Emblem in the grille signifies the 326-cubic inch V-8 engine. Special exterior paint and modified interior are major modifications. The engine beneath the hood is a 326 cubic inch V-8. Since then I have put on almost 15,000 trouble free miles, used it to drive away from my wedding, bring my son home from the hospital, done the last three days of Hot Rod Power Tour 2019, autocrossed with the local Miata club and been to LS fest 11 where it was driven there and back and autocrossed both days. Pontiac Fleur de Lis is a Tempest-based open show car. My uncle and I did the whole swap from OHC 6 and two speed auto to LS 4l60 in a month. One late night EBay session later I had a $350 LM7 with no history. After doing some digging it became clear an LS was the most cost effective way to make the car work again. That winter the transmission lost all of its seals and puked its guts all over my garage floor. When I was discharged and returned home, I revived the car again after another 10 years of sitting and drove it around as a stock car. Just 14 in number and built to compete in the NHRA Factory Experimental class, they were built at the Pontiac plant in Michigan over Christmas 1962 with the knowledge of the impending General Motors ban on factory racing. The base engine was a six-cylinder unit assembled by Pontiac Motor Division from Chevrolet-produced components. Perhaps the most famous Tempests built were the 1963 Super Duty cars. The Tempest, with its distinctive split grill and prominent Pontiac hood crest, was. Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. But the Tempest Sprint also got bumped up to 215hp, thanks to a passel of performance improvements. They inherited the GTO's aggressive looks, with 14圆, Rally I wheels and redline bias-ply tires. For 1964, the Tempest was enlarged and given a separate frame construction. The 1961 Pontiac Tempest was both an engineering and a styling achievement. Tempest Sprints were essentially lower-buck GTOs, good for folks on a budget. The car was driven a small amount before I left for the US Navy. The Pontiac Tempest was a very diverse model offered in several different bodystyles with a variety of engine options and trim levels. The car sat from 1988 to 2001 when she passed away and the car was given to my grandfather who then passed the car to me, I was 14.

The car was bought new by my great great aunt in Chicago, she drove the car as her daily driver until 1988 when she lost her license.

Pontiac tempest