Complete Package Includes: Body, Front End, Doors, Trunk, Dash, Hood and scoop of your Choice. Complete Package Includes: Body, Front End, Doors, Trunk, Dash, Hood and scoop of your Choice. Power was rated at 300 hp 223 kW 4,800 rpm and torque at 400 ft-lbf 542 N-m 3,600 rpm. Testers found little performance difference, although the distinctive sound and fury of the Tri-Power was missed. To continue, please select the desired part category on the left hand side of the screen. Overall length was reduced 5.
As it turned out, it was a great success. If you have collision damage or need a substantial amount of parts from one car shoot us an Email. The name drew protest from purists, who considered it close to sacrilege. Available transmissions were 4-speed automatic and 6-speed manual transmission. Only 800 of these were made. A rare, dealer-installed option was a metal underhood pan and gaskets that allowed the scoop to be opened, transforming a cosmetic device into a functional cold air intake.
The concept never made it into production. Engine choices remained the same as the previous year. Complete Package Includes: Body, Front End,Hood, Doors, Trunk, Dash, Hood and scoop of your Choice. Given the newly revived muscle car climate, it was also overshadowed by the Chrysler 300, the Dodge Charger, and the new Ford Mustang. Jim Wangers proposed a way to retain the performance image that the division had cultivated with a new focus on street performance.
If you have any questions please contact a representative at 866-612-9798. The engines were relatively little changed from 1971. With this engine package, Pontiac claimed the car capable of 0 to 60 in 4. If it becomes dimmer or could not be turned on, please replace a new in time. A new option was radial tires for improved ride and handling. Horsepower rating was not changed, although actual output was likely somewhat higher. Also an automotive industry first, plastic front grilles replaced the pot metal and aluminum versions seen on earlier years.
It was a special 400 block with newly designed high compression tunnel port heads and a special high rise intake manifold. The result was a useful reduction in body lean in turns and a modest reduction of understeer. The previous economy engine and standard 350 hp 400 in³ V8 remained, while the 360 hp engine was in its last year. Rear track increased one inch 2. . It sported Pontiac's characteristic vertically stacked quad headlights.
Dashboard gauge graphics were also revised. To ensure you are getting the best overall deal, we offer a 30 day low price guarantee and a one year warranty. New Strato bucket seats were introduced with higher and thinner seat backs and contoured cushions for added comfort and adjustable headrests were introduced as a new option. Overall length grew slightly to 203. An engine option was the 455 in³ V8 with four-barrel carburetor, 8.
Another feature was concealed windshield wipers, hidden below the rear edge of the hood. By promoting the big-engine Tempest as a special high-performance model, they could appeal to the speed-minded youth market which had also been recognized by Ford Motor Company's Lee Iacocca, who was at that time preparing the Ford Mustang. We try to add new parts for sale to this page every week. Turning diameter was reduced from 40. The suspension was upgraded with the addition of a rear anti-roll bar, essentially the same bar as used on the Oldsmobile 442 and Buick Gran Sport. The 400 engine was available with any of the three transmissions including the standard three-speed manual, or optional four-speed or Turbo Hydra-Matic.
It was generally considered an equal match for the four-speed in most performance aspects. The optional 455 had the same rated horsepower although at a peak of 3,600 rpm , but substantially more torque. The Ram Air engines did not return for 1971. Rear side windows were now of a fixed design that could not be opened and in a trianglar shape. Rated power increased to 335 hp 250 kW 5,000 rpm for the base 4—barrel engine; the Tri-Power was rated 360 hp 268 kW 5,200 rpm. Optional transmissions included a wide-ratio four-speed with Hurst shifter or the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic.
Various toy versions of the Monkeemobile were marketed. Overall weight increased about 100 pounds 45 kg. The nose retained the protruding vertical prow theme, although it was less prominent. During its development, however, it was decided to make it the ultimate in street performance and image. It included freer-breathing cylinder heads, round port exhaust and the 744 cam.
If you don't see the part you are looking for, check back with us from time to time. The next step is to select the part category and continue to the specific product inventory lookup page. Sales were an improvement over 1973, at 7,058, but not enough to justify continuing the model. They presented a cleaner appearance and were another Pontiac first for the industry. Sales plummeted by 45%, to 5,811. In contrast, the Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which were also derived from the intermediate A-body, were much better received because of their squared-off styling and formal rooflines with vertical windows.