The Pontiac Bonneville Wagon on the Track! | Roadkill Garage | MotorTrend

[@offhandacoustic]

Ahhh yes.... Memories of riding in the back of my aunt and uncle's wagon almost dieing from the exhaust leak flowing through the rusted out fender wells. Good times.

[@track1219]

I used to sleep in the back of our station wagon in the early 60s while on a trip. One night after sleeping in the back of our like new Bonneville during a one hour ride , we got home and I went to bed and had some very weird, druggy symptoms before I finally fell asleep. I assume it was carbon monoxide poisoning.

[@giancarlomartini2133]

@@track1219 Oh geez lol

[@keshavashankar2852]

me to bro... and football,cricket... river with the old ride best times that never came back

[@rustymotor]

Good move to get rid of those rims, the replacements are great!

[@mv1509]

2Oppai.com w

[@huwaki]

I miss the old roadkill where you can binge watch them on youtube

[@dougboyer5829]

I'm on y t now

[@tatialo37]

Ditto!!

[@RetireWithLess]

OMG! This was my car! I owned this wagon around 2003 onward, my kids and wife called it "The Pickle" lol. Unfortunately life happened, I parked it in the backyard of my mother in laws house in a not so good neighborhood and I found out in 2018 it was stolen. Probably was stolen before then but my mother in law has Alzheimer's and would not remember when the car disappeared. So happy to see it back on the road!!!!

[@ModelA]

Wow! Were those hideous wheels on it when you had it?

[@RetireWithLess]

@@ModelA No, the people that stole it must have put those on it.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@RetireWithLess - Yeah, look like stealer mentality wheels...

[@Garf2O]

@@BuzzLOLOL "aye cuh lets put 22s on the back foo"

[@davidkastin4240]

Love these old wagons. We had a 66 Safari wagon blue/blue still miss it.

[@wakjob961]

Man I love wagons !!!

[@schmoab]

We had a 77 Grand Safari when I was a kid. Total beast.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

I have a rare '77 Pontiac Astre Formula Safari Station Wagon...

[@mikeobrien3744]

Having just bought a 1968 Plymouth 9 passenger roof rack wood sided Fury wagon, this is my favorite episode.

[@dougboyer5829]

No wood panel

[@seeharvester]

does it have the 440?

[@mikeobrien3744]

@@seeharvester no. 318, but i traded it. Now i have a 1968 polara convertible Needs glass. Also 318.

[@maheshsonawane8737]

That bon is so antique and classic 💖💖

[@dustintunis9347]

YES!!! And here I thought I was the only one that doesn't like rubber band tires, good call getting some meat on the Bonneville.

[@lakhana5774]

After my father passed away in 68, THIS was the car I learned how to drive at 16 1/2. I did not know how to drive a 3-in-the-tree clutch. My first day out, I crept up to a stop sign with a cop sitting there watching me desperately trying to not slip the clutch and go smoothly. He must have laughed his head off watching chug, chugging past him. Luckily, he didn't pull me over. The engine was a 455 cubic" with a 4 barrel carburetor. It had a 3-speed speed synchromesh manual transmission. After a few months, I became a bit proficient at beating everyone off the line in this tank of an auto. I loved driving despite my friend having a new Shelby mustang. One morning in February while driving to swim practice at 6:45 am, I ran out of gas after turning left. I stalled out in the left lane. No cell phones, right. Before I knew it I was rear-ended. The Ford Falcon suffered a lot of front-end damage while the tank barely had a dent in the rear. Ah, those were the days.

[@sethhajian7816]

Love the old wagons. Dad had a 1970 Olds Vista Cruiser...loved that car.

[@Jessesquarebodytube]

That bon is so sweet!!

[@crazylarryjr]

yeah, but I have a sweeter spot for old dodges, especially wagons

[@motownXJdad9565]

stacked headlights are bitchin man, and that co!or is groovy

[@docslinux2]

A little clean up on that 440 and drive train, that Town and Country would be a beast.

