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If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!


If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!

One of the biggest letdowns of the last ten years was the day that we learned that Pontiac was not going to be bringing over a rebadged Holden Commodore Ute, on account of a sudden case of death. Pontiac had been spooling up for a 2010 model year launch, but when General Motors sank the brand in order to get government loans, everything, including the G8 ST ute, was sent straight to the bin without so much as a second thought. Unfortunately, that means that to this day, your options for ute ownership in America fall into three categories: you either find a 1987 or older pick-coupe, you pay an eye-watering price from one of the very few people in the country who are building US-legal Holden Utes, or you find a cheap station wagon, hack the roof off, and call it a day.

pontiac ute 7Nothing against redneck engineering or a late-model ute, but if we are going to make a selection, we will go with the classic. For GM fans, that means a Chevrolet El Camino, GMC Sprint, or GMC Caballero. Or does it? Whether it’s A-body or G-body based, it’s fairly straightforward to swap sheetmetal and turn a Chevy into an Oldsmobile, Buick or Pontiac, but you don’t often see people completely convert a car. What do we mean? Take this car: originally a 1976 Chevrolet El Camino, it’s now a phantom build of a 1975 Pontiac Grand Am ute, and it’s completely done. This wasn’t just a front clip swap: the doors, fenders, interior, hood, Endura front clip, rear bumper, wheels and a 455ci engine are all Pontiac, with the major body unit and chassis being the only remaining El Camino parts.

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pontiac ute 3The want is strong for this phantom Pontiac, and we hope it finds a home with someone who appreciates the true purpose of this car and keeps it up. And we have a fun game for the person who ends up with it: how many times a month would you expect someone to come up to you and tell you about how their father, brother, cousin, or whatever had one just like it back in the day?

Craigslist Link: 1975 Pontiac Grand Am phantom ute (1976 Chevy El Camino)

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10 thoughts on “If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!

  1. John

    Different. Question: when people sell a car, why do they wash the outside, vac. the interior but leave the engine compartment looking like shit? Dirt, oil leaks…I don’t get it.

  2. Chevy Hatin' Mad Geordie

    Words fail me – I love the way this beauty looks as if it came that way from the Pontiac factory. This is astounding attention to detail, and I’m sure that if the hood was lifted the engine compartment would be as pristine as the exterior and there would be all the relevant factory stickers on the motor – unless you’ve got x-ray eyes John….

    1. Arjen

      Gragslist-vision, not x-ray.
      Some people click the link….
      WARNING: Chevy hunkablahblah under the hood !

  3. jerry z

    Love those frigging 73-75 Grand Ams! Unfortunately the 73-77 El Caminos are just fugly! Hope someone signed a prenup when they married the two!

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