FOR SALE: 1964 Banshee Prototype Concept Car for Pontiac & Corvette

PROJECT XP-833: 1964 Pontiac Banshee Prototype Concept Car created by John DeLorean, General Manager of Pontiac Motors division of General Motors. Car was built to compete with the Ford Mustang and was called, "The Mustang Beater" by DeLorean.
The car has less than 1,500 original miles on it with most of the miles coming from the early developmental days while at Pontiac. The car is a true unrestored survivor as it still is the way that it was when shown to the GM management over 40 years ago including the original paint, interior and drivetrain...
This is the original one-of-a-kind prototype coupe is For Sale. For additional information, contact Mark by phone at [phone].

[@396M21]

Perfect OHC 6 for this car, nice and light and not nose heavy!

[@obivankeno2068]

Amazing stylish car De Lorean

[@TheDejael]

Jack Humbert assisted JohnDeLorean in designing this car. Humbert was Pontiac's Chief of Styling and Design from mid-1960 for the 1961 models, to the 1977 models and the 1981 Firebirds He took over that position from Paul Gillan, who designed the 1960 Pontiac, and was DeLorean's right hand man.

[@insulman100]

DeLorean should've put a 421 SD in this car

[@causwayspeedway]

326ci would of been a better choice for this car. DeLorean had another Banshee built with the 326ci.

[@keithoneil6711]

Just love the look beautiful amazing car wow

[@1Imrichard]

two banshee's where built . the other convertible had a 326 in it

[@bamabound9495]

correct, and imagine it with a 421, or if they had made production for several years down the line, a RA IV

[@Kori-T]

That is one beautiful looking machine, it's to bad it never went into production

[@georgegeorge-bu9pb]

Dang would love this car,,,piece of art,,,,,delorean. Is a artist,,master at automobiles

[@malevolenceXXXensues]

@PasswordisPassword24 idk why they thought this car was threat to the already iconic corvette and they didn't even have a problem with it going up against camaro for 2 decades

[@daniellelemond7426]

All the v-8 blocks from 326 to 455 were the same. A 455 with factory 3-2 barrels would have slipped right into this two seater just fine. Even if it were an all steel body, which I doubt, it should come in under 3000 lbs. This was 1964 and the car was waaay ahead of it's time is why it was canned before the public got their eyes on it. One of the independent kit car companies out there should scarf up this design and make them again.

[@plastiksurgeon9129]

I just 3D printed a model of this car the other week in 1/25 scale. Too bad this one never saw the light of day except for this lone example. 😟

[@jonienglish3231]

1968 DOGGE CHAGER III concept !!!!!!!!!!!!! make a video

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

million dollar car, 1 of 2, lists on Ebay?! How much did it sell for? I'll scroll down and probably find out

[@williammitchell4695]

This is not Billy Mitchell's Pegasus

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

Firebird rear end

[@timplouffe9975]

I thought I was the only one who had one of these

[@beernpizzalover]

How much did it sell for on ebay? Just curious.

[@lv2surf]

how much did it sell for?????

[@hipcat13]

The only reason it was a threat to the Corvette is because it would have sold for alot less and the Pontiac engines were better than what was found in the 'Vette (My opinion). It used mostly off-the shelf parts (Tempest) which kept the price down. Could you imagine this thing with a 455?

[@malevolenceXXXensues]

@thetravelingcloset23 to me it's like how camaro has firebird for it's clone/copy banshee was nearly the corvettes but i think it would've been just a match

[@trivboltz2195]

how much?

[@JohnnyGlaze7]

Triv Boltz 750k

[@CorvetteStingray]

hmm C3 corvette?

[@NVRAMboi]

Yes. With round Opel GT pop-up headlights.

[@PasswordisPassword24]

@malevolenceXXXensues I used to be thetravelingcloset23 but i switched and got a new username ...... but i changed my mind of what i said ..... your are right.

[@ozzymd1]

1 mill ? That's it? I'll write you a check !

[@JohnnyGlaze7]

If you seriously will we have this car in milford ct, na

[@JohnnyGlaze7]

NAPOLI Indoor Kia, ask for Lenny

[@fifteenbyfive]

GM did sell this. It's the C3 Corvette. It's a branding issue when GM decided to use Chevy instead of Pontiac. Chevy was already known for selling high end sports cars. And if Pontiac produced this, what would happen to the Corvette, an already established and high selling model? Is there another reason for GM to have done this? I think there are multiple reasons, but the branding and sales issues look like the most compelling one of all. $ talks.

[@lv2surf]

wrong this was 1964 Corvette didn't come out with this Mako design until 1968

[@Sherman62]

Well, they both are 2 seaters and if you stand a few hundred yards away, they have a similar general shape...and that's about the end of similarities. The Banshees were mockups. Production chassis would have been uni-body. That wasn't even started. I truly like the simplicity of the Banshee. Like 4 seat pony cars, it would have used a lot of sedan parts wrapped in a small, shapely form. The Corvette OTOH, is packed full of unique pieces and "sophisticated" features. This makes the Vette kind of a PITA but it's part of the elite image/content that GM wanted for their flagship. GM did not want their 2 seat sports car to be common and they had no interest at all in putting giant engines in the tiniest car possible. You might recall there was going to be a production Grand Sport Corvette in the 60s but it was snuffed as well. If it was a conspiracy, it wasn't anti-Pontiac or even pro-Corvette. It was the belief that flooding the streets with cheap, lightweight, psuedo racecars would not be in their best interest.

[@stopglobalswarming]

Why didn't GM just buy and build this?

[@georgegeorge-bu9pb]

Dang the banshee looks like a corvette,,,doesn't it????

[@insulman100]

No George the in my opinion the corvette looks like a Banshee

[@lv2surf]

As a Pontiac collector Its sad concern over Corvette sales took away so many great cars such as the Pontiac Fiero was canned in 1988 not due to fire or bad sales... but the 2.8 L V-6 with the WS-6 package and getrag 5 speed 87-88 GT Fastback version were cutting into Corvette sales big time and the car was not made after 1988! due to much pressure from Chevy!

[@w41duvernay]

due to the whinny Corvette bastard who were worried about keeping the Corvette alive.

[@rollingstopp]

where are all mans museum peices goining to end up - in 500--5000 years-- one day the sun will go out -= store all the cars on the moon

[@billsimpson604]

Under powered like the DeLorean. That was the BIG mistake. An expensive car that looks fast, has to BE fast.

[@1Bandit455]

Not with the 421HO - it would have been Fast - Which Delorean wanted as a Option :)

[@caribman10]

The whole "threat to Corvette" thread is pure BS, as anybody who knows anything about GM can tell you, but noobs buy into it all the time. Maybe these folks could explain away Pontiac and Saturn debuting two sports cars that almost looked alike at the same time? Or how the Firebird and Camaro were in the same customer quarter - but the Camaro was there first?

[@ride1973]

Fucking corvette, the ss impala has 40hp less becouse of vette and I think banshee would of been prettier than corvette!

[@shagggadoo]

Looks like a stingray to me...

[@mk7seas]

Actually since this is a 1964 model so the 1968 and on Corvettes look like the Banshee