1967 Pontiac LeMans Sprint OHC 6 Over Head Cam Six in Ivory & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're at the Minnetonka Drive In in the Suburbs of Minneapolis MN on 6-2-22.
We're looking at a 1967 Pontiac LeMans in Cameo Ivory Paint. The car comes with the factory 230 CI engine OHC6, and an automatic transmission.
The car's Owner is Mike Atlas. Mike’s had this car since 2021. Mike shares he used to have a Sprint 6 when he was a young man, and wanted to find another one. After several years of searching, he finally found this car. Great work staying focused to meet your goal of finding the car you wanted.
ENJOY!
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THANKS, for this. THESE SPRINT ohc6 with 3.90 gearing and a 4 spd could surprise Chevy Small Blocks.
Lou needs to do more homework!
LOU, these were rare because the 4 bbl version cost just as much as the Pontiac v8s. THIS engine was REALLY needed in the 70s gas crunch. GM lack of foresight came to bite them in the but. DeLorean even had v8 versions of this ready to be mass produced, and were on the cover of Hot Rod magazine in the late 60s.
These engines, geared with a 3.90 gearing could actually jump Chevy 327s. They really needed an overdrive transmission to go with it.
woah that looks amazing the grill is interesting.
Hi Landon, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou
Very clean Pontiac! And the six cylinder gives it a much different flavour.
Thanks Lou and Mike for sharing this with us!
Hi Jeff, Happy to share this different Pontiac with you. My pleasure sharing with you. You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile John DeLorean liked the European sixes cars and the jag sixes motivated him they were more okay with sixes over there cool idea
Hi, Lou! The Pontiac OHC six was engineered by none other than John DeLorean and was first available in 1966, available on all Tempest and LeMans models, except that wagons couldn't have the higher output four-barrel version. DeLorean developed it to be both high performance and economical, but it didn't really catch on at a time when nearly everyone wanted V-8s, so it was dropped after 1969. Seems Mike knows now as he did back then that this is something special and unique enough that he doesn't need a GTO! We the fans of this channel thank him for being proud enough to show it off for us!
Hi iswc27, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Glad to read you enjoy this "special and unique" car :-) Lou
Delorian actually had a 3 valve v8 version of these that were in the works. They were on the cover on a Late 60's HOt Rod magazine looking ready to be mass produced. One of the great automotive tradegies that never happened. a 3 valve OHC 421/428 would have been a rocket.
I had the 67 tempest, same engine 2barrel carb. Fiberglass timing belt. Ran like a top. Sold to help with college tuition. I really miss it. Thanks for sharing guy's
Thats a very rare car....I looked for years for a Sprint motor to put in a 70 LeMans I had. I visited every junkyard and car field with old cars in 3 states (this was pre internet ). Most people I talked to never even heard on one, those that did had never seen one. I finally gave up sold the body and moved on with a different project.
Mike you got a special car there, wish it was mine lol.
Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-)
Cool pontiac
Happy to read you enjoy this "Cool" car :-)
I had a 1966 with a 326 White over red interior. Console and buckets...40k original miles out of San Dimas California. It was perfect. I paid 2200 bucks for it in 1992. Still had the original exhaust in it. Lost my storage and had to sell it. My dads 1968 Tempest had this 250 OHC 6 with a 2 barrel. Couldn't kill that motor. Great Le Mans ! Thanks for posting Lou ! This one really brings back fond memories for me !
Hi Rudy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I like the period of Pontiacs. My wife had a 66 Tempest, slant 6, with mag wheels, jacked up when I met her. We abandoned it in downtown Chicago, double parked during morning rush hour with the engine running. Quite a time in our lives. Loved that car.
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your wife's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Lou
Why the hell?
@@Swanlord05 was 50 years ago, just plain stupid.
A friend of mine had a Firebird with this engine in highschool, 45 years ago.....
Hi Landen, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
The Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk Ohio had 14 overhead cam cars this year. Very cool to see
That sounds like a great show. Thanks for sharing.
