The final year of the second-generation Pontiac Tempest continued with the stacked quad headlamps and coke-bottle lines of its 1965 and 1966 predecessors.
For '67, the base engine in the Tempest was Pontiac's 230 cubic inch overhead cam inline six. The OHC six cylinder was available in either standard 165 horsepower configuration with a 1-bbl carb, or in an H.O. form with a four-barrel carb and 10.5:1 compression ratio to give 215 SAE gross horsepower.
The fender badges on this one indicate that the buyer sprang for the 326 V-8, which also came in two flavors: A standard 2-barrel making 250 horsepower, or the 4-barrel H.O. that had a 10.5:1 compression ratio necessitating premium fuel and an output of 285 SAE gross horsepower. Transmission choices were a column-shifted three-speed manual, a four on the floor, or the 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic slushbox.
The Regimental Red '67 Tempest ragtop in the photo was snapped in August of 2018 using a Fujifilm X-E1 and a Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 lens.
Of course, the '67 Tempest's greatest claim to fame is its appearance (as a LeMans) in the classic movie "Night of the Living Dead"!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to go watch that again!
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