Pontiac Bonneville Concept
The 1954 pontiac bonneville special concept car was designed to be a grand touring sport coupe that was also capable of racing at bonneville.
Pontiac bonneville concept. The pontiac bonneville gxp concept added a little pep to the big family sedan that pontiac sold. The pontiac bonneville special is a pontiac concept car unveiled at the general motors motorama in 1954 the first 2 seat sports car prototype the division had ever produced. Earl gave the ambitious project to pontiac perhaps to enhance the division s sporty image. Conceived by renowned designer harley j.
The idea behind the pontiac bonneville concept came from the director of gm styling harley earl. This car was meant to be unlike anything else ever produced and there is no doubt that goal was met. 16 pontiac grand prix g force concept 2002. Let s travel back to 1982 or so and see what the pontiac studio is up to preparing a new generation of bonneville to sit on the fwd h body platform.
The idea came to him while he was watching world speed records being established at the salt flats in utah. The bonneville known as the parisienne in canada until 1981 and its platform partner the grand ville are some of the largest pontiacs ever built. The brand was introduced as a limited production performance convertible during the 1957 model year. Find your perfect car with edmunds expert reviews car comparisons and pricing tools.
And paul gilland the special is a grand touring sport coupƩ that incorporated innovative styling like a plexiglas canopy with gull wing windows on a sleek fiberglass body. Save money on one of 83 used pontiac bonnevilles in seattle wa. Bonnevilles were full sized with the exception of a brief period of mid size between 1982 1986. The name bonneville was meant to convey high performance.
Unique features included a plexiglass canopy gull wing windows and an all fiberglass body. Earl and hand built by homer c. H body pontiac bonneville concepts. Here s a rather light and airy design with a familiar familial front end.