This is definitely the most rare and unique Pontiac I've ever seen and probably even valuable than the GTO.
HI cc409, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Lou
Love the car, love the colors. Nicely trimmed. Looks like it was a manual at one time with the clutch pedal still on the floor...if it were mine I'd absolutely go back to the manual just so I could hear that lovely straight 6 sound through the gears
Hi Steve S, Happy to read "Love the car" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
OK. Good explanation. You could get these with a 4-speed so was very curious as to why the clutch was floored. I would think that the transmission swap would devalue the car. Agree - I would pony up to restore the original transmission - no question.
I love mine!
Nice !
A shout out to Lou and owner for this very cool and unique Poncho. Another shout out for leaving it a LeMans if you know what I mean. Lastly, a shout out for the Pontiac Six included that deoesn't get the fanfare it deserves. Awesome machine guys - thank you !
Hi Bruce H, Happy to read you appreciate the uniqueness of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
The 230 OHC came in Tempest's as well as Firebird... when I was a kid I knew a guy with a 67 Firebird with the four barrel engine. It was very impressive for a six and the cars handling was very nimble compared to the V-8's....I was so impressed that I recently took a professionally rebuilt 230 as partial payment for a debt owed to me.... it's sitting in my garage right now.
I think it will make a great engine for a Speedway Nostalgia T...... That's the first Le Mans I've seen with a six.
The Sprint option had higher compression and stronger cam , as well as the four barrel and dual exhaust manifold.
The Sprint will touch 7,000 rpm's.
Edit; the rubber cam belt designed by Pontiac engineers was the world's first.... nowadays they're everywhere.
Very informative! Thank you.
Hi Gods own Drunk, Thank you for sharing. Lou
As a kid we had a '64 Impala 6 cyl / PG station wagon.
It threw a rod on a family vacation, so Mom and my 5 sisters stayed at a motel w/ pool, but Dad/ me /2 brothers spent 2 days at a wrecking yard swapping motors, and he got an OHC poncho 6 cyl out of a Firebird and dropped it in.
He loved that motor! Any time they had friends over - up went the hood and the guys stood around shaking their heads at a 6 cyl w/ a 4 bbl card!
Hi William, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the car you had when you're a kid :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Not a V8 purist, didn’t even know about the OHC straight 6. Excellent car.
Happy to read you enjoy this "excellent car" :-)
Pontiac only made the OHC straight 6 from 1966-1969. It didn't sell in sufficiently large numbers to justify continuing it and GM removed its 400 cubic inch restriction on intermediate cars in 1970 so larger engines became the most economical way to get more horsepower.
Thats a great piece of machinery
High praise :-)
Sweet. We don't see them anymore. God bless you 🌈💛
Hi Nicholas, Happy to read "Sweet" :-) Blessings received. God bless you too, Lou
Thank you, Lou, for showing Mike's Pontiac Sprint.
You're welcome Chris :-)
1967 was a "magic" year for General Motors styling. 67 Buick Special, 67 Chevelle, 67 Pontiac Le Mans and GTO.........great car.
Hi Mike, Happy to read you enjoy this year for styling for this "great car" :-) Lou
67 cutlass and 442 were my favorite the skylark was 2nd
Oh, wow! I love that OHC engine. So nice to see one that hasn't been turned into some LS swap (the greatest insult to any car is to be converted to that). Very nice and thanks for sharing, Lou!
Hi Carroll, Happy to receive a "wow!" from you :-) You're welcome, Lou
LS swaps are just as lame as all the Chevy 350 swaps of yesteryear. It's nothing special.
No the greatest insult is to let them sit motor less
Mr. Atlas really has a great car here! It's super clean with unique options and I totally get why he would want the car of his youth and nothing else. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car" :-) You're welcome, Lou
That Pontiac LeMans Sprint is in awesome condition with an overhead cam 6 cylinder engine with dual exhaust. The only disappointment was that it was equipped with an automatic transmission rather than a manual 4 speed transmission. It reminds me of my late brother's 1967 Pontiac Tempest convertible he and his wife had whenever they were first married.
