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Though based on the same basic block design, the 455 featured
a 4.15-inch bore, 4.21-inch stroke, and 3.25-inch main journal diameters.
While the Grand Ville was based on the same "B" bodyshell as
the Catalina and Bonneville, it featured a formal
hardtop roofline borrowed from the new C-body Cadillac, Buick Electra, and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight.
There were no Bonneville or Grand Ville station wagons as
such. That honor would be reserved for the new Grand Ville, which replaced the Bonneville Brougham.
They featured modest upgrades including more-luxurious upholstery, Brougham scripts on the C-pillars,
and deluxe wheel covers. Brougham starting prices topped those of comparable base Catalinas by a little more than $200.
The Turbo Hydra-Matic then became standard equipment, a change that was accompanied
by an increase in base prices. Though very slow-selling,
considering the excellent reputation of the available Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic, there
were some full-sized Pontiacs built with a synchromesh three-speed, which was considered standard equipment.
Bonnevilles received a 455-cube engine as standard equipment.
The standard engine for base Catalinas was a two-barrel-carbureted 350.
With a 3.88-inch bore, 3.75-inch stroke, and a compression ratio of 8.0:1, it was rated at 250 bhp at 4,400 rpm and
350 pound-feet of torque at 2,400 rpm. With a
4.12-inch bore, 3.75-inch stroke, and 8.2:1 squeeze, it made
265 bhp at 4,400 rpm, with 400 pound-feet of torque at 2,400 revs.
It was good for 325 bhp at 4,400 rpm and 455 pound-feet of torque at 3,200 rpm.
The Grand Ville received the four-barrel
version of the 455 (an available option for all other full-sized models).
The Grand Ville -- offered in convertible and two- and four-door hardtop styles -- represented a
new philosophy at Pontiac that sought to "out-Bonneville" the Bonneville.
Rather, there was the Grand Safari, which used Bonneville base powertrains Grand Ville
trim items. Grille bars on Bonnevilles and Grand Villes now had a
prominent vertical pattern over subtler horizontal bars. The hood was sculpted
with a raised "ironing board" treatment and center rib, which tied in with the grille design. Up
front, the beaklike nose was dominated by a massive split-grille design with vertical center sections linked to low horizontal extensions that
ran out below the quad headlamps to the edges of the car.
The last time the division had such a car was the 1940-1941 Custom Torpedo.
This trend was pioneered in 1969 by Chrysler Corporation for its four full-sized
car lines. Factory records indicate 144 Catalina coupes and sedans, 30 Catalina wagons,
six Broughams, four Bonnevilles, and a pair of Grand Villes were assembled with manuals, oddities to
be sure. Pontiac's model numbering system put the Grand Safari among Bonnevilles in 1971-1972 and 1975-1976,
but with the Grand Villes in 1973-1974.) Simulated woodgrain trim was optional on all wagons.
Bonnevilles came as two- and four-door hardtops, plus a four-door sedan. In terms of body style availability,
the base Catalina was the only series that had all styles
available: two-door hardtop and convertible, four-door sedan and hardtop, and six- and nine-passenger Safari station wagons.
Catalinas featured a 123.5-inch wheelbase, the higher-end cars rode on a 126-inch platform,
and station wagons stretched 127 inches between the wheel centers.
All full-sized 1971 Pontiac station wagons featured GM's
new "clamshell" tailgate. Continue on to the next
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