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To celebrate this ongoing performance revolution, Pontiac announced the Bonneville Custom Convertible in the spring of 1957. It was powered by a 347 cubic-inch V8 with Rochester fuel injection and a 317 horsepower rating. Bonneville buyers got a Cadillac-like level of standard equipment, including Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, eight-way power seat, Wonderbar radio, tri-blade wheel covers and a full leather interior. Distribution was limited to select Pontiac dealers and only 630 were built. The car was named after the famous salt flats where so many speed records had been earned. The Bonneville utilized the Rochester fuel-injection unit - tuned and prepared by Harry Barr and Zora Arkus-Duntov. This restored car belonged to my father who passed away a couple years ago. He was almost finished with a frame off restoration. I would say it's 99% complete. I have listed the few items that I know need to be sorted out above. It has a freshly rebuilt engine that only made a couple trips down the driveway and back. It cranks, runs, drives, tranmission shifts, and it stops all in good order. It has a new Convertible top, new interior, new gas tank....ect ect. I helped him order most of the parts while he was restoring it, and I can say there are too many too list. It has been kept in a climate controlled enviroment. It is being sold as is....what you see is what you get.
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