Happy to read this one is "awesome"
Michael Gronemeyer, it has a two speed Powerglide A/T. A 3 speed 350 A/T was also an option.
Love cars with "not usual engines". So tired of chevy 350s. So glad he is keeping it original..
Hi J Ked, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
Suhweet! Thanks Lou!
Nice! You're welcome Brian SD
This baby was John DeLorean thinking outside the GM box, with a European style LeMans Sprint OHC Six engine he supervised. It was only available for two years, 1967-68 due to reliability issues, which subsequent technology has worked out the bugs in the engine. Jay Leno owns one of these and he loves it!
What doesn't he own?
Hi Dejael, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Back in 1969 I bought a 1967 Pontiac Le Mans Sprint with the OHC 6 under the hood, I was the 2nd owner. It was Medium blue, white vinyl roof, with white interior, bucket seats and consul. It also had a 3 speed with a factory Hurst shifter on the consul. The wheel covers were wire wheel look-a-likes with spinners. This was in Medford, Oregon. It was 100% factory stock when I owned it except for the "Mach 1" hood pins with keeper cables that I installed. It was a real chick magnet! Has anyone out there in Oregon ever seen that car? I sure hope that it is still on the road as it was sure a beauty.
Hi Jerry, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Like too see that someone didn't pull out the 6cyl and replace it with a big block or a ls motor it's nice to see a rare care
Hi Larry, Happy to share this rare Factory 6 cylinder with you :-) Lou
Lou I got married in one, a pink one that use to belong to British rock and roll singer called Billy fury, eow thought I'd never see another, stock model obviously
Hi AJSmith, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the car you got married in :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
That’s a rare one to see today Lou! It really stands out!
Hi Agostino, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Lou
I love this car! I can relate to it from a couple of angles. I'm a big fan of inline sixes,and I have a 67 GTO in my history.
Hi Gary, Happy to read "I love this car!" :-) Glad to read this car brings back memories of your GTO. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
We have a 1967 Tempest Sprint convertible with an automatic 2 speed transmission. Family owned since grandma purchased new in 1967. There was only 89 of these cars built with this option package from the dealership.
Hi Schon, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
My first car was a red 67' LeMans sprint ohc6. I sure wish I still had it. I like how when looking for this car he wouldn't settle for anything but white color. It's hard to find one at all let alone a specific color. He has great patience to find the car that matched his first one.
Hi GE-20 Express, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Another great job. My dad had a LeMans of about this year. It had a curious 2 speed automatic transmission. With all the 3 speeds I’ve always wondered why they would hobble it that way.
Hi AustinEVPLab, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile The power glide 2 speed auto would have all thT was available back then
I'll check in later Lou. When the car rounds the bend we know exactly what family it's from. A good looking one. Move over
Hi Gail, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Woww! Last time I saw one of these was when a guy I knew in high school had one in the mid/late 70s that he got from one of his relatives... Until I saw his, I had no idea this LeMans performance package even existed, let alone an 4 barrel OHC 6cyl... I got to ride in it, and there were definitely a few performance cars out there that ate his dust!
Hi Crazcompart, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the guy in High School that had one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Lou, I plan on being at the Glencoe car show on September 11 with my 1958 Plymouth Suburban. Would enjoy meeting you.
Hi Dan's Learning Curve, If I'm able to make it up there, make sure to say hello, Lou
A rare beauty! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
You're welcome motorTranz :-)
I have seen one other sprint 6 that was a dark red burgundy color. Both cars are totally restored and clean.
Hi Steven, They're a rare sight to see today at a car show. Happy to read this car brings back memories of the burgundy car you remember :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had one of those, Tempest, not Le Mans trim. No tach, had factory 3 speed on the floor. That car would SCREAM! Sold it when my parents gave me their 4 year old Olds 98
Hi geofjones9, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Cool car and another great story, Lou! 215 HP from 230 cubes; not bad!
