Rare 428 4-speed '69 Grand Prix SJ! 

1 of the most beautiful cars EVER built ! 😮😮😮😮😮.

One of the coolest GP’s made.

In 1970, I worked as a tech at Frizzell Pontiac in Houston TX. A 1969 GP Model S came in for service. It had the 428 with a 4 speed and MANUAL steering! It was a real beast to steer around town. All that weight on the long nose made for a hard day driving around town. Out on the interstate, it was a runner...

This 4 speed 69 GP can sit alongside any SD455 Trans Am, Ram Air Judge as one of the most desirable Pontiacs ever. The 69 restyle helped ignite the personal luxury coupe craze that lasted nearly 2 decades. And it's fantastic look and styling is as relevant right now as it was when it was released in late 68. An all time great!

These had gorgeous interiors.

I love these cars. I've owned 3 over the years. 2 Model J's and one SJ. All were pretty quick, but the SJ was a beast.

Thank you for making this excellent video and for Steve to share his GP!! The correct numbers for the 428HO with stick shift = 94 cars with the wide ratio 4 speed and 22 cars with the close ratio 4 speed and 3 cars were built with a 3 speed manual transmission.

Love the door handles on this car, very advanced

Was 19 when I started at the local Pontiac dealership in the Service Department. Loved the sound of those 1960's muscle cars when they came in for service. Got to test drive a lot of them on a 6 block long loop on the out skirt of the downtown business area. We only had one 4 speed 1969 GP SJ that came in twice a year. What a thrill to sit in that cockpit, look out over that mile long hood, and chirp the tires when granny shifting.

Had one years ago, 428 automatic. Absolutely the most fun car I've ever had. Fast, great looking inside and out. 😎💯

Wow the memories...had the close-to-same exact car in red, an automatic, and was my first car bought used in '80 when I took a job in Dhahran Saudi Arabia when I was 22. Gas per liter in that oil producing country was $0.23. Drove it to Riyadh when I took another job but had to leave it behind in '83 to come back home. Still have a picture of it with me polishing it, on a pic frame on my desk and I'm now 66. My Dad had a '66 Lemans and when I took the job overseas, I mailed him a pic of my GP which said "Dad look at my car!"

My mother owned a car like that one in the 70's ,it probably wasnt that specific one ,but it was a Pontiac Grand Prix. Awesome cars ,back then ,it was the everything car not just muscle ,a family car ,highway car ,grocery car ,cruising car an reliable an yea ,it had power when you needed it!😎 Great vid on these old classics!..💯👍

I was 14 in the summer of 69. An older friend in the group of kids was a 17 year old, whose Dad owned a beautiful 69 GP SJ, with a 438/4brl TH400, with a posi rear. We grew up summering on Great Island in Narragansett, RI. Where the main rd in was a ten year old 4 lane straight called The Escape Road. Built after the hurricane of 58, that devastated the area. Where many drivers still to this day bring their cars out to see how fast they can get on the 2.3 mile downhill for a half mile west bound. We had that GP, with 4 kids in it up to 120! His sister had a 68 Firebird with a 3.8 OHC Straight Six, 4 brl dual exhaust headers and 4 speed called a Sprint, her Dad bought her for graduation. Occasionally she let her little brother use if we washed it for her. That would easily get up to 115 mph, but felt light. The fastest I rode on that road was in my older cousins 66 GTO 400/4 brl 4 speed with posi, that pulled 128 mph at 4,300 rpm’s!

WOW !!! By 1969, age 11 I was already paying attention to muscle cars. This video with this prestigious machine is how I'm starting my day at age 65 1/2. Thank you so much for bringing this to us. I'm ecstatic.

This car makes a Monte Carlo look like a pair of brown lofers

When I was in the 9th grade, a girl I went to school with brother had a 69 Grand Prix with the just like the one in your video. The only difference was his was maroon with a black vinyl top , it had three duces, and after market long tube headers. That was in 1969. I haven't seen another one of these really special cars since then, what a treat! Thanks for sharing. PEACE ✌️

I have owned well over 100 cars and still have 7 that I can't part with. I have driven 100s of various makes and models from all over the world, I have been in the automotive business over 40 years now. My brother in law had a 69 GP 428 automatic car. To this day, it is still one of my top 5 all-time favorites, I have so many great memories from that car,including borrowing it many times and doing an overall paint job on it,one of my first.

