First a Grand Prix, now a Bonneville from the same era, nice, thanks for giving these cars one last breath of life, Pontiac was a staple of my childhood, and the American automotive industry. That car could easily be put back on the road with some TLC, at least as a winter beater.
Back in '98, I had a white '86 Olds Delta 88, front-wheel drive. It looked small on the outside, as I had never driven one of these "down-sized" cars. I didn't expect much..but was pleasantly surprised! One thing that winter in Chicago, the streets were still unplowed, but THAT CAR was the only one able to navigate the sniw that came up just past the rocker panels. What an Awesome lil car! And even the inrerior was quite roomy..I"d sure buy another one, I miss those cars. Now I have a '98 Linvoln Towncar. Nice, but not quite the same, as I miss the cloth interior, and such a lrge-feeling small car, and quite "spirited! 👍
Those GM's from that era ate fuel pumps all the time. Probably what took it off the road. Headliners falling down was also standard equipment. Amazing one made it all the way to Estonia!
They all disappeared during the Cash For Clunkers program days, and a vast majority of people in America held onto their old 15+ year old cars until 2008 when they gave up.
If you had one of these in the early 2000s in Estonia. It would attract a lot of attention. I'm sure this vehicle would tell a lot of tales if it could. At least you saved it from being crushed or dismantled by some greedy scrap merchant.
a lot of people want to have mustang charger or camaro. I really want to own, buick le sabre, bonneville, crown victoria, olds delta, dodge dynasty - all this underrated amercian cars from 1980-1990s
Toda la razón,,fue la mejor época de los gm ,yo he tenido chevy corsica,celebrity,Lumina, Beretta,Pontiac grande am Pontiac fiero,cutlas ciera,Ford taurua,Aerostar,etc grandes autos saludos cordiales desde punta arenas chile ✌️✌️✌️
I owned a 89 Bonnie and a 95. Cruz for hours 100mph. Enginydoesnt even get warm. Stays cool. Comfortable McPherson’s struts. Great comfortable touring suspension. 89 had a bench front seat. Like a small couch. Plenty of power to accelerate up any incline/hill.👍👍👍👍
Goodness am I happy to see this! Bonneville will ALWAYS be special to me. how all the mighty have fallen (Saying this as a SXV-20 Camry owner) new and loyal subscriber here!
In the early 90s american cars had more equipment and they were much cheaper to buy compared to bmw, mercedes and others. When we had our freedom back everybody wanted western cars.
@@k.c.marshall921 Yes, they are scarce. I remember it was that way even going back to the 2000s it was difficult at that time. And since cash for clunkers, it only got worse and for newer models.
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Just fuel pump,gas and started like yesterday,great old car, kinda like all the Sedans i love the shape. Like always great video. Keep up the good work guys !
American cars are like... everywhere in Europe? Because we don't have import restrictions like you have. We can basically import what ever we want. We only need to do some modifications, like red turnsignals are illegal here so we need to change rear turn sinals to amber. And some other things.
Iv seen one of these that ran on propane. That gm era with the 3.1l and 3.8l were great motors. They went well over 200k miles. Usually rust took the car before the engine died.
My younger sister had a 85 bonneville, 1995.neighbor next door sold it to her cheap..she,for whatever reason let it sit in street for months and months. Eventually honest made nest in it. She preferred drive my fathers 91 used low mileage saturn. I have a 98 Buick lesabre right now. its a similar engine to this engine,in vid.
Да уж... Классический американец, это вообще отдельная песня. Не сравнить ни с Европой, ни с Японией. Свой неповторимый шик, комфорт, надёжность . Но, к сожалению, в Европе дорого обходится эксплуатация, обслуживание, ремонт. Как игрушку для взрослого мужчины, ещё позволить можно. Но каждодневная эксплуатация такого классика оставит без трусов. Так что, будем продолжать ездить на европейском автопроме.😊 Мужики - красавцы, заведут всё.
Makes me miss my 1990. I drove it all the way up to 351,697 miles before the subframe rusted out. It was a great car. It makes me wonder about this ones history though. It is indeed an 87 model indicated by lack of "Bonneville" badges on the front doors. But it has the 3800 V6 as opposed to the "Red Dot" 3.8L V6, which had many differences. I wonder if a newer engine was swapped in at one point or if European sales got the 3800 V6 first? The 3800 was introduced in 1988 models here in the U.S.A.
United States service people are assigned to bases in the area and some have cars shipped over there and then many times when they are done with their deployment out there, they usually sell them because is not prudent for them to ship.them back to the States.
