A 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe, with a documented history stretching back to its first owner, is being offered for sale. The car was bought new by a Kings Point graduate who had served as a submarine electronics commander. The current seller acquired the coupe from him in 2008, and the car was refinished about two years later, in 2010. The listing centres on that unbroken line of ownership, which gives the car a traceable life from the showroom onward.
Under the hood sits a 389 cubic inch V8 fed by a four-barrel carburetor. With the automatic transmission, the engine is rated at 303 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque. The power goes through a three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission to a rear end fitted with a Safe-T-Track differential. The seller reports that the valve cover gaskets are leaking and that the car smokes from the right tailpipe. A transmission fluid leak has also been noted, so the mechanical condition is not presented as concours-ready.
The coupe wears its factory colour, Saddle Bronze, although the bronze was repainted in 2010. It carries a cream roof, stacked headlights and chrome bumpers, all typical of the model's period styling. Aftermarket fog lights and a ball hitch have been added, changes that a buyer will need to weigh against originality. The paint shows blemishes on the roof and body, and there is rust ahead of the right-rear wheel well, a point any prospective buyer would want to inspect closely in person.
The car rolls on 14-inch steel wheels with covers and mixed whitewall tyres. Power steering is fitted, and all four corners use power-assisted drum brakes. Inside, saddle vinyl covers both the front and rear benches. The radio is a push-button AM unit with a Motorola FM converter added, while the air conditioning is inoperative. The odometer reads 81,000 miles, with about 21,000 miles added under the current ownership, a figure that gives an indication of how the car has been used in recent years.
Perhaps the most distinctive part of the package is the paperwork. The sale includes a Pontiac Historic Services document, service records and shop manuals. The original owner's handwritten technical logs and fuel-blending sheets are also included, offering a rare first-hand record of how the car was maintained and tuned over its early life. The title is a clean Pennsylvania title in the seller's name, so the transfer of ownership is straightforward on paper. For collectors, that combination of a known first owner, a complete documentary trail and a 389 V8 remains the main draw, even with the cosmetic and mechanical work the car still needs.