750hp, IRS chassis 1966 Pontiac 2+2 'Survivor Series' build by Roadster Shop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ธ.ค. 2022
- We hit the cold and frosty Illinois roads with this recently completed 1966 Pontiac 2+2 build equipped with our FAST TRACK IRS chassis and a 750hp Wegner Automotive LS3 at its core.
Derek’s 1966 Pontiac 2+2 ‘Survivor Series’ (original Marina Turquoise exterior) reflects the amazing mid-60's GM styling that's so hard to beat, only enhance…as such we went with our ‘8-lug’ style wheels machined by Greening Auto Company in 18x10” and 19x12”
A custom center console with machined inserts, head unit touch encoder and one of our prototype interface screens rest inside a full interior by the team at Miranda Built Inc with gauges by Dakota Digital.
See the full build gallery and additional completed pics at roadstershop.com
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Good looking car nice body lines and stance. Having an IRS suspension on a custom chassis , really keeps it planted . The electronics display and having a manual transmission backing an LS3 really sets off the build. The interior details and the sound of a blown motor is just killer. The wheels look like a factory 8 lug rim with such a cool look. So well done, and looks like it handles really well!!
I agree Andrew!
You summed it up perfectly.
The LS3 makes it worthless. With the 421 it has collector value. Owner should have sent it out to Rod Butler who builds actual Pontiac engines for actual Pontiac cars.
To ruin a collector car with Chinese LS junk is foolish and will be regretted some day.
@debi5292. Couldn't have said it better myself. Keep the true old classics as true to the brand that made them as possible. Put an Ls in your worthless fox body that you built to bracket race if you "gotta have boosted performance!" Leave a classic like that alone please.
@@debi5292💯
If that’s not the ultimate road trip car, I don’t know what is. Nice job!
the pontiac smokes the impala on looks alone.....imo. very very sweet ride....
Don’t know why Chevrolet kept Buick and the other companies like gmc. Now Buick only had one great car and it was the regal. The only reason why people bought the 90’s to 2000 was the 3800 motor
For '66 yes. The '65 Impala coupe was exquisite. Same c pillars, way less busy quarters and front sheetmetal on the Impala.
Agreed for 1966
In your opinion maybe but not in reality the Impala was the best selling full-size car EVER for decades
@jackrabbit7389 '65 and '66 Impala are still the highest selling car, of any size for those model years. They sold nearly 1 million cars each those 2 years. Not even a jap shitbox or a kraut wagon with a lawn mower engine came close.
Thank you for not installing cartoonishly large wheels. The mid to late 60's GMs had such beautiful flowing lines. This is simply an outstanding car: big, gorgeous, with all the right hardware.
GM all day every day baby 😊 it's in my blood 🩸 my father owned many Chevelles...Novas...El Caminos... grandmother loved his Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs
Back in the day, this was a really classy body style with a sporty interior out of the box. Great silhouette. RS always knocks it out of the park, they never disappoint and this car is a prime example. The interior is top notch and probably my favourite part of the car, with the wheels being second. Nice work guys, you're customer is going to be really pleased with the final result.
Thanks so much!
Those era Pontiac Catalinas and Bonnevilles were so beautiful. To take one and make it a modern driver is a dream. Genuine American Badassery!
What a super build! Love these old Pontiacs with the luxury bucket seats and center consoles!
Absolutely outstanding on every level. So tastefully done, just enough to make you stop and say “Wait... what???” I’ve always been a fan of the Pontiacs of this era and this takes an already neat car to a completely different level.
I just watched my dream car. My father had a 65 2+2 421 4 speed convertible. He's been gone for a long time and I've always wanted one of those cars. I'm not successful enough to afford one so I guess I'll just enjoy these videos
You took me on a true ride. I have nothing to possibly add.
Perfection as always guys!! This thing just sits perfectly!!!
I’ve never been a big fan of these bodies ……. Until now! Love the seats too. Well done gents!
How do you not love the body 😂
Easily the most badass Pontiac build I’ve ever seen!
The wheels! Amazing interpretation of the original. I had a '65 25 years ago in my early 20s, and of every car I've owned, it's the one I wish I had kept the most.
Gotta love that "widetrack" poncho thing. Miss mine.
BEAST! IF only Chevy built an Impala like this car in 66. My Dad has a 66 burgundy 421 ci SD with a HD automatic. Still in perfect condition with 4528 original miles. Sits in a climate controlled garage.
