For Sale: 1962 Pontiac Bonneville 9-Passenger Sedan by Superior Coach, 50K miles - Project - $8,500 - South Park, PA - Not Mine -Still Available, Same Price $8,500: 1-26-2024.

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1962 Pontiac Bonneville 9-Passenger Sedan by Superior Coach, 50K miles - Project - $8,500 - South Park, PA - Still Available, Same Price $8,500: 1-26-2024. See New Link Below.

1962 pontiac bonneville for sale by owner - South Park, PA - craigslist

Seller's Description:

Up for sale is my 1962 Pontiac Bonneville Limousine, Superior Coach conversion when new (6-23-62), 389 cu. in. engine, automatic transmission, 50,948 original miles, black exterior color w/matching black/gray cloth and vinyl interior, power steering, power brakes, A/C, remote driver’s side fender mounted outside mirror, manual passenger side fender mounted outside mirror, AM radio with front fender mounted antenna. This is a hard to find, low mile Bonneville limo that has remnants of what it once was with a nice interior and solid structural integrity. Unfortunately, the car was left to the elements at some point and now could use reconditioning, if so desired, to restore to its original condition when new (see pictures). The last 2 owners have kept this car indoors for many years in its present condition and it was driven into storage 18 years ago. Currently the car runs and drives since it was brought out of storage earlier this year, but it has not been driven far.
The interior shows well - seats, carpets, dash, door panels and headliner appear to be original and look nice. The steering wheel and dash pad are beautiful with no apparent cracks and in a condition that you would expect to see from a low mile car. Radio powers up but sounds of static, heat and a/c have not been tested because blower motor doesn’t power up, but all heating and cooling components appear to be intact, windows are functional, headlights and brake lights are functional, some other electrical items like wipers and horn need attention. Under the hood is original and untouched. Trunk area is super solid and in nice shape with surface rust (see pictures). Trunk lock is missing as is the spare tire and jack.
Engine starts up with quiet internals, shifts well, drives and stops. The exhaust leaks up front but the exhaust itself is in good condition (see pictures), oil leak/wetness around oil pan. The underside of the car is very clean and solid with nice floors and frame bearing original undercoating, some rot in rear body mounts but still solid, nonetheless. Chrome bumpers and other chrome trim pieces are pitted and / or peeling, stainless around front, rear and side windows as well as other places is super nice.
The body has surface rust and paint cracking all over, rot apparent where expected but not limited to the following areas: lower fender heels, rear lower quarter panels in front of and behind rear wheel openings, old bodywork bubbling up and rusting where work was completed for the limousine conversion in the rear quarters (see pictures). Wheel well lips and the inner fender wells as well as the doors are for the most part in good shape. Brakes and exhaust are in good condition as well as the tires but are older bias ply.
PONTIAC VIN: 862P21031
Coach Builder Tag Mounted Under Hood on Inner Fender Well (see picture):
Superior Coach Corporation
Southern Division
Kosciusko, Mississippi USA
MODEL NO.
26 23
BODY NO.
30 16
SILL NO.
LP_16
DATE OF MFG 6_23_62
IF YOU ARE READING THIS POSTING THEN THE CAR IS STILL AVAILABLE - don't ask! Please call for more information and leave a voicemail - I will return your call. No texts or emails, please. Thanks.

Contact: (412) 3-7-six-7-two-9-5

 

I have no interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1962 Pontiac Bonneville 9-Passenger Sedan by Superior Coach.

Note: These 1960's Pontiac 9-passenger sedans were offered by Superior Coach Co. the hearse and ambulance coachbuilder as an adjunct to their line of lower-priced hearses for funeral directors who wished to present a uniform fleet of livery cars.  The 9-passenger sedans were intended as the mourner's coach plus could be used as transportation by the funeral director's family.  Superior also promoted these to livery operators of airport limousines, hotel courtesy cars, etc.   

Edited January 26 by 58L-Y8
Still Available, Same Price $8,500: 1-26-2024. Crossed out the dead CL link. (see edit history)

[Crusty Trucker]

Funeral car, I would presume. Unusual with poverty hub caps. A low popularity and demand body style. Not the most attractive styling, in my opinion. One might expect to see dark-tinted windows on this car by now. Price might be optimistic due to the amount work required to eliminate the rust. Interior seems quite passable (o pun intended).

 

 

[TexRiv_63]

Never saw one before. The interior looks great compared to the outside.

[alsancle]

I like it.

[avgwarhawk]

10 hours ago, Crusty Trucker said:

Funeral car, I would presume. Unusual with poverty hub caps. A low popularity and demand body style. Not the most attractive styling, in my opinion. One might expect to see dark-tinted windows on this car by now. Price might be optimistic due to the amount work required to eliminate the rust. Interior seems quite passable (o pun intended).

 

 

 

I'm going with this assessment.  I have never seen one.  

[Gearheadengineer]

Who needs a minivan when you could have this?

 

This is cool. I don’t know why but I love it. I have a steep transition at the bottom of my driveway. I don’t think this thing would clear it. 

[DavidinCA]

It’s really interesting and there can’t be many left. I’d like to know how much is cost new and how much cheaper it was than a Fleetwood 75.  With the work needed to do the conversion it seems like it wouldn’t have been much cheaper and I’d expect the resale on the 75 would have been higher.  It had to be a very limited market.

[TAKerry]

Know nothing about the industry but I would imagine small town funeral homes would have had something like this and maybe a lesser than Caddy hearse. I would bet new there was a big enough difference in price between this and a Cadillac to make it worthwhile.

[m-mman]

Pontiac Superior 9 passenger limousine. $7,714

Cadillac Fleetwood 75 sedan $9,722

 

From Superior the complete story by Tom McPherson. 

[DavidinCA]

Thank you for posting that. This one seems like it would be amazing when finished, but a lot of work.  

[m-mman]

22 minutes ago, DavidinCA said:

This one seems like it would be amazing when finished, but a lot of work.

What old car isn’t?   😕

[Sal Hepatica]

The problem with stretched professional cars; they won't fit in a garage, and are better being driven in rather than driven.

[Reynard]

6 hours ago, Sal Hepatica said:

The problem with stretched professional cars; they won't fit in a garage, and are better being driven in rather than driven.

Depends on your condition at the time you are driven.

[58L-Y8]

Still Available, Same Price $8,500: 1-26-2024.

1962 pontiac bonneville for sale by owner - South Park, PA - craigslist

1962 Pontiac Bonneville Limousine - $8,500 - South Park, PA

Please call for more information and leave a voicemail - I will return your call. No texts or emails, please. Thanks.
Contact: (412) 3-7-six-7-two-9-5

[The 55er]

For me a Bonneville or Catalina station wagon would be much more practical to own than this rusty dinosaur. I'm thinking there is a very limited market for one of these unless there's a drastic reduction in price.