1964 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible

The Bonneville was Pontiac's flagship full-size car through the Sixties and a perennial strong seller. The 1964 model was the final year of the third generation Bonneville, and carried on the stacked quad headlamp snout that had first adorned the '63 model

It was available as a convertible, like this Yorktown Blue example, as well as two- and four-door hardtops, a pillared sedan and, as the Bonneville Safari, Pontiac's glitziest station wagon.

As the model atop Pontiac's three tiers of full-size cars, above the Star Chief and Catalina, the Bonneville came with the best power plants in the lineup. The base motor was the premium fuel only, high compression version of the 389cid Trophy V-8, featuring a four-barrel carburetor and 306 SAE gross horsepower. (303hp if you ordered the Hydra-Matic.) If you wanted to run on regular, the 230-horse two-barrel 389 was a credit delete option.

The full array of H.O. and Tri-Power 389 and 421 mills were available in the catalog, giving a total of sixteen different powertrain combinations.

Riding on a 123" wheelbase, these were large automobiles, and yet the next year's models would be even longer, wider, and heavier.

The top photo here was taken in July of 2020, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS zoom lens, while the other three were taken in October of 2016 using an iPhone 6S.