Gary, 215 hp us very impressive, compared to a Slant Six with a 4 barrel!
Happy to read you enjoy this "Cool car" Gary :-)
My dad had one he got new in 67 his was in blue it was the car I learned to drive on I loved it I wish I had one now.
Hi Rich, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dad's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My first car in 77 was a 68 firebird with a 6 cylinder. It would always pop timing belt and starter solenoids . Love the car but the engine wasn't dependable . I would love to have this car anyway .
Timing belts failing prematurely can be a symptom of incorrectly installation or an oil leak degrading the belt. Belts that aren't tensioned correctly can fail prematurely.
Not sure about the starter solenoid failure.
Hi lkmsl, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@dans_Learning_Curve just FYI, belts back then were not constructed like they are now. These engines were one of the first for Pontiac . Repair was done by different pro mechanics .
@@dans_Learning_Curve NO OIL LEAK THAT I REMEMBER .
@@dans_Learning_Curve Corvair belts popped too .
My dad had a Royal Blue 1966 LeMans Sprint with a 4-speed. Would be nice to see one like that.
Hi Tim S, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Fablous car; OHC was not available in Canada, except for the Firebird Sprint. Canadian LeMans used the Chev 230/250. Sounds great. Thanks to you both
Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing. You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car Lou. You don't see many of them around. Not sure if production numbers were low on them or what, but this brings back memories. I was maybe 10 or 11 years old at a car show in Midwestern Oklahoma and a car like this same year and color actually parked beside my dad's 55 Chevy BelAir at a show and my Uncle had a 67 GTO convertible at the time and when I seen the Lemans I thought it was a GTO that someone put at 6 cylinder in for some reason. My Uncle took me back and forth between the Lemans and his GTO showing me how to tell the difference between a Lemans and a GTO. Great memories
Hi PlymouthDuster225, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou
Love the big body Pontiacs, GTO, Bonniville, LeMans, Tempest, great styleing.....
Hi Peter, I think you're on the right TH-cam Channel for what you like :-) Lou
Very nice car. Our family has a 1967 Pontiac firebird overhead cam 6 one barrel with the two speed super turbine 300 automatic transmission. It was bought new by my grandmother and is still in our family.
Hi A Z, Happy to read your Family has kept the car your Grandmother purchased new :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
A very lucky man to acquire his dream car, in immaculate condition with a very healthy sounding engine. A really nice car.
Hi Derek, Happy to read you enjoy this "really nice car" :-) Lou
I have always been a fan of straight six engines. A far superior design to Vs.
They all sound like UPS truck. 😀
Happy to read you are a fan of this motor :-)
This is the car. I thought it was a GTO, but now I remember the guy sold his GTO to get this car. It’s a sweet ride though.
Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the Guy who sold his GTO to get this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@lou - super clean Pontiac! Very cool drivetrain.. thank you sir - we’ll done!
@Peter, Happy to read you enjoy the condition of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
This was John DeLorean's true vision, the OHC inline-6. He wanted handling and performance from these cars akin to European cars like Jaguar. Of course John developed the GTO and was stuffing Tempests and LeManses with big V8s from Pontiac's full sized cars in secret garages so the upper management of PMD and GM wouldn't find out until it was too late, but this was part of his vision too. The inline-6 is inherently smoother and better balanced than a V8, and it's smaller and narrower sized reduced the weight of these cars, and brought their center of gravity more to the center of the car.
Hi Joe, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Joe, FALSE. John Delorean's dream was a large engine in a Lemans body and GTO was an option package. GM executives damn near fired him for doing that. John Delorean had already sold/delivered 5000 units and had confirmed orders for 10,000 more. GM executives ate some "crow" after that. John Delorean also created the Pontiac Grand Prix model car.
Great Car Lou and Mike...love something so unique, that nobody else has.
High praise CJ Design :-)
The 67 2-door tempest or LeMans and white is probably the prettiest body of any of the 60 model cars it's beautiful!
