64 Pontiac Banshee for sale! ONLY 1 IN THE WORLD!

[@itsamemario333]

Pontiac isn't dead. My Firebird Formula still purs and she always will.

[@manoman0]

I love my 97 GTP

[@motorcitymanman7711]

Id like to get my hands on a V8, G8.

[@headfirst6227]

They really need to let the aftermarket build replicas of these.

[@kevinmanning4880]

Or the XP11

[@ToyKingWonder]

One comment about the car, one comment about economics. First, there is not only one. There are two. One with the OHC 6 "Sprint" motor, and one with a 326 cu in V8. Second, regarding the butthurt commenters on GM not moving forward with the Banshee. Yes, GM was worried about syphoning sales off the Corvette. This would have likely been priced a little cheaper then the Corvette, which would take buyers of the entry level Corvette and move them to the Banshee. Why would that be a problem? Because you already did the R and D on the Corvette, and you would still have to pay off the development costs AND make a profit on the Banshee. You won't get there by taking away even some sales of an existing product. Further, you would have parts costs associated with replacements, tooling on a car that shared nothing with any other car. You would have to sell tons of Banshees to make it work, and GM already had a two-seater sports car. So the financials just didn't make sense. So what did happen? GM took some of the elements from the car and incorporated them into the Firebird/Camaro platforms. These platforms allowed "straddling" for a sportscar/muscle car classifications, offered four-seat practicality, a variety of power plant options that allowed making the car everything from a family car to a real performance machine. Costs spread across two divisions. It was definitely the smart move, made millions, sold tons, and the Camaro continues to this day. Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but it wasn't because GM was "mean", or "didn't get it", or "were idiots". Manufacturing is a business.

[@roberthertz6634]

Great POINTS.

[@MidnightinSavannah]

Now you know where Chevy stole the front end for the '68 Corvette from and Olds stole the rear end design for the Toronado.

[@Lamborghiniman5150]

the banshee could have been Pontiac's version of a corvette with even better looks, they should have gone with it, I think Pontiac's should come back bringing back a brand has probably never been done before, so they should after all they're the best.

[@CJColvin]

Exactly so that way the can become not only GM's Mopar (like the GTO to compete with the Charger and the Trans Am to compete with the Challenger) but also America's BMW as well (like the G6 compete with the M3/M4, the G8 compete with the M5/M6 and the Solstice compete with the BMW Roadster) and all will The new LS based DOHC 32V V8s that are the same displacement as the original Pontiac V8s have potential to be Coyote killers as well.

[@goddimmus]

Negative. This came first in 1964. In that year the bigwigs at Chevy felt threatened for their Corvette and had this car, which outperformed the vette by miles, shelved forever. Fuck Chevy. They stole most of their "classic" designs from Pontiac and screwed them both at the start and at the end of their careers.

[@jeffcochran2195]

Yep and they set delorean up to preserve their monopoly

[@undertheelm4518]

They killed the first electric cars in the US and the only hydrogen car to drive across the country. The inventor mysteriously fell ill and died. I believe GM acquired the car after a meeting with the builder. The Sandrail VW water/hydrogen car was possibly destroyed in a fire later on? There is an Australian guy riding around on a motorcycle that's powered by a hydrogen motor, he's smart and he's not telling me what how we did it. But car batteries in buckets of water sure do make a lot of hydrogen not that difficult to figure out. I have to say I do like a internal combustion engine that runs on fossil fuels. For one, there's nothing like the sound of a turbocharged finely tuned engine growling and popping through hey stainless steel dual exhaust system on a cold start first thing in the morning. I'm going to go drive around the block.

[@rickdavis3593]

Chevy and Pontiac where both GM.....so

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@rickdavis3593 Yeah but Pontiacs were always like deluxe or luxury Chevys......Pontiac had nicer interiors, better styling, better motors.....Chevy was always GMs economy division, except for the Vette.

[@gr7673]

I doubt a 6cyl banshee would threaten the 1968 vette with 427

[@Xantylon74]

Chevy made this their new Corvette. ☺️ But i’m happy the Vette looked even better. I love my C3.

[@williammitchell4695]

From what I can remember of Banshee "1" aka "Pegasus" she was red and built by Billy Mitchell with a foreign engine

[@TheDejael]

That was in 1971.

[@textilewhiz]

Give the public what they want. Seems like the early 60's had style. Raymond Lowe in overdrive. Ground pounder deluxe, Cheetahs, Cobras, my new love, the F88, later years, the Cuda, Avanti. C'mon Detroit, and I do mean the Car Capitol of the World, remake these badasses. NO electronic gizmos, true carburetors, (that'll keep the kids at bay) Drive Dammit!

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

I can see where the Opel GT came from! Shame that car never Opel's larger I6 from their Rekord model, it would have pushed the performance up a bit.

[@yorgle11]

Multiple times the almighty Corvette has factored into killing other GM cars. Over time all the divisions were reduced to Chevy clones. This was all in the name of "eliminating redundancy". And all this did is make them truly redundant. Every time a division designed something too unique, GM politics would undermine it. So we end up with only 2 healthy divisions - Chevy and Cadillac (who's good fortune is that they don't compete in the same market space). I somewhat resent Chevy as a division.