A 3800 will run poorly for 200,000 miles longer than the first 100,000 it ran well. It's just a shame GM can't keep a frame from rusting beyond 8 years when the series 2 was in production, otherwise these cars are capable of outlasting Camrys.
No hay nada mejor que los americanos de los 80$ y que bueno que los despiertes recuerda que solo están dormidos,,nunca mueren menos un viejo Pontiac saludos cordiales desde punta arenas chile kpooo ojalá encuentres más autos americanos por esos lados ✌️✌️✌️🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧🔩🔩🔩🔩
That is a testament to how good that buick made 3.8 LTR V6 is. After a new fuel pump , it started right up after sitting for more than a dozen years!
I had a Buick, a 1993 Skylark, the engine was great, but the automatic transmission broke down often, so in Russia we could have bought a new Priora.
That looks like a 3.1 "notorious" V6. Did not know they sold GM in Estonia.
First a Grand Prix, now a Bonneville from the same era, nice, thanks for giving these cars one last breath of life, Pontiac was a staple of my childhood, and the American automotive industry. That car could easily be put back on the road with some TLC, at least as a winter beater.
Especially since it is in Estonia!
She's really clean for sitting that long, I was expecting that tank to be unusable! I love little 80s and 90s cars like this!
Back in '98, I had a white '86 Olds Delta 88, front-wheel drive. It looked small on the outside, as I had never driven one of these "down-sized" cars. I didn't expect much..but was pleasantly surprised! One thing that winter in Chicago, the streets were still unplowed, but THAT CAR was the only one able to navigate the sniw that came up just past the rocker panels. What an Awesome lil car! And even the inrerior was quite roomy..I"d sure buy another one, I miss those cars. Now I have a '98 Linvoln Towncar. Nice, but not quite the same, as I miss the cloth interior, and such a lrge-feeling small car, and quite "spirited! 👍
Those GM's from that era ate fuel pumps all the time. Probably what took it off the road. Headliners falling down was also standard equipment. Amazing one made it all the way to Estonia!
Wow a Bonneville, these are even rare to see here in the US/Mex now, amazing work as usual Flexiny team!!
They all disappeared during the Cash For Clunkers program days, and a vast majority of people in America held onto their old 15+ year old cars until 2008 when they gave up.
In Estonia no less!
If you had one of these in the early 2000s in Estonia. It would attract a lot of attention. I'm sure this vehicle would tell a lot of tales if it could. At least you saved it from being crushed or dismantled by some greedy scrap merchant.
call me crazy but this fits my taste in cars...I love it and I would drive one. These GM V6's are indestructible...
Mine too
I remember the Bonneville. This one looks like an 88 or 89. Unfortunately Pontiac isn't around anymore. Good job getting this one running again!
Where I come from, in the town nearby, someone has a Pontiac. But its true, you dont see them very often
@@Schlaubischlumpf66you see a lot of the Grand Ams and Grand Prix. I’ve also seen some Aztecs around.
Nice running example! These are so rare now. I remember the way the exhaust tone sounded. Those drive axles aren't loving life anymore!
That 3800 sprang right to life. Fantastic cars that I wish GM would build again. Dependable and comfortable
I love how you keep finding American made cars
I'm from USA and I'm one of your fans
a lot of people want to have mustang charger or camaro. I really want to own, buick le sabre, bonneville, crown victoria, olds delta, dodge dynasty - all this underrated amercian cars from 1980-1990s
Or a Chevrolet Caprice like Hedi from Smells Like Gasoline channel :
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Toda la razón,,fue la mejor época de los gm ,yo he tenido chevy corsica,celebrity,Lumina, Beretta,Pontiac grande am Pontiac fiero,cutlas ciera,Ford taurua,Aerostar,etc grandes autos saludos cordiales desde punta arenas chile ✌️✌️✌️
Get a park avenue
I have a Buick wit the 3.800 in it 08 lucern
Love that 3.8 exhaust note.
I can't say much for the transaxles, but the 3800 V6 will outlive everybody on earth.
The ford 300 straight six will outlive god hahah
Tam jest prawdopodobnie skrzynia 4T60 lub 4T60E . Widać że nadal działa wraz z nieśmiertelnym 3800 V6 , OHV z rozrządem na łańcuchu :)))
Can’t stand absolute statements that have no truth in them.
@@maikelnait4495 Prove me wrong.
It’s your statement, so proving it lies on you.
