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Welcome to the PONTIAC HEAVEN ID Guide!

This page covers GTO, Lemans, Tempest, Custom S, T-37, GT-37, Grand Lemans, Can-Am, Grand Prix (1969 and newer) and Grand Am

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*1961

1961 Tempest  Pontiacs first small car.  Available initially as a 4 door, then a wagon and then late in the model year a 2 door with half of the current 389 displacing 194.5 cu in.

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1962

       

 

                                                                                           MID SI20.jpg (26495 bytes)  MID SI21.jpg (27059 bytes)

 

                                               

This was the first year of the Lemans, a trim package on the Tempest.  Tempest Safari shown above with optional electric rear window.  Tempest Safaris share tail lights for 1961 and 1962.

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1963

 

    

Tempest (shown) had round tail lights

Lemans (below) had horizontal tail lights

63 rf.jpg (86896 bytes)  63 r.jpg (82047 bytes)  63 lem rr.jpg (82662 bytes)  63 lf.jpg (81925 bytes)

 

                          

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1964

GTO hard top with optional 3-2 bbl "Tri-Power" 389 engine

64 gto lf.jpg (23375 bytes) 64 gto lr.jpg (21328 bytes) 64 gto eng.jpg (34411 bytes)

GTO GTO sedan

64 gto rf.jpg (35414 bytes) 64 gto aqua int.jpg (32510 bytes) 64 gto aqua int rear.jpg (28321 bytes)

Tempest & Temhad all silver grilles and vertical tail lights

   

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1965

Tempest Custom

         65_temp_RF.jpg (17218 bytes)   65 temp int.jpg (81650 bytes)  65 temp int Radio delete.jpg (75021 bytes)  65 temp rear.jpg (22769 bytes)  65 temp conv.jpg (17019 bytes)

Tempest Custom HT

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'In '65 stacked headlights appeared on intermediates, Lemans (below) shared the same grille as the GTO, Tempest (custom model shown above) had a more basic grille and no trim over tail lights.

Lemans

       65 lemans front.jpg (93338 bytes)  65_lemans_LF.jpg (26585 bytes)  65 lemans rear.jpg (77017 bytes)

 GTO hardtop shown below with optional 3-2 bbl 389 

65 GTO ht rf.jpg (18552 bytes) 65 gtp rear.jpg (20826 bytes) 65 gto int auto.jpg (22899 bytes) 65 gto trips.jpg (30467 bytes)

GTO conv

65 gto front.jpg (29135 bytes) 65 gto conv left.jpg (35448 bytes)  65_GTO_bluemist_slate.jpg (18586 bytes)

Tempest/Lemans wagon

 65 temp s w rear.jpg (26081 bytes)

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1966

         

for '66, a more rounded style was introduced, GTO had its own tail lights.  GTO had park lamps in grille, Lemans and Tempest had park lamps in bumper (below).  Last picture shows new OHC 6cyl engine

 

66 temp front.jpg (27896 bytes) 66 temp r.jpg (29969 bytes)  66 temp rear.jpg (21819 bytes) 66 temp cammer.jpg (24564 bytes)

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1967

GTO

                   

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For '67, GTO (above) again had its own grille and tail lights, large stainless rocker panels.   Lemans (below) and Tempest had front park lamps in bumper.  For the first time, each model had its own tail lights.  Lemans only had "gills" in forward part of 1/4 panel.

 

  67lemansrearleft.jpg (50941 bytes)

 

 

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1968

GTO was Motor Trends Car of the Year and you can see why!

Hide-a way head lamps were optional

             

Very Few '68 GTOs were built at the factory with the lemans chrome front bumper shown below

68 GTO chrome front LF.jpg (104369 bytes)

GTO interior for '68

68 GTO int.jpg (50653 bytes)

Tempest

     68 temp front.jpg (29593 bytes) 68 temp conv L.jpg (59767 bytes) 68 temp conv rear.jpg (55902 bytes)  68 temp dash.jpg (26556 bytes)  68 temp sw LF.jpg (19480 bytes)  68 temp s w RR.jpg (19330 bytes)  68 temp sw int.jpg (27505 bytes)

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1969

 Lemans, Tempest and the new Custom S (below left) models shared grilles.  GTO (below right) shown with optional concealed head lamps 

              

RRears (below) of Lemans (left) and GTO (right) Note: only Judge models had wing

 

 

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1970

 

            

 

GTO (upper left) got all new sheet metal except the roof and hood, Judge models (upper right) had wing and black grilles.  Lemans and Tempest had chrome bumper, entry level T-37 replaces Custom S this year

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1971

                    

                                                                                                  MID SI14.jpg (22465 bytes)   71_GTO_honeycomb.jpg (49790 bytes)

GTO has new front styling with scoops moved forward and head lights now outside of bumper.  Again, Judge models (left) had black grilles and wing GTO (right) had silver grilles.  Endura (GTO) front end now available as option on Lemans (see "street cars" page) 