[@happydays8171]

yorgle11 ... Amen sir. It must have been frustrating being a design engineer for GM, every new idea you had would get axed.

[@tinindian7816]

I won't own a Chevy for this one reason.

[@bountyhunter4885]

Someone once quoted, Pontiac stood for : Poor Old Narcissist Thinks It's A Cadillac .... But I look to these great automobiles with sadness, as fewer of them left, with each passing year... only those still lucky enough to own these classics. R.I.P Pontiac

[@joequillun7790]

You must've cleaned that up, cause it's not the original interpretation. Close, but not quite.

[@bountyhunter4885]

@@joequillun7790 Yeah, not the original quote, but let's not go there. 😁

[@DJM442]

I-6, OHC, good looks, not too shabby. reminds me of the 1954 F-88 Oldsmobile Roadster concept. deemed 'too dangerous' to the Corvette's success.

[@roberthertz6634]

Pontiac the last of a BREED. Tri power wide track only 1 in. Fuel injection late 50s. Those were the day's. Drive inns.

[@badferritbadferrit5526]

Wow just wow I'm English and the style is amazing wish our automobile history was as sleek

[@shadow359786]

John Delorean was the greatest

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@david.8471 DeLorean was aquitted of all charges and never went to prison bonehead.

[@motorcitymanman7711]

DONT forget Jim Wangers the margeting guru for Pontiac....read his book "Glory Days" When HP and Passion Ruled Detroit" its a good read if you're a gear head.

[@savagetuner2404]

Maybe. But his cars weren't

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@savagetuner2404 The Pontiac GTO was.....and the Pontiac Trans Am and other Pontiacs. DeLorean and JIM WANGERS were responsible for a lot of Great Pontiacs!

[@savagetuner2404]

@@motorcitymanman7711 Yes. But deloreans weren't.

[@motorcitymanman7711]

I got one of Pontiacs "last hurrahs"....a 2007 52,000 mile Red...almost mint 5 speed SOLSTICE. Imop one of the best looking roadsters other than a Ford Cobra! Mine is loaded with every option package and I bought it last October from a Chevy Dealer in South Carolina for $6,800....not a bad price I thought! VERY fun to drive....handles like a go cart! Top is in new condition. Original owner trade in and garage kept clean. Not blistering fast with 177hp but 0-60 in 7 seconds isn't horrible....back in 2007 it was almost fast! 😁 On my bucket list is a 2009 V8 G8!! Love the Ponchos! Ive had quite a few TAs and a Formula over the years......

[@CirocObama.94]

r.i.p delorean r.i.p pontiac

[@davidfindley1588]

Somebody needs to bring the Banshee back

[@evalaclair8260]

God

[@askjeevescosby2928]

So pontiac is responsible for the modern corvette.

[@richn7299]

They should have closed Chevrolet and kept Pontiac.

[@heychevrolet299]

Richard N will never happen pontiacs sold less than Chevy's by far. 69 firebirds was 87k sales and camaro was 250k? Look at impalas and such they killed the Pontiacs in sales even 93-02 firebirds didn't outsell camaro at all. That's just facts

[@richn7299]

Hey Chevrolet what I said was that, Pontiac was always of higher quality than Chevrolet. The fit and finish was always higher grade on Pontiac than Cheverolet. WAY BETTER!

[@heychevrolet299]

Richard N not really it's still gm

[@richn7299]

Hey Chevrolet I've owned them all. Cheverolet's fit and finish was always far inferior to Pontiac. All my Z 28's, and I've owned prime examples, eventually rattled like log wagons. Trans Am's not a squeak. I could go on but Cheverolet's product was always of course, inferior to Pontiacs. No comparison really. I'd never own a new Cheverolet today. Every one you pass has the passenger side light out. That's how you know a Cheverolet at night, they only ever have one headlight burning.

[@richn7299]

Hey Chevrolet yes really. CHEVEROLET was junk compared to Pontiac. Everybody knows this. You do not know much about GM, that's apparent. Even Corvettes are just so so. Certain year models are highly sought. Most weren't built well Yes, I've owned prime examples. Back in the day each GM moniker was just like a separate car company..even though all were GM. Buick was always the very best. Then Cadillac. Then Pontiac or Olds depending on who you ask. Then Cheverolet. ..unless you're talking trucks. Anyone who says different isn't a real car guy...Most will say Cadillac's the top GM product. They'd be wrong. Buick always was the better car. Always!

[@wickiezulu]

Always wondered how this car would have fared had it reached production if the Banshee was powered by the lightweight 215 Buick V8 (in both turbocharged and non-turbo forms).

[@david.8471]

GM bean counters have fucked up again …

[@zellryss4783]

The damn music killed me

[@papawx3]

@malevolenceXXXensues Buick sells well in asia, thats why. Personally, I just don't get it, why ANYONE would want a Buick over a Pontiac. The Riviera was a nice enough car, but Buick really never put out more than one performance car {the GSX}. Mechanically sound cars, but uninspireing. Pontiac made the best cars PERIOD for years, though the Olds Rocket engine line does deserve a tip of the hat. I still can't get over the fact that in just ten years, we have lost 5 american car brands.

