New Pontiac Ventura - 1976

[Dominik]

thank you Robert

[AMT68]

Very nice build. I would love to find either the '75 or this model year at a reasonable price. I have the '79 Nova unbuilt and the body is molded very nicely. 

[disconovaman]

On 10/4/2021 at 12:35 PM, Dominik said:

New Pontiac Ventura - 1976

Wow! This is a beautiful example. Nicely built. The color is perfect for the mid 70's.

This issue is the revised/modified front grill Ventura for 1977-78. While it was still a Pontiac Ventura, MPC offered it three times, first a 75 (Green) then the 76 (blue) and then in 77 (burgundy/burnt orange) and then it was modified for the 77-78 Nova and again for 79.

On 10/8/2021 at 3:09 PM, ranma said:

MPC Issue a New 1977 Nova in 1976 along with the new 1977 Ventura also in 1976!

All those changes were made in a very short period of time, a total of five tooling modifications were made throughout the entire run of the GM X body by MPC. And we are left with the Squad Rod 79 Nova. If you look at the thickness differences between the Front fenders and doors It's easily noticeable. The fenders are thicker. I have copies of all the Pontiacs and multiples of the 75-79 Novas to compare. 

 

On 10/8/2021 at 3:23 PM, ClassicDarts said:

that the Ventura came out early in the year and that, mid-'77, MPC retooled the Ventura into the '77 Nova.

I agree, I speculate that the Ventura became the Nova right after MPC generated as many 77 (Grill change) Venturas as possible before killing the Ventura and replacing it with the Nova for 1977. For sure, we have seen this pattern by MPC before with other simular bodystyles and year models.

[Dominik]

thats interesting! so it is a 1977...of course...the rear plate shows it ?

Edited November 3, 2021 by Dominik