58L-Y8 Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 For Sale: 1962 Pontiac Tempest convertible -$8,800 - Blackstone, VA 1962 Tempest - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org) Seller's Description: Older restoration paint showing some imperfections Motor and Transmission Strong. Convertible top works perfectly but top has slight tear could be repaired. Frame and body solid, car was from California. Trophy 4-cylinder 195 cu in motor. All new brakes front and rear. I believe motor and transmission were rebuilt. Clear title. Will not respond to "is it available" you will be blocked. Call if interested Contact: (203) two-six-zero-2-2-2-3 Copy and paste in your email: b8ff22ee4a7a3d7d84fcd72e9a83bf57@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1962 Pontiac Tempest convertible. The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1946-1975, Edited by John Gunnell states 5,076 1962 Pontiac Tempest convertibles built, with another 15,599 Tempest Custom (Lemans trim option) convertibles built. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 How reliable is the drive train with that flexible driveshaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 GM used to really give the engineers some latitude! Rope drive to a transaxle! Half a V8! Turbocharged air cooled flat 6's. Not only is no body "out side the box" anymore, the box has gotten a lot smaller. No wonder we like the old stuff! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 21 hours ago, Crusty Trucker said: How reliable is the drive train with that flexible driveshaft? Give me a nickel for every time someone has referred to the driveshaft as a "rubber band". Remember the balsa airplane kits at the five and dime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneybeauchamp Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 22 hours ago, Crusty Trucker said: How reliable is the drive train with that flexible driveshaft? My understanding it was over engineered. We towed a car trailer with a ‘61 manual carrying a ‘61 auto back from interstate without any issues. Friend had one and it is still running now (different owner). Just my observations 😀😀 Rodney 😀😀😀😀😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 5:23 PM, Crusty Trucker said: How reliable is the drive train with that flexible driveshaft? Actually, the arced 'torsion-bar' driveshaft was massively overengineered for reliable, trouble-free operation which it performed in real-world operation. The less robust components were in the transaxle particularly the V8 Lemans. These Tempest/Lemans cars are some of the most interesting '60's GM products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 2:23 PM, Crusty Trucker said: How reliable is the drive train with that flexible driveshaft? I believe the Pinto had a foot or so of similar material in the steering column as a safety feature. They crash tested OK from the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Theres a guy in my town that has one of these cars -hardtop- as his daily driver. I would assume they are reliable enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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