[@mikhaiIs]

good restyling of corvette ;)

[@justrollin1210]

This looks like a Corvette + F-body

[@justrollin1210]

***** I feel like it's a Camaro with a Stingray head.

[@CJColvin]

The Banshee would've been Pontiac's Corvette had GM decided to let Pontiac create they're own version of the Corvette.

[@TheDejael]

Prototype for the 1967 Firebird.

[@michaelotten2724]

Pontiac shouldve killed the vette with this banshee. Pontiac would still exist if it had and shivrowlet would be ded.

[@timreichert9982]

Wish it had the 421SD😯

[@gordongriggs4936]

What's the cost , big bucks no doubt. !!!

[@jeremythompson9122]

GM should've kept Pontiac and put Cadillac or Buick outta business. Doesn't make sense to me why they dumped their performance division...Pontiac... and kept 2 luxury manufacturers. I'll never buy another Government Motors product in my life. Both Ford and Chrysler products are far superior to any GM product. I hate that Vortec EFI system in 96 and newer Chevy/GMC trucks. The TBI unit they used from 87-95 was much more reliable and easier to work on. The Vortec setup is junk

[@CJColvin]

They should've also got rid of GMC as well.

[@BlackMagickMike]

The Banshee has depreciated to $750K, now...

[@Bigbriansc]

Well, actually....if you listened to the commentator, the car had an inline 6 engine. Not to say they wouldn't have put a V-8 in it. Anyway, they also said that GM decided to cease production because they feared that it would be too much competition for the Corvette. Typical chevy...cry babies back then...cry babies now.

[@MidnightinSavannah]

The convertible Banshee Pontiac built had a 326.

[@kyleolin3566]

Just like the GNX...

[@tonatiu666rodriguez5]

Rip pontiac

[@timothylines7115]

would any thing get sold with out all the hipe,and drama from the mad men of maddison av?

[@poffy8888]

@PontiacAlfaHSV rember that chevy always rules at GMC. Its the founding make, after all........sigh.

[@dttomsen971]

I thought there were 2 of these prototypes. True they are different colors so that doesn't really make this one the "only 1 in the world"

[@tinindian7816]

There is. It's a silver convertible with black top and a 326 cid.

[@PetOwner678]

Who is here bec of the news that this car is for sale at a Kia dealership ?

[@nicholasparreco914]

Sorry GM did build this and called it a corvette.

[@cboneofenglewood]

Green Hornet brought me here.

[@umitzekecoglu7654]

I have the last banshee for sale 1k on it $750000

[@motorcitymanman7711]

Bullshit you do!

[@JohnnyGlaze7]

Motorcityman Man Milford ct Napoli indoor Kia. Come see it

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@JohnnyGlaze7 Asking price??

[@JohnnyGlaze7]

Motorcityman Man still valued at $750,000. Mr Napoli would be happy to speak with anyone interested!

[@General1lol]

Damn Vette...

[@paulibarra5449]

i had this car in toy,

[@motorcitymanman7711]

The Banshee was cool but it looked too much like a Vette......GM didn't need 2 Vettes.

[@oe542]

Motorcityman Man pretty much

[@superchris09]

Looks like an old 80's Hotwheels dinky car.

[@odditeax]

superchris09 is it not

[@ReboottoysEllis]

Well there is another 64 coop. I seen it in person. When I was a kid my mom's ex-boyfriend had it. It wasn't cared for very much before he got it. But he did end up selling it to a car collector. So there is definitely one. Somewhere that the guy bought from Bristol Virginia. Don't know if he ever he sold it or what happened to it anyways. The mystery is now solved. I've been looking. Poor information about that car ever since I seen it when I was a kid. Wish I could I really got to check it out more. Damn.

[@jiggamanog]

Will Ellis 1979 uh nice lie shit stick. but if you heard there was only 2 ever made and they were never released to the public. so go flick your bean elsewhere.

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@JBO3022 LOL

[@tinindian7816]

I'm sorry, Chevy flat out stole the banshee ( designed in 64) and badged it the stingray in 1967. Stole the tail lights for the 69 Camaro ( Can't America Make A Real One) and the banshee would have been a Mustang ( Motor Under Strain Transmission Almost No Good) killer. B.O.P. was always better than GM / Chevy.

[@ex-engineer6657]

Too much too fast. I had to replay it slower. Thanks.

[@redram5150]

0:19 LMAO

[@froggodoggo79]

Pontiac was founded by an Eddie Murphy. Huh.

[@davidramossalsologoporexse2469]

A corvette copy that's all

[@brucevincent3813]

It was before the Corvette

[@thishasruinedme]

DeLoreon , the Infamous cocaine investor who lost it all in the 80s amid a scandal....was the designer of the banshee and therefor, the vette. they didnt produce the banshee cuz they gave the design to chevy. cannot have two vettes. and back to the future saved his car as it lives on in cinema and a side street in garden grove ca, where about 40 of those cars equipped with the thrust capacitor are parked on the street.