Here’s a barn-find 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix that refuses to give up. Featuring on the YouTube channel Coppersmith Car Club, it appears in a new video where it undergoes it moves for the first time under its own steam since 1992. That makes it around three decades since the car will have covered any ground on its wheels according to the channel.
It looks to have gotten preserved well, with the paint mostly intact. The interior already got stripped out by the owner and the car is ready for a complete overhaul.
Here’s what happens when they turn the key on this classic car barn find after all this time.
The 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix Barn Find Shows Good Vital Signs
In an earlier video, the owner already managed to get the car started, with a small amount of maintenance needed to get the classic V8 burble going from the Pontiac V8 engine.
This time, it starts up on the second go, and idles sweetly. It is drawing fuel from a gas can to bypass the fuel lines and tank. The battery got hooked up and sitting on top of the engine bay, and the front bumper is off. It’s certainly not a road-ready vehicle in this stripped-out state.
Inside, the interior is completely stripped out aside from the stripped apart from the basic controls, and there is no seat. The drive must sit on a plastic tank to operate the classic car; but he only wants to see if it will move a few feet.
It does, although the brake system is not working. Check out the video for a walkthrough of how the owner diagnoses and fixes the brake issue, which is informative and interesting.
How Much Is A 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix Worth In 2023?
There is another problem: the fuel tank. Specifically, it has a leak, which wasn’t detected until the owner pressurized it with a compressor. Blowing compressed air into a fuel tank will force air out of any holes causing leaks which may be visible under the tank.
It should also blow air, fuel, or debris out of the other end in the engine bay where it got disconnected. As it turns out, he needs a new fuel tank as this one has a leak.
It’s all coming together, and the car ends up moving a few feet with working brakes. Fixing up or restoring a barn find is a slow and meticulous process, but it could be well worth it once this ’66 Pontiac Grand Prix barn find gets done.
An affordable classic car, the 1966 Grand prix is worth an average of $21,400 in ‘good’ condition according to Hagerty. That’s for the base model, a 389-CI V8 ‘four-barrel’ like this car. Starting with the 333-hp, 389-Ci V8, power went up to 376 hp for the High-Output, Tri-Power engine. The Pontiac GTO also came with this version of the engine.