I owned a 89 Bonnie and a 95. Cruz for hours 100mph. Enginydoesnt even get warm. Stays cool. Comfortable McPherson’s struts. Great comfortable touring suspension.
89 had a bench front seat. Like a small couch.
Plenty of power to accelerate up any incline/hill.👍👍👍👍
My dad had an 88! The odometer died before the car did. Had to have 300k miles+ on it. Awesome to see this!
Goodness am I happy to see this! Bonneville will ALWAYS be special to me. how all the mighty have fallen (Saying this as a SXV-20 Camry owner) new and loyal subscriber here!
It is nice to see this Pontiac brought to life :-), hope she will be driven, not scrapped.
I've owned Oldsmobiles and Buicks. That door opening sound is so familiar and same for the interior.
This Pontiac never dies
How did these american cars end up in estonia of all places?
90's
Well according to the speedo in klm that was a euro destined Bonnieville
Estonia is a magical place
US servicemen exploring Europe following the end of the cold war?
In the early 90s american cars had more equipment and they were much cheaper to buy compared to bmw, mercedes and others. When we had our freedom back everybody wanted western cars.
Hmm yes, the Buick 3800 six-cylinder. AKA the american equivalent of the 1.9 TDI.
Bullet proof engine. Rock solid. Best engine GM ever made for reliability.
I’m currently restoring one of these myself, a 91 SSE! This gave me a lil motivation to work on it today 😂
@@GMfwdSpence I was gonna send this to you!! 🤣🤣🤣
Nice, I grew up with a 1991 SSE and still own it in the family. White over saddle tan and gold trim.
@starxlr7863 wow,I just bought one same color combo off marketplace last week....Parts for them are VERY scarce if you can find any at all.
@@k.c.marshall921 Yes, they are scarce. I remember it was that way even going back to the 2000s it was difficult at that time. And since cash for clunkers, it only got worse and for newer models.
Salut din România!
Este o mașină de excepție pe canalul dumneavoastră!
👏👏👏👍
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Solid car. Nice that after a few fixes it fired up and drove amazingly 😮
El indestructible Buick 3800.... Toda una joya de General motors
GM had THE BEST 3.8L V6!!! That is one motor they should have never stopped producing! Super reliable and great power!
Just fuel pump,gas and started like yesterday,great old car, kinda like all the Sedans i love the shape.
Like always great video.
Keep up the good work guys !
Very nice car for its time - Still looks great today, especially in this color and interior trim - I like it !
Ich lieb diese underrated American Cars
That car is definitely badass 👍
Умница и мастер. Машина прелесть. Звук выхлопа супер вообще!
You are doing it just like I would have done it with checking the gear oil!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
GM vehicle in Estonia? Sure! Greetings from USA 🇺🇸
American cars are like... everywhere in Europe? Because we don't have import restrictions like you have. We can basically import what ever we want. We only need to do some modifications, like red turnsignals are illegal here so we need to change rear turn sinals to amber. And some other things.
XXX❤
@@siimu111 They're still rather rare outside of Sweden. Across most of europe I saw maybe one or two a week.
@@urbanoman7689 I see every day. I saw Chevy S-10 today morning for example.
Of course there was Pontiac sales In Europe back in days. Not every USA cars are imported.
Such a beautiful car! Classic but modern also! Paint and interior great colour!
Iv seen one of these that ran on propane. That gm era with the 3.1l and 3.8l were great motors. They went well over 200k miles. Usually rust took the car before the engine died.
This one looks in good shape, I really hope it gets restored 😁
My younger sister had a 85 bonneville, 1995.neighbor next door sold it to her cheap..she,for whatever reason let it sit in street for months and months. Eventually honest made nest in it. She preferred drive my fathers 91 used low mileage saturn. I have a 98 Buick lesabre right now. its a similar engine to this engine,in vid.
Despite all the parts in the front seat those seats look comfy af
If you ever need any parts on this car let me know, i love these 3800, been coming across them at junk yards
Cool car with Nice motor sound 😊
Да уж...
Классический американец, это вообще отдельная песня.
Не сравнить ни с Европой, ни с Японией.
Свой неповторимый шик, комфорт, надёжность .
Но, к сожалению, в Европе дорого обходится эксплуатация, обслуживание, ремонт.
Как игрушку для взрослого мужчины, ещё позволить можно. Но каждодневная эксплуатация такого классика оставит без трусов.
Так что, будем продолжать ездить на европейском автопроме.😊
Мужики - красавцы, заведут всё.
3:20
Old Volvo 760 doors ???Good video as always, thanks for sharing !!!