[@iswc27]

When I saw the thumbnail for this video I just HAD to check it out! It just so happens I have a 1967 Bonneville wagon in Montreux Blue with dark blue Morrokide interior that I bought from a fellow in the Poconos of Pennsylvania back in 2000. I named her Jewel because like most old station wagons these days, she's a rare jewel. When I first picked her up, I drove her to Pittsburgh for a club convention before taking her home to Massachusetts. She runs well and is mostly original with over 83,600 miles, but she could use some body work. She came with a black vinyl top, but it's been slowly deteriorating and there's not much left of it. I don't often take her for long distances these days so I don't think she'll be coming to Bonneville, but she is a lot of fun to drive. BTW, I'm also the Historian of the International Station Wagon Club. If you guys would be interested in checking us out you can find us on Facebook. Thanks for showing off your Bonnie for us, and Happy Haulin'!

[@richb.4374]

My first car was a 67 Bonneville 4 door sedan. It had a 10:5:1 compression 325hp 400 with a four barrel and it would smoke the tires for a block. Great car.

[@dadgarage7966]

Those were a couple of pretty cool wagons. Keep the patina and character but fix them to drive well and be reliable.

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

i love old station wagons = never a record winner but a hot wagon is a glorious car to own !

[@ronmerkle3696]

I jumped a 70 Catalina wagon over a dumpster in the 80's!

[@kevinrogers6509]

We had one of those back in 67. One of the best cars my Dad ever had.

[@1965l88]

My mom had a '67 just like that one, only it was sort of a faded bronze color and it had a 428 HO (360hp, 472 tq) in it with posi. Had a lot of fun and got in a bit of trouble in that car during my high school days....

[@lzeta28pep90]

Just picked up a 67 4 door Pontiac Bonneville 2 weeks ago. Towed it home put a fuel pump in it with new gas fired right up!! Drove it around the neighborhood. It's a TANK my daily is an 03 suburban and this thing is bigger that the burban!!!!

[@panji7793]

wagon with sound like that,its the best

[@gregbenwell6173]

A friend of mine was a "Church Kid" and his parents owned a 1970 Ford Country Squire station wagon that had a 390 in it back in 1982 when we were all in school!! The car was in bad shape to the point where the rear bumper was literally tied to the roof rack, BUT his father had kept the motor tuned and serviced constantly!! The funny part is it ran VERY WELL even though New York weather had destroyed most of the body over the years! And my buddy would do killer ONE TIRE burn out for nearly a quarter mile long!!!!

[@timjohn2810]

Love the BIG Ol Poncho !

[@flyerschris72]

Would love to own one of those wagons! So many memories from growing up.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

Like most kids in the 50s to the early 80s, I grew up riding in Station Wagons. Dad had a Pickup, and Mom had a Wagon. I spent many hours in the "History seat"! Wagons rule!!! I had a 1973 Chevy Kingswood Estate until I joined the Army. I would love to have that old " Boulevard Battleship" now...

[@mcgaugh57]

I had one of these wagons in 77, tboned a 57 studabaker skyhawk with it, destroyed studabaker and dented the pontiac.

[@fsj197811]

I love the ending!!! "And that was my idea."

[@sambaritone]

I commuted to and from junior college in one of these 67 Pontiac wagons. It was a great machine.

[@tanglediver]

Hurling in the back of the wagon, oh the memories!

[@georgekerr8804]

In 1977 I had a 1967 Town & Country, Black, 440 with broken PS & PB. I used the power bench seat to improve the leverage on the steering wheel and brakes. All the way forward for steering and all the way back to lock both my knees on the brake pedal.

[@billh230]

We had a Ford Torino Country Squire back in the late '70's. I remember we were riding over some "whoop-de-doos" and my brother, riding in the back, had eaten a box of Froot Loops that morning. "Dad, I'm gonna be sick!!" All of a sudden the back of that wagon exploded in Technicolor.

[@sasquatch907]

In the 70’s My ex father n law was points champ for several years in the NHRA.....with a Pontiac wagon big block and a power glide....jack mullins.

[@dougboyer5829]

Roadkill is fun to watch and veary informative Dulchich is cool I like wear he lives Crazy good stuff

[@paulsheehan789]

in canada, the top of the pontiac wagon was a parisienne safari. the canadian pontiacs were built on chevy platforms, with chevy drinetrains, built in oshawa, ont.

[@deanbessom3513]

I loved every minute of it can't get enough of you knuckleheads

[@dougboyer5829]

I agree lots of laughs the whole roadkill crew is crazy love it

[@r1299]

I bought one in 1983 for 500 bucks it was in mint condition, 428HO from the factory. Used to stuff nine jar heads in it and we would cruise around Jacksonville NC when I was stationed Camp Lejeune. I actually beat a 5.0 mustang in 1985 with nine people in the car, and they were famous for breaking motor mounts.