Loved my 69 Model J 400. Great lines and the interior was fantastic. 400 is just a fabulous engine.

Beautiful 69! My favorite GP

I had several GP when I was younger and I have just got to find an SJ like this one. This car is in my blood.

Fantastic!

Great video. Back when you could get a manual in almost any Pontiac. Thank John DeLorean for this and the GTO. My family owned seven Pontiacs over the years. The four I owned, including a '67 GTO, had a manual transmission. (My parents had three) I had a '69 Tempest 2-door in high school. I sometimes got seven or eight people in it.

Was talking to a fellow gearhead about Pontiacs. I was recalling a car from my mid 70s high school days. A triple black Grand Prix SJ 428 with a 4-speed. He called bs saying there's no such thing. Also there was a 65 or 66 Catalina 2+2 4-speed and l know for a fact that the early GPs could be had with a stick. I just sent him this video. Beautiful car you have there. I do collect car but my only Pontiac is a 73 455SD 4-speed Firebird Formula that l bought from its original owner in 1986. Garage kept its entire life with 64k miles it's untestored with most of the orignal paint some interior work. Like all my other cars l drive it. No garage queens for me.

Sweet Ride !!! My first car was a 70 GP-400,paid $500 for it in 78 !!! Ran like a champ for couple years then blew it up racing a Chevelle 😢. Great memories though !!!

Wow Thank-you for sharing this car I worked on cars 25 years and never saw one of these.

This car is absolutely awesome.

What a cool experience! Love this car and much respect to the owner.

Beautiful car! I love that year too! My first car was a 1972 Electra 225 with the same color combo. In 1974 I was 7 yrs old and was definitely paying attention to muscle cars also. My Dad had a 1969 SS Nova that was an L78 396 car. That car was bad to the bone! 4 speed is the only way to go back then. Like I say, paddles and switches are for boys, but peddles are for men!!! Guys, keep slam’n those gears!

Thanks for this video. Very rare car indeed. I ran into one of these at Fall Carlisle many many years ago. I thought I had seen a Unicorn. Now I know there are at least 2 unicorns.

Great stuff. I honestly never cared for this model, but I enjoyed to watch and learn about it. Anything with a 421-455 gets my attention. Most 389s too.

One of the most beautiful cars to come out of Detroit. My '69 GP was the same color as this one, but I had a white landau top. I've missed that car forever.

My Grandfather had a 69 SJ automatic with the 370 horse 428….when he had it dynoed it actually had close to 450 horse in stock form which explained why he beat most muscle cars in street races

That's one real nice Grand Prix....good job!

There you are. Was wundering when your next Poncho video would bless the net. This one is another beauty you found. Such a cool car with the 428, and amazing stick shift. I saw a car like this a few times in the past, and the owner couldn't find an ash tray for the console, they made so few. The only thing he needed to complete the car. Thanx for this one Campster.

That is one sick GP.

“Reverb radio” I love it! One of Pontiac’s best lookin cars. I always wanted one but back then I couldn’t afford it.

Gorgeous!!!

I was 17 years old when my father bought a Royal Bobcat 428 SJ with a Turbo hydromatic. Maize yellow with a black leather interior. I had lots of fun racing that car, it was fast. Raced a GTO Judge, dead even race to 120 MPH. Surprised a lot of hot rod drivers of just how quick that car was, great times

Glad you did this video, i had forgotten about the 428ci. 🤷‍♂️🙋‍♂️

These were definately bad ass. I remember when these came out. Easy to get lost in the shuffle because back then there were so many bad ass cars to chose from. Someone on my street in the early 70s had one though not the SJ 4 speed. I remember hearing him fire it up every morning as I got ready for school. Sounded like a 32' cabin cruiser.

Looks like it would be enjoyable to drive but I gotta say, this blue example you're showcasing looks incredible, just awesome. Nice feature man.

I had a friend who's grandfather gave him& his brother a white with black vinyl top 428 gran prix. Car was big& fast. Look expensive and this was in 84.

SWEET ride!

