CC For Sale: 1968 Pontiac Lemans 4-Door Hardtop – Menacing Sporty Luxury

Pity the 4-door, for they have never captured the imagination of collectors like coupes and convertibles have. As such, they’ve slowly but surely faded from the streets. A reality hard to deny when it comes to the 4-door ’68-’72 GM A-Bodies.

I mean, I know they existed and sold. But darn, I just can’t recall the last time I saw one on the street. And if one searches online, they aren’t quite unicorns but they certainly seem to be heading toward that magical land.

I’m not sure if this ’68 4-door LeMans is a visitor from that land, but I do know it is certainly scarce. Only about 9K of these 4-door hardtops were built, with the lesser 4-door Tempests adding another 28K to the numbers. Nowhere near the over 110K 2-door coupe hardtops sold; just in the LeMans nameplate alone.

Needless to say, I was really surprised to see this 4-door LeMans showing up in the Salvadorian FB Marketplace. I mean, where do they hide these cars in this city?

So this 4-door isn’t quite the most exciting offering from the We Build Excitement! division (I know; that sales pitch didn’t arrive until the ’80s). Instead, it is the more luxury-oriented Pontiac mid-sizer (By ’72, full Broughamizing would be achieved).

Playing that upscale role, this LeMans comes with a 350 cid V-8 and a column-mounted 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic. Said tranny is supposed to be new, along with the carburetion.

On the negative, the walnut-grained paneling around the instruments seems to have been lost or damaged. A blanket also covers the bench seat, but according to the seller the upholstery is in ‘perfect condition’.

Here is the most heroic shot of the car, with some oddly blacked-out folks in the upper right corner (gotta protect those mechanics’ identities!) On the other hand, the body looks pretty straight with what looks to be a recent respray. The whole look is properly menacing.

No price on the sales ad, so it probably ain’t cheap. Then again, how many of these 4-doors are still around?

(Should you care to see the listing, the link is HERE. Keep in mind, this car is in Central America)

 

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