Hi Kenneth, High praise :-) Lou
Wonderful car
:-)
I dropped the same engine with the Carter 4bbl and cast iron headers into my 68 GTO. I bolted right up. I used the same 4 spd (M21?) tranny and rear end. Not the same as the 400ci V8 for sure but it ran well and was different! Nice LeMans.
Hi S Lommer, Thank you for viewing and sharing what you did. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Jay Leno has a Firebird Sprint with the same engine. He had the rocker arms replaced because the original were badly worn, and it sounds like this is about the same. You may want to check out his blog ands what he did. Evidently these engines run with fairly low oil pressure and with the new rockers he was able to also increase the oil pressure without any side effects. These are really rare engines, a De Lorean design.
Hi Tom, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Never seen one of them Lou? Great video, good catch!
Hi Paul, Happy to share this one with you :-) Appreciate the kind words on the video, Lou
Back then those 6 's had good performance power I had a 72 nova and was pleasantly surprised at that 6 cylinder loved that nova
Hi Joseph, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Nova :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Facscinating. Enough said.
:-)
Espectacular este Pontiac LeMans 67 en blanco! Las branquias laterales posteriores le dan un toque más elegante y avanzado para su tiempo... ¡Excelente video e historia, saludos!
Hi Jaime, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had a few Pontiacs with 6cly in them, I drove a 68 firebird sprint 6 4spd,it could get rubber in 3 gears, but it had a lot of blo by. Bought it for parts to fix my other car. I have always been mad at myself for getting rid of and taking it apart.
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Very cool-so many were discarded in favor of the V8's-another notable feature is the split exhaust manifold-thanks, guys!
Hi 57Banjoman, Thank you for viewing and sharing knowledge and what you notice. You're welcome, Lou
My younger brother had a 1965/66 Lemans/GTO, whatever. I believe he had about 500 HP in it and used to challenge people to races in our little Minnesota town. He claims he never lost and usually went about 150 MPH when he raced! Thank you for showing this car and the iconic 215 HP V6. My little 2006 Chevy Malibu had 201 HP in a 3.5 V6!
Hi Jed, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
It's an in-line 6.
Jed
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Avery nice clean car, that loks great.👍👍.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
Lou nice car my cousin had a 68 lemans with that motor and 4 speed fast and fun car and rare
Hi elwrencho, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Cousins car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Thanks Lou I know I sound like a Parrot, You did it again. 215 hp pretty cool when you think the 283 four barrel was 220. I wonder what the miles per gallon would be, Rory
Hi Rory, Happy to read "You did it again" :-) Not sure what the miles per gallon are, Lou
I had a 1967 LeMans Sprint with a set of factory headers. The car Colo was the Sea Green with a white vinyl top and white interior. Unfortunately, the cam went out and destroyed the motor. I restored the car ground up. I installed disc brakes on all four wheels. I installed a Corvette LT 350. Then I repainted the car Torch Red. I put a black GTO interior in the car. I replaced the vinyl top with a black top. I eventually sold the car for a flip.
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wow I never saw a 6 cylinder Lemans this car looks very close to the GTO very rare gem luv it 👍 its the same exact engine used on the fire bird
Hi Daniel, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Lou
Pretty nice car. I dig it.
gots a long story about a '65. Uncles silver 326, 3 speed. boredom...
Hi Glen, Happy to read "I dig it" :-) Lou
had one when i was 16 except mine was a 4 speed,,great car
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Hey Lou I'm kind of confused by this car I noticed it had a clutch pedal but it was an automatic so what's the story what did it used to be a three-speed three on the tree? Let me know if you could find out that's kind of weird keep up the good videos I enjoy these oddball cars and DeLorean was trying to have a 6 cylinder kind of like a Jaguar 6 cylinder what he was trying to do?
Looks to be a future upgrade to 3 or 4-speed.
Hey spackmaster Chavez, Looks like Jeff Hamlin shared a thought that I'd agree with, Lou
Hey spackmaster Chavez, Yes, that is a bit confusing. I'm not sure what happened. Lou
Appreciate you Lou👍
Thank you Frank. Appreciate you viewing and sharing.
