1971 Pontiac Grand Ville Autocross

Andrew Range's 1971 Pontiac Grand Ville convertible on the autocross course at the Goodguys Street Challenge in Pleasanton, CA, November 11, 2012.

[audiovectra]

That did way better than I thought it would, the man knows how to drive that boat

[unclestoma]

anyone who has driven an older boatcar can appreciate how epic that was

[beverlyhillbilly]

That car is living a life 400 times better than all the trailer queens and garage ornaments you usually see of this era of American cars 12/10

[sethwnter]

I love the grabbing of the windshield to make up for the lack of seat bolstering so much haha

[JeffinTD]

There is something special about hustling a big softly sprung car around. He really demonstrated it can be fun, and perform better than many people think. A skilled rider can have similar fun taking a touring bike up a canyon.

[Renville]

A leisurely afternoon sailing in a land yacht.

[matrox]

That car did damn good. A neighbor had one of those when they first came out.

[djstangerdude]

That!! And with a loaded interior of people!! Impressive!!

[WilsonPendarvis-tnwm]

Looks like a former stunt driver for the Rockford files

[majorgeneral]

In 1971, sway bar was where you went for a beer after work. 😂

The power steering on the yachts of that era had ZERO feedback or road feel. Could spin the wheel with one finger.

[faugrad]

A family friend had one of these back in the late 90s and let me drive it once. It is still one of the coolest driving experiences ever and one I still think about often.

[Bluebottlenose]

Finally this is being recommended to people

[scottfree]

*That was fun to watch. That old car handled it like a champ. Thanks for posting.*

[steves]

Wow that did MUCH better than I thought it would. I have a ‘75 GV but doesn’t have quite the grunt this ‘71 455 has. Pontiac was the best.

[rickprice]

Good driver. Was able to synch with the soft suspension nicely.

[chevl]

That's a lot of car to hustle around an autocross track, well done 👍

[Fester_]

It was the small aerodynamic tweaks that kept it glued to the ground even at those speeds. Time to change the bilge pump.

[joekool]

I remember back in the 70s, my friends parents had a 74 Grand Ville 4 door burgundy with white top, pretty car, but that thing would do 130 plus! (with the a/c on) I was afraid to get in the car with them lol! But I did it anyway!

[knytrydr]

I recall a phrase/saying that went something like this...
"American cars can't handle, or are your balls not big enough?"
*LOL*

[dadgarage]

Just like from an old "Car and Track" rerun. Well done. Looks easier than it was.