Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, 1957
Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac Bonneville•
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Chassis No.: P857H34997
Auction: Monterey 2023
Auction date: August 19, 2023
Lot No.: F10
$77,000 | Sold
- Odometer: 217 miles
- Engine: V-8
- Transmission: Automatic
- Exterior: White
- Interior: Red/White
- Body: Convertible
- One of 630 Bonneville Convertibles produced in 1957
- One was made for each Pontiac dealer
- 347/310 HP V-8 with Rochester fuel injection
- Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic transmission
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- Two-tone Red and White leather interior
- Wide Whitewall tires
Pontiac said in its 1957 advertising, “A New Kind of Car is Born!” For once, this was not an understatement. The headliner for Pontiac’s bold, new effort was this vehicle, the Bonneville convertible. This is one of 630 produced for 1957, as just one was built for each Pontiac dealer. After previously showing up as a nameplate on Harley Earl-designed Motorama prototypes, the Star Chief-based production model featured a number of advances, not the least of which was the new Strato-Streak 347/310 HP V-8 with Rochester fuel injection. The mechanical unit was similar to the version used on the Chevrolet Bel Air that year, and it was offered exclusively on this model in 1957.
Here, that engine is backed by a Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic transmission, and there are also power steering and power brakes. Beyond this special driveline, the Bonneville model came with most available options as standard equipment, except air conditioning and a continental spare mount. The exterior here is done in a cream white, accented by a chrome painted-red-center side spear ending in a wider insert and fluted stainless-type rear fender décor, as well as a white soft top. Spelled out proudly on the front fenders and decklid are the words “Fuel Injection,” while the stylized “Bonneville” name appears on the rear quarters.
This Bonneville further features two-tone red and white leather interior, a power antenna for the Wonderbar signal-seeking radio, a power convertible top, an eight-way power-adjustable front seat, in-dash clock, power windows and deluxe carpeting. Further outside décor is the rolled-design 1957 grille underneath the hood with its round Pontiac logo, bumper-placed exhaust exits, lower rocker chrome, dual exterior side mirrors, wide whitewall tires and steel wheels with full-size wheel covers. All of this was expensive, and the price on these cars even superseded the base Series 62 Cadillac at more than $5,700.
Scarce even when new, this inaugural-year Bonneville is a bold statement of ownership and a stellar example of perhaps the most exclusive Pontiac passenger model from the 1950s.
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Cost
282,783 AED