Lemans

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1972 GTO HT

This was the last year for a high performance engine option in the GTO, the 455HO. 635 were built.  Ram Air (as shown below) as only available with the 455HO option and was the most efficient on any GTO.  This great engine has 4 bolt mains, big port heads with round exhaust flanges, alum 2 piece intake, ram air exhaust manifolds, etc.  The ultimate GTO option was the WW5 package.  Offered only this year.  It was pricey and thus, made it rare but, it grouped all desirable performance options together-  this WW5 option included-  455HO engine, Ram Air, unitized ignition, rally gauges, tachometer, Formula steering wheel, painted sport mirrors, 12 bolt HD positraction axle, HD automatic or M-22 4speed trans, HD suspension with 1 1/8" sway bars front and rear, 15x7"  rally II wheels on G-60-15 tires.  This option alone averaged $1,000 over the course of the year.  Only 290 buyers opted to order the WW5 making a WW5 '72 among the most desireable ever. Car shown below is a real WW5. 

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GTO GTO sedan 

Pontiac brought back the GTO as a sedan with vent windows and door post as an attempt to lower the price and make the car more affordable.   The public did not respond and , as a result, the '72 GTO sedans are the rarest of all the GTOs. 

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Changes were modest for this year.  72's have recessed grilles (ALL grilles were metal silver color not black) and "bomb site" park lamp trim added, Air extractor or vent added to fenders GTO decal moved to quarter panel.   GTOs had rear side splitter exhaust

 

'72 Lemans with standard front end and optional bumper guards

Lemans GT

MID SI23.jpg (37079 bytes)

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1973

base Lemans

                                                             MID SI24.jpg (37436 bytes)  wpe35.jpg (33885 bytes)

 Lemans GT (below left), Luxury Lemans (center)

73_lemans_gt.jpg (26583 bytes)  73 lux lem.jpg (30898 bytes) 73 lem rear.jpg (25943 bytes)

Grand Am

73 Grand Am lf.jpg (28450 bytes)  73 grand am int.jpg (46606 bytes) 73 grand am front.jpg (76580 bytes)  73 grand am eng.jpg (42206 bytes)  73 grand am rear.jpg (31145 bytes)

GTO

73_GTO_front.jpg (31313 bytes)

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1974 GTO

1974 Grand Am

MID SI28.jpg (29423 bytes)        MID SI27.jpg (36012 bytes)

1974 Lemans

74 lemans lf.jpg (33346 bytes)   74 lemans lr.jpg (27614 bytes)  74 lemans int.jpg (25348 bytes)

11974 Luxury Lemans

                                                MID SI13.jpg (25322 bytes)  74_lux_lem_RR.jpg (25104 bytes)

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1975

This would be the last year for the first generation of Grand Am due to poor sales

 75 Grand am rf.jpg (33777 bytes)  75 grand am rr.jpg (25734 bytes)

Grand Lemans

 75_grand_lemans_LF.jpg (17345 bytes)   75_grand_lemans_RR.jpg (15611 bytes)

Lemans

 

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1976

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1977

Can Am makes debut and lasts one year, has hood "shaker" similar to Trans Am, etc.  Last year for this body style.

Below is the top of the line Lemans Grand Safari 9 pass wagon

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1978

                                                                                           78 grand am LF.jpg (79149 bytes)  78 grand am int.jpg (84687 bytes)

TheThe Grand Am returns for its second time after being dropped after 1975.

  Lemans below

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1979

Lemans

                                              79_lemans_LF.jpg (24572 bytes) 79_lemans_RR.jpg (20197 bytes)

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 1980 Lemans wagon

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 1981 

Grand Lemans

81_Grand_Lemans.jpg (19650 bytes)

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Grand Prix 1969-1981

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1`1969 Grand Prix

                                                                                MID SI32.jpg (52881 bytes)  MID SI33.jpg (64021 bytes)  MID SI34.jpg (52188 bytes)

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1970 Grand Prix ('69 GP front identical except grille had horizontal slats)

                                                                                70_gp_lf.jpg (12235 bytes)  70 gp int.jpg (36113 bytes)  70 gp front.jpg (90423 bytes)

 

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1971 GP

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1972 Grand Prix

                                                                              MID SI29.jpg (29841 bytes)  MID SI30.jpg (47332 bytes)  MID SI31.jpg (25615 bytes)

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1973

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1974 Grand Prix

  

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1975 Grand Prix

                                                                               75_gp_LF.jpg (21724 bytes)     75_gp_rear.jpg (23657 bytes)   75 gp int.jpg (76087 bytes)

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1976 Grand Prix

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1977 Grand Prix

             

This would be the last of the big GPs

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1978

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1979

                                                                                       79_GP_front.jpg (30017 bytes)   79_GP_r_side.jpg (27133 bytes)

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1980

80 GP LF.jpg (30898 bytes)  80 GP rear.jpg (22476 bytes)

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1981 Coming

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