But this is one sweet car here. Dad's car will go up for sale at auction when he leaves this world. He's 89 right now, still works on it himself. Still lifts weights at his gym in Tennessee. One of his finer collectibles
HOW COULD YOU?
The fact that you made a modern 8 lug wheel replica is one of the many aspects of this build that makes it BAD ASS. Such a great design on these Pontiacs of the sixties.
My dad came home from the Pontiac dealership with a brand new 2+2 421 triple carb 4speed posi Catalina purple with white convertible .I was 4 but I remember it very well.
When the owner sees this treasure he's going to shit a pile of HAPPY. OMG, the seats are off the hook the wheels and console are to the moon. I was 16 when these cars were rolling out of the showrooms. It is nice remembering when you could buy a WHOLE car for about 2893.00. Today you get half the car for 25 times the price. What a delicious resto-mod. That would bring a healthy pile of Lincolns at Barret Jackson. Congratulations on an awesome job. Totally off the hook.
✌🏾✌🏾, Beautiful & Badass, I'd love for a 1969 Grand Prix SJ done by you guys, like this.😁
Wow that car is awesome
At 59 years old, I can honestly say I have finally found my very favorite car in the world and it's a damn one off. Oh well but I'll tell you something man that is absolutely the most beautiful car in every way that I've seen inside outside, drivetrain, everything jazzy, wheels, credible collar just the score of ever seen him down.
I have always been a fan of the 65/66 Pontiac big cars. You have done an awesome job with this one. I really like what you have done with the interior, especially the front buckets. You kept them low-back and retained the chrome trim. Nice! (also, kindly tell the seat belt police to f.o.)
I had a '66 Ventura decades ago.
Essentially the same body as the 2+2 but without the ersatz 'side gills' and with fender skirts.
'Twas all stock, 389 w/ Carter AFB, dual exhaust automatic trans.
When I was in elementary school a friend of mines father bought a brand new 1966' Pontiac Bonneville. I went by after school to check it out. I was a Pontiac fan ever since.
Man, that’s the age I grew up in, that was a coupe back then, a 2+2?
That was a 2×2 🤣
The Pontiac GTO convertible literally is my favorite muscle car of all time
Wow absolutely knocked outta the park with that one! Stellar products, thanks for what ya do fellas and gals!
This is awesome. What an amazing build. IMO it is perfect.
You guys get it! You understand! We want old school style with modern day technology! I’m looking forward to doing a build with you guys soon!
Where ever you work, are they hiring? I owe two more years on a 10 year old mini van. A 300 thousand mile mini van. It sucks to put 60 dollars gas in it. And it gets 25 mpg even!
How's a brother get a break? Huh, and my van needs brakes too.
best mix of modern and classic I have sern so far, especially the interior. I’m impressed!
Great looking rig with subtle looking modifications, despite the massive customizations. Love it.
Without a doubt the most beughtiful thing ive ever seen. Ive dreamed of this car for sixty years. The new and standard mix perfectly. Even the dude driving is pretty cool.
All of the cars with over and under headlights I love. Thank you for keeping the chrome
Car sounds sweet and nice colors... Great job!
My neighbor's cousin had one of these Pontiacs. When he visited from LA my neighbor and his cousin would sit in the driveway and listen to 45 records on the under dash turntable. Too cool.
A real beauty. Congrats on a great build.
Perfection in every way!
What an absolute beauty...LOVE it.
I use to hang around Boyd Coddington's garage in Stanton CA. And seen my share of amazing builds, and I'd have to say, give credit where credit is do, WOW! That is one beautiful car! In my humble opinion, your work is up with the best in the business! .. Just one mans opinion!
Man, the design of those beautiful old cars is like true fine art.
They need to start making those again.
Chef's Kiss. That is a fantastic build. Kudos.
Love the wheels. Awesome build.
Beautiful Whip !!!
My Dad was a Pontiac dealer in So Cal in the 60's & 70's. I remember the 2 +2 Catalina, what an amazing car. Great job on this one. Thank you for the memory!
When we were teens my best friend had a 67 fastback catalina. We had so much fun in that car. There are alot of people today who've never been in one of these huge heavy powerful cars of the 60s and early 70s. Glad I was born when I was. Who ever rebuilt this car if I was to rebuild an old muscle car I'd have to consider these guys.
Great job, very sweet, melding of old and new.
Absolutely stunning classic car with a modern ride!
Those 60s Pontiacs...❤️
My folks had a black 63 GP that I was in love with. Wish I had it today, I'd probably do something like this with it.
Awesome car. Classic design with modern usability. Love restomods.