[@seanjeffery9171]

Rah brother

[@jameshall4385]

And that’s why wagons rule

[@robacon6386]

That's an awesome boneville!!!!

[@indianadave8881]

We broke a motormount in my friends CJ7 while offroading. Was coming up a steep hill with one tire way up in the air and lost the clutch and killed the engine. About pissed my pants. Got it up over the hump on level ground. Long story short. We used my brand new come along that I tossed in the back "just in case" and strapped the engine down to keep it from rocking and making the clutch arm all come apart again. Wheeled it the rest of the weekend like that.

[@johnbehneman1546]

I OVE STATION WAGONS!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!!

[@theirishaxe9405]

Steve's serious face is amazing lol

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

You remind me of me , idk if thats a good thing tho, Best content ever , love the show

[@williamsanders468]

David got shook up like a soda can in the back seat!

[@rickbarger5161]

Funny you guys are using both those cars my dad was a hot-rodder but he had six kids we have both of those cars when they're brand new remember sitting in the back facing backwards

[@johnstach4601]

take in a heart beat!clean car.

[@olikat8]

Got a '76 Valiant for all of about $200 out-of-pocket- taxes, title, registration, tags. 88k miles, very solid. Took the 185MM wide nearly-new Toyos on 14" rims off and put some 205/60 series Bridgestones on a set of cop wheels. Traded the set for a matching-sized spare tire on a 2-piece, aluminum Chrysler "Road wheel." Set the suspension a little lower, car looks much better now. Have a set of 5 Lincoln LSC "Turbines" in 16x7 to try as well. But that's probably as big a diameter as I'd go

[@denali9449]

My folks always had big GM vehicles in the 60's; a Caddy for him and a big butted Olds wagon for her. I will never forget the day I got home and saw that fire engine red '67 Pontiac Bonneville wagon sitting in the garage. That thing was huge! It was bigger than her Olds wagon!, The hood was a mile long. Handled like a tank and even with the 400, 4 bbl it was a pig. Thank goodness I had my own ride. 54 years later I still do not understand what they saw in those cars.

[@daviddahlgren8522]

Love those wagons.

[@WE_OF_THE_NOV]

getting rid of those wheels was a HUGE start!

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

Out of all the awesome cars I’ve ever been in, can’t count all out race cars, my neighbors fiancé had a brand new 69 428 Bonneville coupe, with 390 hp and every option in the book, including factory floor mounted 8 track, in dash am/fm, awesome car that left 30 footers, with the a/c on

[@grumblyone3334]

Ah yes, ridin' backwards, & puking in the car. Takes me back!

[@danishghostrider]

Reminds me of my stepdads 1978 Mercedes-Benz 250D 7 seater. Had the backwards facing trunk bench seat too. Didn't handle like a tugboat though xD

[@m4d_mark_xtr3me79]

Ooft I love the look of that thing 🤤

[@richardw64]

I want to see more of these two wonderful cars.

[@Sandkei]

Bring Roadkill back to KZbin!

[@nurid6730]

I love this channel 😊

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Gosh, that engine was rocking like crazy so much it looked like it was going to fall out! Hope you guys were able to find some motor mounts! (3/21/2021)

[@MikMech]

My God I love Pontiacs !

[@mattityahubentzur6220]

If you guys are ever in my area, Washington state, I have a 1994 Dodge Decrepit sitting out in front of the house. It hasn't run for years! I couldn't start it if I tried! And it could explode if you tried. But, it would be a fun car for your show! Fun times. Anyway, if you're ever in my area let me know and I'll sell it to you really cheap! But, you have to get it off the property if you buy it! LOL!

[@davidstoyanoff]

Dad had a 2tone 66 Bonneville four-door that I borrowed for my very first date.

[@shawnathon60]

That comes under the heading,, most coolest!

[@melodigrand]

B Brodies, yes wagons have all that heavy glass in back, can really bring the rear end around. I saw a lot of lashed down GM engines working in a filling station in 1972. The GM fix for broken motor mounts was a cable wrap kit, just about the same as this zip tie fix, but with a bit sturdier wire rope. Those turbo 400s took a lot of abuse.

[@danielboone72]

Very fun to watch!!