Regards from France
Wow, beautiful car! ❤❤
For 13 years that thing is still clean as hell.
Its not been sitting at this place for all time, before it was in garage or industrial area. They towed it to this place few years ago with tow truck
I wish cars like these were still made...
My 1st car was a 87 Pontiac Bonneville it was loaded and it was a great car!! My friends and I smoked it out everyday 🤣 Good ole days 👍
What a nice good quality cars they used to make
Приветствую, американец и звучит и работает так то по лучше чем европейцы у тебя на видео, да и шумка видимо качественней.
Definitely needs restored! Definitely!
8:03 nothing like column shifter with front split bench seats. That is nice.
Приветствую. Очень симпатичный авто. Довести до ума и 🔥
Хорошо сохранился этот Понтиак.
I love these classic cars like this and the video as well, Liked n Subscribed
Отделка салона велюр, пластик, цвет в 80е и 90е класс👍
This is the first time I have ever seen one of these cars with manual windows!
On teil ikka tahtmist ja viitsimist nendega jebida .....aga huvitav vaatamine on igatahes 👍👍
Very nice looking pontiac
Great video flexiny, nice work to get it running 👌👍😀
3800 power baby 🇺🇸
Pontiac thunder! 🤣
3800 may be the best engine they ever made.
Love these old cars
Makes me miss my 1990. I drove it all the way up to 351,697 miles before the subframe rusted out. It was a great car. It makes me wonder about this ones history though. It is indeed an 87 model indicated by lack of "Bonneville" badges on the front doors. But it has the 3800 V6 as opposed to the "Red Dot" 3.8L V6, which had many differences. I wonder if a newer engine was swapped in at one point or if European sales got the 3800 V6 first? The 3800 was introduced in 1988 models here in the U.S.A.
The good old rusty trusty 3800 v6
It sounds so beautiful and bassy
Классно мурчит:))! Двойной выхлоп, красиво, песня для души! Сколько интересно он кушает на соточку?
Очень много крошка😂
We had the 1988 LeSabre equivalent. Saw it the other day, still running. Would have to be closing in on a half million miles by now.
Üks minu kindlatest lemmikutest sellel kanalil. Tõeline hingega auto. Peaaegu et bensulõhna tunda isegi läbi arvutiekraani. 🔥❤🔥🎆
Cool car!
I still flip out when I see the 3800 mounted sideways 😂. I'm not used to it as they were longitudinally mounted in our Aussie cars
The grass seems to be greener in Estonia
lol
lolx2
We need more
😮Живой старичок! Хотя, 🤔 ни такой и старичок!👍✊️
you are well done.great job.respect to you!✌
The American car with the 3800 V6 guts that went to Estonia
this should be restored. sad to see cars like this die.....
Rare find good luck
hey, what do you do with these cars after the test drive and video and all that?
Love these days cars
My best friends mom had that exact car growing up hahaha
Cool video!😊
those Bonneville especially that era so hard to kill the engine it was such a great car too bad it's not an SSE
Congrat's to flexiny. Nice video as usually, but what do you do with all of thoses old cars re-started!!! Do you keep all or do you sell? thanks
United States service people are assigned to bases in the area and some have cars shipped over there and then many times when they are done with their deployment out there, they usually sell them because is not prudent for them to ship.them back to the States.
I don't think I've seen one of these, in the US, in over 10 years!
Super Video 👍
Szuper munka 🎉🎉🎉❤
A 3800 will run poorly for 200,000 miles longer than the first 100,000 it ran well. It's just a shame GM can't keep a frame from rusting beyond 8 years when the series 2 was in production, otherwise these cars are capable of outlasting Camrys.
אהבתי את המכונית מכל ההיבטים❤❤!!!
thats a really STRANGE sound that car door makes at 32 sec !
engine sound and an american classic
Wow, this thing has been sitting, almost as long as I’ve been alive
im curious. what do you do with all these cars after you restore them?. you keep them or you fix them and then sell them foward?
Saginaw gray iron baby!
No hay nada mejor que los americanos de los 80$ y que bueno que los despiertes recuerda que solo están dormidos,,nunca mueren menos un viejo Pontiac saludos cordiales desde punta arenas chile kpooo ojalá encuentres más autos americanos por esos lados ✌️✌️✌️🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧🔩🔩🔩🔩
Didn't you remove the spark plugs in the engine and put some WD40 on the pistons before starting it?
Бугун сизларни эслаган эдим.нега видео йук деп .рахмат .лайк
THANK YOU!!!!
Très belle cette PONTIAC !!!