1965 Pontiac Catlina Convertible 'Grand Prix' conversion by Darrel

The idea of factory show cars intrigued Dad. He enjoyed discussing the factory prototypes and experimental cars produced by Pontiac and GM. He also liked the special presentation cars and the car vehicles produced by the factory for special demonstration purposes.

Dad assembled this car as a "what if?" car, as in "What if Pontiac built a '65 Grand Prix convertible as a special vehicle for some high-ranking executive?"

This car started life as a turquoise Catalina. Dad remembered driving to Laredo to pick up this car in a dealer trade when it was new. After 12 years, he bought it back from the original owner and let me drive it for a while. It was sold locally. When it popped up for sale as a basket case many years later, Dad purchased it and refurbished it as a "dream car".