Great job all the way around on this one!
Amazing built
That looks and sounds really nice!!🤙🤙
Great build.Those old Pontiacs are badass!
My mother drove a 66, 389ci, 4 bbl Grand Prix. It was a racing car!!
My dad bought one when i was in junior high. Loved these cars since.
Beautiful!!
I had a 66 bonni convertible..421 white leather int.
Midnight blue..white top..total class.
Fabulous project
Beautiful workmanship
Absolutely Beautiful 💪💪
CLASS all the way. thanks for posting
Awesome work !
Another work of art by RS!! Wishing all the success in the world
Thank you so much 😀
Amazing keeping it close to original looks.
I love this car !!!
Love these types of videos! Love the car, well done! More videos like this!
Absolutely stunning ❤❤❤
The Pontiac Catalina 2+2 will ALWAYS be the finest car Pontiac ever produced! From the factory, it was absolutely ridiculous! And this one, well words escape me!
Good lawd, that is gorgeous and fast!
Amazing work as usual, roadster shop is Awesome👍💪🙌🤙
Great looking Pontiac!! 👍👍
This car would look so great with a set of fender skirts
Perfect build. Not to over the top. A classy powerhouse.
What a great machine! LOVE IT!
Can we all take a moment and acknowledge the impact Chevrolet motors have had on the industry for the last 65 years? Nothing else comes close for availability, economy, affordability and power.
Beautiful car. Great job fellas
An excellent beautiful Pontiac
Sweet ride ! Thats how you build them !
The care you guys put into not clashing the old with the new is very impressive. The chrome around the front seats for instance instantly brings the modern style seats back to '66. Five-star build!
Never thought I’d see a big ol Catalina built up, what a gorgeous machine.
I remember my buddies buying those for the 421 engine. Now I wish I had the cars. Looks so cool with that stance. Incredible engineering.
Yeah I've heard plenty of stories of kids junking Bonnevilles but keeping their 421 (or 428 or 455 if it was a later year) to put in something smaller
It's a real shame Full size Pontiacs from the 60s get so little attention compared to the Firebirds & GTOs
@@Generaider Still happening..this was a 421 car, no longer.
The wheels are PERFECT! as is everything else
Great video. Thanks for making it. This brings back memories because I had a 1966 Pontiac Catalina. I did not have a stick shift. It was just an automatic. Still it would really move.
Best done “resto mod”(?) car I’ve ever seen churned out by anybody.
They did an outstanding job incorporating modern features while keeping the vintage flavor.
Well done fellas!
Nice to see something different, beautiful car.
Sir, I suggest you to patent the "speed indicator 2.0"... when you floored it, the faster the speed buildup the wider your smile become... none of us car guy needed the following "dan this car is fast"... your smile already gave us the proper, unfiltered, info. and for this we all thank you, because all of us, in one moment or another, got that smile... as usual, incredible build... keep going sir, keep going, because you help all of us dream a bit, and smile with you
What a beautiful ride!
Awesone job !
As an older guy, I loved that big Poncho muscle back in the day. Good call keeping the stock appearance. Gorgeous interior!
My advice for anyone who is considering getting one of these? First thing - make sure it will fit in your garage. ;)
(LOL at saying "safety first" with no hands on the wheel. 😁)
Love the color one of my favorite cars great job !!
Beautiful!
Very cool, beautiful car.
That is perfect. Fantastic work creating this car. Those years Pontiac's are some of the most beautiful cars of it day. They also had a wider track than other cars lending themselves to this type of thing. My favorite would be the classic 1963 Grand Prix. One of those done up like this Catalina would be my ideal car.
WOW what a beauty.
In 1968 my father purchased brand new in Michigan a 1968 Pontiac Catalina with a 400 motor, turquoise on turquoise 2 door hardtop, it was grand.
Very nicely updated, quality built car guys 👏. Not the model that comes up on my classic car wish list, but I would certainly take this!
My god, I'd give both my nuts for that beauty! That is the most beautiful and tastefully done car I have ever laid eyes on, it is PERFECT! The stance, sound, handling, ride, no overly huge gaudy wheels and even the color. You guys nailed it with this, if I ever hit the lottery I want one exactly like it!
tank of gas would be extra.
Real nice Build, I was acquainted with a couple that had one back in the late 60s.
Oh my! I really like this one.
Unbelievable! What a work of "Art". Great Video, hope to become a customer soon!
Awesome ride 👌🏼😎
Nice change from an Impala. Nice body lines and build. Always been a fan of the Pontiac brand.