Nice and rare they all don't have to be screamers!
Hi Raphael, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice" car :-) Lou
The tied up clutch pedal is clearly visible. Some explanation about why and who switched it from a manual to an automatic would have been helpful.
Hi Dexter, Not sure how it happened, Lou
Great Car Lou.
Glad you enjoy this one Tim C :-)
Maybe about 12 years ago Dennis Gage drove a hotrod on his TV show with this motor. It smoked like Fidel Castro. Don't get me wrong, I love this motor. I also love the pushrod chevy in-line six. When I see people putting 572 ci v8 into 69 camaros I cry. Don't get me wrong hp is a good thing, but a stroked 250 ci with a manual shift is more fun in the twisty mountains.
Hi Joe, Happy to read this car brings back memories of Dennis Gage's smoker engine :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
215 bhp with a straight 6 is impressive for the era.
Agreed.
Friend of mine in high school had a 67 firebird with the same engine....
Hi George, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Amazing and so rare, thanks again Lou im a big pontiac fan
Hi Mickey, Happy to share this rare one with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Blaspheme!!! It *USED* to be a manual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lovely rare car though, thanks Lou!
Hi Midnight Gambler, Nice ! :-) Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car. You're welcome, Lou
never heard of the sprint!... cool car!0
Hi Martin, Happy to read this is a new car to you, Lou
Check out Jay leno's sprint, and the motor improvements that were made
Thank you for sharing.
Lou - beautiful car - question is this Pontiac Lemans all original or was it restored?
Looking forward to the next one ☝️
Robert - Seems to have some minor modifications, Lou
Wasn't exposed to cars like this when a kid. Not much money in a small town. However, I still have the first car I remember my dad owning and the first car I drove at around the age of 6 years old. Car is featured on my channel also in my profile picture.
Glad you're enjoying the cars now :-)
Firebird also had the Sprint option. Very rare cars.
Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful car! Love the color! Very happy for you! Motor sounds like a Detroit diesel tho? Overall very nice!
Hi Nebraska mike, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Just picked up one of these motors , for my boat. Should go alright I hope
Hi Nick, I hope your boat works well now too, Lou
Great another car I have learn more about...LOL. Wonder what the performance of that engine is?
Hi Jack, Happy to read you're learning. Me too, Lou
Raising the hood took my breath away. That's never happened to me before.
Hi Rudolph, Happy to read this one was a surprise under the hood, Lou
I had one and it was a blast. 251 hp is correct.
Mine was a 4 speed with a Hurst shifter.
Hi Tony, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Motor Trend ran a article about a Tempest with this engine, or, more probably, the regular 2 barrel variant, several years down the road, in the June 1974 issue, if the memory is functioning properly. I will tell you that the article was as much about the owner's reasoning, or lack thereof, for buying the car. Car magazines used to be like that...
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Beautiful.....I put a pontiac v8 with tri carb
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KEEP ON CAMMIN 😎
:-)
Were there any smaller models of the era to feature that engine? Seems like that could've been pretty hot
Hi Tony, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Yes the 1967 Firebird OHC Six Sprint. DeLorean tried hard with this formula, but GM engineering didn't have enough time to work out the bugs in the engine design to bring it to market, so it failed Consumer Reports testing and was grounded in mid-1968.
@@TheDejael
Sad. A man with a vision.
Had the same car only in royal plum with blk interior OHC 6 4spd and 4 bbl carb drove it 150000 mi before the cam warped
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*****EDIT******
####I was wrong. That is a clutch pedal laying on the floor! ##### Video time stamp 9:01
For those that are seeing three pedals and are thinking this car was converted from a manual transmission to an automatic transmission. You're seeing the parking brake pedal as the third pedal.
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
If this had a 4-speed or even a 3-speed manual, it could have been something special. With a TH300 2-speed automatic(originally introduced by Buick as a ST300), made it a boulevard cruiser. It was easy to swap in a TH350 and make the car go.
Thank you for sharing.