mpc pontiac bonneville

[Freeman Cars]

can somebody please tell me how accurate the mpc 1969 pontiac bonneville is? and if there is any problems what they are.

[mike 51]

It's the only choice  you have..unless you build one from scratch

[Freeman Cars]

Is it all wrong, like to much to list wrong?

[Can-Con]

14 minutes ago, Freeman Cars said:

Is it all wrong, like to much to list wrong?

??? 

Looks to me like the body was dead-on accurate, like all the MPC full size Pontiac annuals. 

Interior looks kinda shallow but correct for what it's supposed to be.

Engine is a holdover from the '66 as is the platform promo-based one peice chassis.

I don't have one yet but I will before this year is out, gotta fill a space in my Pontiac collection. Might get a resin one as the originals are quite pricey.

But then again, the time you get the resin kit, a '70 donor kit and have the bumpers plated you might be just as well to find a good re-builder.

[Daddy Mack]

The MPC 1969 Bonneville comes with the Tri-Power carburetion which was carried over from the MPC 1966 Bonneville but was actually discontinued after 1966 on the real thing.

The rear bumper is a tight fit and unless you adjust for that, one end of the rear lower valance panel will break off from the interference fit.

Has a 4-speed transmission that was discontinued after the 1968 model year on the Big Pontiacs.

Bench front seat. Buckets were  available on the real thing but console WAS NOT.

Other than that, it's a pretty accurate interior and body since it was derived from the 1969 Bonneville Dealer Promotional Cars. 

http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Pontiac/1969 Pontiac/album_001/dirindex.html

 

 

 

[Rob Hall]

The canoe is neat. 

[Daddy Mack]

38 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

The canoe is neat. 

Yep! Sure is!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

I liked it.  Thought it came out pretty good.  Looks pretty accurate.

1 (269) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

 

[MrObsessive]

1 hour ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

I liked it.  Thought it came out pretty good.  Looks pretty accurate.

1 (269) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

 

Isn't that a '70?  

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

1 hour ago, MrObsessive said:

Isn't that a '70?  

Oops, sorry, didn't see it was a 69 you were talking about until you quoted me.

[unclescott58]

5 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Oops, sorry, didn't see it was a 69 you were talking about until you quoted me.

In general, other than the new front and rear ends on the 1970's, there is little to no difference between MPC's '69 and '70 Bonneville. Having built both, I found no major problems building either one. They are both nice representations of the real cars, other than the tri-power set up. And when I built my first '69 as a kid, I didn't know it was incorrect or care. Now? I wish they came with the correct four barrel set up. But, it not a deal breaker for me. I still love the looks of those big Pontiacs. 

And the canoe that came with the hardtop version of MPC's '69 and '70 Bonneville, is still very cool. I wish Round 2 would reissue the '70 hardtop so we could the canoe again. 

[sfhess]

I always thought the 69 full-size Pontiacs were nicely styled.  I have a 69 Bonneville hardtop that I built when it first came out.  I think it is a really good representation of the car.

Edited February 4, 2019 by sfhess

[StevenGuthmiller]

Like all of these old annual kits from MPC, Johan and AMT, the bodies are very accurate.

The chassis, engines and interiors sometimes leave a little to be desired, but in most cases, they can be addressed.

Your question should be, is there any other alternative for a full sized 1969 Pontiac other than the original MPC kit?

In which case the answer is no.

If you want a ‘69 Bonneville on your shelf, you either deal with this one, or build another ‘69 Camaro..

 

Steve

[Carmak]

I have a 1:1 69 Bonneville and I have a built 69 Bonneville model (found at a swap meet painted the same colors as my 1:1) that looks great on the shelf with spot on body proportions. The only thing I would change on a build would be to use the bench seat (and air cleaner) from the common AMT 70 Impala. I think the pleats in the seats are very close.

 

[Freeman Cars]

Thanks for the input , you have all been very helpful.   sam

[von Zipper]

If someone has both the MPC 1968 and 1969 Bonnevilles near mint in the box...and was thinking about putting them on ebay , what do you think would be fair market value ?

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

“Fair” is a relative question.

I would “expect” to see the ‘68 priced in the neighborhood of $200.00 to $300.00.

The ‘69 probably a little less, but not a lot.

If you are that “person”, I would start the bidding on eBay @ around $80.00 each and just let the chips fall where they may.

Of course, be certain that the auction ends on a weekend.

Items always seem to do better when bidding does not end in the middle of the week.

 

 

Steve

[Motor City]

It seems that most of the '67-'70 Bonneville kits go for the low $200.00 range.  I consider the '63 to be the cleanest looking of the Bonnevilles, before they started dripping with chrome side trim and fender skirts.  But it doesn't go for much money.  I guess most people like the later ones?

[MrObsessive]

I like the full size Pontiacs pretty much through 1966. After that while not bad cars, they always seemed a bit heavy handed style wise pretty much through the '70's. When they shrank them for the '77 model year, they were not bad looking, but gone were true two and four door hardtops. Convertibles bit the dust too as we were deep in the "malaise years".

I wouldn't mind having a model of a '77 Catalina two door with fender skirts though!

[StevenGuthmiller]

I kind of lose interest in the Bonnevilles after 1968.

The changed body lines and roof line in ‘69 really didn’t do anything for me.

If I had to pick my top 3 favorite Bonnevilles, they would be the ‘60, ‘61 and ‘67.

 

 

Steve

[Motor City]

I like the '60-'64 Bonneville the best.  I think the '65-'66 GM B bodies without fender skirts (Impala, Caprice, Catalina, 88, Wildcat, Lesabre) were about the most attractive large cars of all time.

[Casey]

Was a transparent piece included as pictured on the box top, or was that just artistic license?

[keyser]

Clear partial bed cover. Was in previous issue I’d guess in current issue. Bonnie and boat had it. Could put ski gear under it iirc. 

[Casey]

1 hour ago, keyser said:

Clear partial bed cover. Was in previous issue I’d guess in current issue. 

Thanks, you are correct. Just watched Chris'/hpiguy's video to confirm. Still hoping that canoe from the earlier hardtop reappears soon. 

[Tom Geiger]

 

Just for illustrative purposes.. 

1967 - Red

1968 - White

1969 - Green

I have squirreled away a number of the 1970 convertible reissued to aid kits in restoring these one of these days.