My father had a 1971 GP in triple black with the 455.

I went to school with a guy that had a Grand Prix, and a 440 six-barrel Cuda. He wouldn't bring out the Cuda to race, unless they could beat the Grand Prix.

Another outstanding review, well done Campy. Was not previously aware of the lack of Pontiac badging.

Fantastic car! My favorite Grand Prix. Love those 428's. Thank you for sharing.

That's my 70 Model J in my profile pic. Under the blue car cover, in the garage. Such a great car.

Lovely car my uncle had one we drive down south I was kid that Pontiac will move up that highway thanks for posting 😊

My friend owned SJ 50 years ago when I was in high school. The owners manual have a picture of a four speed stick shift.

Man, what a car the best PGP SJ I've seen I wish that I was the owner!

Beautiful!

Outstanding!!! What a fantastic automobile and it still lives on!!! Lucky guy o own that and keep it so pristine!!!

A beautiful car, probably special ordered by a dad who still wanted to have muscle.

For the second time this week, ive seen classic car videos that refered to magazines that i (well, my dad really) have! Interestingly, the videos were from both sides of the pond, as were the magazines.

I always did like the '69-'72 Grand Prix's, preferably the '69 and '70, hopefully I could ever find one with a 4spd!!! These cars was just downright sharp, gotta have one!!! I may be a Mopar Guy, but I do like GM's and Fords also!!! I always wanted a '67 GTO Ragtop and '69 The Judge!!! Mopar Nate Philadelphia,Pennsylvania

I always loved these, particularly the '71 and '72, as I prefer the more serious look of the single headlights. I like the earlier less plastic-looking grill though. And I like both this clean straight rear bumper, and the later boat-tailed rendition. Back in the late '80s or early '90s, 20/20, or one of those network primetime news shows, did a feature where they had an older couple drive an RV around the country, mainly out West IIRC, and stop in at some RV repair shops located near the highways, and see how bad they would get ripped off. The network had their own mechanic who verified the roadworthy condition of the RV, and then whether or not any repairs billed were necessary, and whether or not they were even performed. For the ending segment, the reporter went back and confronted the shops which had ripped them off. This one particular shop owner, who was maybe in his late thirties or early forties, actually fled from the reporter! But their cameras managed to catch the guy's '69 or '70 Grand Prix, and luckily their microphones picked up the sound as he drove off, and I was able to hear that it had a manual transmission! Even as a younger guy, I knew that had to be rare. I forget what color it was though...

I’m a Ford Man true n true, but I have always had a thing for Pontiac, especially this model of the Grand Prix,, I have owned 2 Pontiacs a 69 Bonneville,, with that same 428, and a 1983 Grand Prix, with a 305,, it was a Dog, but I loved it!! Thanks for this video!! I still want 1 of these!! Even the door handles were sexy 💜💜💜💥💥💥

I had a Burgundy Grand Prix with a black interior. 428 370HP, Turbo 400 auto. I loved that car.

I love the sound of that engine while they are driving.

As a fellow Pontiac owner...a 1970 GTO Convertible, these old Ponchos definitely have a special place for me. This GP is awesome-a 428 4 speed ! Talk about a true Gentlemen's Cruiser, that could still hold its own against Muscles Cars of the day. Just....badass

Youre definitely connected to some cool guys that own great cars man, awesome

This car and the Monte Carlo SS454 were unsung heros of the personal luxury car era. My first nice car was a 73 GP, but I always wanted one of this body style. 👍

My grandfather bought a 1967 Impala. It was a blue 4 door with a black vinyl top! It had climate control not just an AC and max controller! He ordered it with the 396/325 .And because he had a bad leg due to diabetes he ordered it with the 3 on the tree to exercise his leg! It was rear ended in 1973 before I got my license! Damn it!

Beautiful car 😍👍

You've got to love the front chrome bumper ! I learnt how to drive on a '70 Bonneville Wagon - as I recall, 455ci/390hp, but by then the lap & shoulder belt had become one

I always liked the GP better than the GTO, I have never owned one, but have owned many of the GTO’s, a close friend had one just like this, but his was a dark green with green interior and black vinyl top. It rode like a dream, shifted like butter, and moved very well for a heavy car. I had a 69 GTO Judge about 45 years ago, to this day I would prefer the GP to that car. I still have the last muscle car I bought brand new, a 1972 W-30 Olds 442, damn, I’m old! LOL

I was with my father in 72 when we picked up my Mother’s new 72 Grand Prix SJ,Yellow/Tan,SupervFast!!🇺🇸🥃TX. Bill Mac David Pontiac

What a gorgeous car. My father had one of those.