[@josuevillanueva3016]

my dad had a 1970 Pontiac Grand Safari with the Pontiac 400 growing. thing was great. too bad he had to get rid of it

[@Cheva-Pate]

8 years ago i was on a speedweek in Orsa Sweden in the winter, they were driving on the ice, when it was time for food the racing team next to us give us salt from Bonneville for the potatoes!

[@JohnDoe-xo7gg]

I think I’ve officially convinced myself to get the subscription...

[@randylucas2458]

I am of an age where those were hundred dollar cars in my teenage and early 20 s. The stuff we used to do to those cars

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

Love the wagons😀

[@mikeburns2297]

Love those mounts i had a old caddy that had a busted mount it had a ssafty latch ,but when i put to floor for a burn out the moter would flop over and the carb linkage would get stuck so the car would lay a wheel patch about 50 yards long ,had to put in N gear to shut it down big 472 gm motor smoking 1970

[@johnbecay6887]

that wonky head light treatment on the Pontiac is a 1 year only look. any Pontiac with it is a 1967.

[@Tanner731]

I did a ratchet straps and sticks engine mount on my friends jeep after we sheared both engine mounts and the trans mount

[@rgs4x]

I grew up driving my moms 63 Bel-Air wagon 327 powerslide. Well called it the white tornado.

[@ekkensss]

wow i found people that fix cars like my dad

[@johnwibbels4678]

These old wagons are overlooked. Better than a mini van or a suv. Nobody wants to restore a cool car like old station wagons …a sleeper car ultimate

[@m.pietro9087]

I love you guys!!!!!! Awesome video, thank you for sharing!!!!!

[@dbcarroll19]

The final sequence on the track had me laughing so hard I thought I was going to hurl..

[@mattryan4067]

Not sure why I this is so entertaining but it is ! :)

[@TheNuzzman]

My Dad had a 1966 Bonneville wagon in dark blue.

[@woodengamer]

nice editing! episode 11, 11 minutes, 11 seconds.. :D

[@dougboyer5829]

Learned to drive in a 69 chevy estate wagon land yacht

[@borilopez8581]

That was so fun i miss u guys

[@tonygherna3054]

I love the pontiac.

[@marcovanni1851]

That was fun; good job guys :))

[@74SD455TA]

So GOOD!

[@jimfrozen521]

" Drunk dad in 1967" OMG lol

[@paulsheehan5010]

In Canada, the Parisienne was the closest equalant to the Bonneville, the Parisienne, was a rebadged Chevy Impala.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

This is what Steve Douglas drove in My Three Sons....but I think his Bonneville wagon was blue. For the majority of the show's run, Pontiac provided the cars for the Douglas family.

[@danielboone72]

It was Catalina wagon, which had a shorter wheelbase than the Bonneville.

[@CaptainNero]

Sometimes the worst ideas are the best ideas.

[@peterrivney552]

Dam I miss those big boats...

[@anthonylewis9572]

Awesome. Paint it white. Tint windows.

[@andredegraaf1643]

I want an old wagon in a major way! I could fit my Subaru Outback in the back probably with room to spare.

[@mikebell2750]

Watching this video makes me want to seek out a big old beast of a wagon just to hoon.

[@orestes720]

Those old wagons are so cool! They just don't make cars like that today! Shame.

[@bobg3034]

The Pontiac was sandbagging!

[@williamdeegan7840]

What are your plans for the Bonny when your done ? The body looks pretty solid. How is the frame and floors ? Pontiacs had a weak area on the frames over the rear axle. I had 5 '66 Pontiacs, all full size , and 2 had frame issues. That wagon you have is pretty rare. Being a 9 passenger wagon. Please be kind to her.

[@dennyjoy]

Wagons💓

[@larrydrozd2740]

10 to 1 compression. Pontiac heads. You need to run 93 octane minimum. I have a 63 Catalina Wagon with later GP heads. 93 octane JUST barely lets it run without knock. Even with a fresh, rebuilt radiator, you will have to put a big, 4 core aluminum version with a hi-po fan clutch to make this not run hot in the warmer climates. I'm in Texas. Also, the water trick works but so will tranny fluid .

[@davidbrennan5]

My friend had a 1978 Camaro with a healthy 454 big block and this old Lady pulls up with a big old station wagon and wants to race reving her engine. She smoked up to the next light, we pull in parking lot and she had a built 502 BBC in it and tons of speed parts on the car. Her husband was a mechanic and She would troll young guys with it every weekend. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@tatialo37]

Cool car!!!