-size Pontiac convertibles were offered in the entry level Catalina line as well. Certain cars really do seem to exude some kind of personality, and you have tapped into this Pontiacs. 1975 Pontiac Grandville Brougham Convertible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Second_(game_show). For some reason I remember Trans Pan Airlines. Makes no sense, but wholl notice? This is why I love this site,Ive never seen a Grand Ville at shows or in a magazine.I stopped buying my regular classic magazine because of the endless tri 5 Chevys,68-70 Chargers,early Mustangs.Nothing wrong with the cars,Americas best cars which I would have if I could afford them but seeing them month after month was getting a bit boring.Thank you Jason. Our 72 Grand Ville convertible. Other C characteristics in 71 and 72 were a roof / greenhouse on the hardtops that seemed to have been pulled straight off the Electra, and two versions of the 455 were the only available engines. Nuff said. The Grand Ville I always think of is the one in the great crime flick The Seven-Ups driven by the baddies in the car chase also involving Roy Scheider. Pontiac Master. For 1976, the Grand Ville nameplate was dropped and the lineup was renamed Bonneville Brougham, returning that nameplate back to its former full-size top trim level status. 70s era B Body convertibles always remind me of this song. Grand Ville means big city. F. James McDonald replaced DeLorean in 1969. It was kind of a stupid name, when you think of it a Broughamified Bonneville? 1970-1976 Pontiac Canadian Parts Book Bonneville Catalina Executive Grand Ville. It just didnt work for Pontiac since they had built so much brand equity in the Bonneville name that it just eventually made more sense to make it the top series again. 1972 Grand Ville Coupe Interior Metal Trim. I didnt like it much then but like it a lot better now. Seems the car washes were regularly breaking the d off Fleetwood, making them a Cadillac Fleetwoo. That color was just stupidly popular in 1972. This prestigious accolade represents the continued growth of the company, and ClassicCars.com's dominance as the world's largest online marketplace for Great find, and hoping good fortunes found it with a new purchaser. Popular options included air conditioning, power windows and driver's seat, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM stereo with tape deck and much more. No skirts, but I did buy it and had it from about 1988 until 1993. 67 000 miles, one repaint done after imported to Norway, in original color (either Limefire Green or Springfield Green, not sure how to find the name/number). The Pontiac, on the other hand, has a gentle, flowing kickup that looks much more like the quarter panel treatment on the Eldorado ragtop than on any of the other B bodies. This big, beautiful 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville is one of the best ways to be distinctive, yet unmistakably American, in an affordable package. This Pontiac comes complete with the factory buildsheet, owner's manual, and title docs. Separating the backup lights into the rear quarter extensions cleaned up the rear even further and I can tell you that having the backup lights there made them very helpful in seeing whats behind me when I back up at night. They were playing the name-debasement game everyone else did in the era when each full-size trim level was treated as a separate line. See more NOS GM 1974-1976 Pontiac Catalina Bonneville G - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, NOS GM 1974-76 Pontiac Catalina Bonneville Grandville / fender support / 495663, Report this item - opens in new window or tab, NOS GM 1961-64 Oldsmobile Pontiac Hydramatic oil control by-pass valve / 8620398 (#195571397617), NOS GM 1976-77 Chevrolet Chevette chrome rear bumper / 360702 / RARE ORIGINAL GM (#125756439689), NOS RARE!! While she had been bought and sold several times, each successive owner still treated her with the dignity she thrived upon. He had it detailed regularly and still has it. But the bulk of sales were not Grand Villes, despite their gorgeousness and luxury and fine appointments. Or you can fold down the middle armrest to give you a more individual luxury experience. > The 71 is gawdawful There is no photo or video of Ronald Lee Petrosky.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. $17,500 Private Seller CC-1102602 1971 Pontiac Grand Ville PONTIAC GRAND VILLE 1971 CONVERTIBLE ENGINE V8, 6.6 L 330 HP WHITE COLOR 5.5 M LONG Call Lucas: 7 . It wasnt all that far a slide from Grand Ville to G3. $22.00. Maybe they were hinting at DeVille with what I consider the short nickname for a Grand Bonneville, GrandVille hence no space? Set an alert to be notified of new listings. Yeah the bumpers make me laugh Ill show you guys a stockcar with 85mph bumpers when the season reopens you guys know nothing of crashing into things , we do it for sport and the cars run year in year out not once like a demo derby. Powerful 455 cu in 4 barrel V8 backed by a 3 . Our Grand Ville came from Georgia in 2004. Im not sure if its the Buick grille or other front treatment but somehow the Buick designers managed to lessen the impact of those 5mph bumpers much better than the Pontiac designers. SOLD. He liked it well enough to restore it but wanted a 71 front end. There are one 71 and one 73 Grand Ville convertibles in good shape, in addition to our. Rust free both top and bottom. At CBS, they were The Jokers Wild (Jack Barry), The New Price Is Right (Bob Barker), Gambit (Wink Martindale), the $10,000 Pyramid (Dick Clark) and the short-lived Hollywoods Talking (Geoff Edwards) which was soon replaced by Match Game 73 (Gene Rayburn). The Pontiac had not seen another one like her since having been born four decades ago. For 1975, the Grand Ville became the Grand Ville Brougham and included more standard equipment than in previous years, such as power windows and a carpeted trunk. The browser you are using is no longer supported! The Family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Ronald Lee Petrosky to St. Jude's Hospital or in the form of a donation to the Perry Girl's Softball League. Non-apologetic and everything, like only US cars from a certain era could be. Having them mounted on the tips also alerts other drivers when Im backing out of a parking space. Had one owner back there, the car was sold when he passed away. > The 73 is Broughamy n Busy For sale this beautiful and completely stock 73 Pontiac Grandville convertible finished in Burma brown with only 50,700 original miles from new. You don't find cars that survive looking to good that are also this affordable. Turbohydramatic Transmission. Pontiac Grand Ville For Sale 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville Price $33,750 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville Price $24,995 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Price $99,750 Pontiac Grand Ville s by Year . Next, the name was altered slightly from Grand Ville to Grand Ville Brougham (there was no non-Brougham Grand Ville). About the only favors to the 74 GTO were that Pontiac went back to Hurst shifters for manual transmissions after going to the Inland shifter on 73s and the fact that a Radial Tuned Suspension not offered in 73 was optional in 74. Phone: 480-285-1600. It was also Caserio who pushed and approved downsizing of the 1974 GTO from a mid-sized (LeMans) to a compact (Ventura) a backward step as the 73 Colonnade intermediates were much more modern than the Nova body/platform which dated back to 68 the 73 Goat was no longer a hardtop but did have frameless doors and windows, the 74 had frames the 73 had a double-shell roof, the 74 did not the 73 had front disc brakes standard, the 74 had small 9.4-inch drums the 73 had full body on frame construction, the 74 was unibody the 73 had full coil suspension, the 74 had multi-leaf springs in rear the 73 still had 400 and 455 engines, the 74 only a 350 the 73 had round gauges well laid out for optional instrumentation including a tach, the 74 had a horizontal speedometer and a small optional tach with the gauges requiring a floor console.