1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Brougham

The Pontiac Grand Ville was a luxury car produced from 1971 through 1975. It holds the distinction of being the last drop-top Pontaic until 1984, and the last full-size Pontiac ever produced. Having surpassed the Bonneville in the model hierarchy, and as its name suggested, the Grand Ville was the largest, most luxurious Pontiac available. As regulations and fuel prices continued to grow, shifting the market to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, the Grand Ville became one final grand gesture to the Big American car.

In 1975, the Grand Ville Brougham was available as a 2- and 4-door hardtop and as a convertible. The convertible accounted for 4,519 sales, while the four-door hardtop was the more popular, selling 15,686 examples. The two-door hardtop found 7,447 buyers.

Between 1971 and 1975, sales of the convertible body style never topped more than 5,000 examples per year. From 1973 through 1975, the Grand Ville was Pontiac's only full-size convertible offering. The 1975 model year - the final year for the convertible - saw the most examples produced. The rarest of the Grand Ville convertibles was in 1971, with just under 1,800 examples built.

Powering the 1975 Grand Ville Brougham was a 400 cubic-inch V8 rated at 185 horsepower, while an optional 455 cubic-inch V8 offered 200 horsepower. The Grand Ville Broughams were similar to the Bonnevilles but with a slightly higher level of accouterments, trim, fender skirts, Grand Ville Brougham signature script behind the front wheel-housings, and wide-body sill accent moldings.

Mechanical Specification
The 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville rested on a 123.4-inch wheelbase chassis and had an overall length of 226.2 inches and a width of 79.5 inches. The standard engine displaced 400 cubic inches, and the optional High Performance unit displaced 455 CID; both engines were available in cars certified for federal and California sale.

by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2014