In 1983 my friend bought a mint 69 gp 428/390 th400. Same int/ext colors as your featured beauty. This thing was Fast bone stock would whip the same owner's 69 gtx 440 auto it was one of the most impressive cars i ever got in and i owned many incl 72 t/a, 440+6 70 charger and 70 454 chevelle 4spd. One more to add the 69 428ho also walks a 70 gp 455.

What a great great car in excellent any large body car with standard trans is fantastic

Was up for bid at Mecum Chattanooga 2022 I think. Unsold. Awesome car!!

I thought he was going to step into at least once.

What a sweet car ,Very Rare with 4sp I have owned a lot Pontiac's and only 1 Bonneville 69 with a 428 witch i removed and put in a 79 T/A what a great engine i think they where better then the 455's

I always thought (& still do) that those "GM" seat-belt buckles were Cool . . .

Very nice ride !

'72 my best friend in high school showed up with a '69 Grand Prix SJ 428 4-speed in brown, at our usual Saturday evening meeting spot before the night out. His 1st words were that he'd finally found a car that I'd allow him to swap me for the night so he could drive my '63 1/2 Galaxie. He'd been trying for months to talk me into swapping with him for a few hours, he lusted after that low 10 second Ford. I'm not a gm fan but it was a sharp car, girlfriend suggested she'd like to have an evening in it. Nice car, had a lot of torque for a stock factory car.

I had one SJ two Js. With the PMD center caps all had the turbo 400 trans.

That's my dream car.... love it

Don’t be fooled, those Coker radial redline tires handle like crap too. I had to take them off my GTO as soon as I bought it because it was too scare to drive. However, I put a set of their wide oval radials on and those handles every bit as good as the master craft avengers I had on before I made that switch. This is an absolutely crazy cool Grand Prix!!

When i was a kid (im 61 now ) these along with the GTO 67,Trans Ams super cool.

I still have one of these engines in my basement sence 1983 always wanted to freshen her up with aluminum heads with a complete rebuild but everything i look at so far is a bucket of rust or a rust bucket 😂😂😂 everything so expensive now even a 70s ventura in good shape is 10k or more😊its that some day dream.i think it should pump out 500hp 500 ft pounds with no problem nice little street car.i just like it cause they dont make them anymore 😊😊

Absolute Dreamboat!

I had a 72 SJ 400 auto. Same color. Found the build sheet. Was originally red with black strips,rally package. Motor and trans where dated 1971. Car was fast and had a factory what was called a His and Her shifter. My girlfriend at that time liked it so I got her a set of keys to it. She went for a drive with her girlfriend with it. Next day she gave me the keys back, said it scared me. Great memories. Console was same height as the seats. Sure made dates fun!

Love those ponchos !

FIRE 🔥🔥🔥

428 is an awesome motor rpms of a chevy and the torque of a Pontiac. Very durable and strong assembly.

That's a badass car my friend had one

i saw a SSJ 10/15 years ago and have not seen another one since . the guy had two of them .

$6000 in 69 is Cadillac money.

I had a Gym teacher in High School who had one of these. I’m not sure about what engine it had but it definitely had a four speed.

Drove one like that in 1980 and it could go 140 + all day 😊

Super nice.

I owned the same Car back in 1980, Best car I ever own, mine was also 428 4 speed, 150 mph speedo

Amazing

I bought a ‘69 GP 400 great car, traded in for a new 73 GP 400! (Wish I kept the ‘69)

Great car.

Bought a new SJ in 1976.light brown with vinyl top. Had a 400,ran pretty good beaing such a heavy car.Gave it to my son to drive as his first car. Used and abused was the word! Tough car.

Beauty!

I had a Copper colored one back in 1975, J model 400cu in Automatic, one I should have kept. I loved the cockpit!