Pontiac Bonneville

Pontiac Bonneville

Pontiac Bonneville had a number of improvements made to peek the interest of buyers. The trim was top grade and the price of the Bonneville was reduced by $2,300 by making much of the lavish equipment "optional".

Pontiac Bonneville

All '58 Bonnevilles came equipped with a very capable 370 V-8 engine, called the Tempest. Pontiac offered six versions of the engine but most were sold with the single-four-barrel unit which offered a 10:1 compression and 285 horsepower and a Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

Pontiac Bonneville

The '58 Pontiac Bonneville sold much better than the '57 model. In all, the 1958 Pontiac Bonneville sold 3,096 convertibles and 9,144 hardtops.

Pontiac Bonneville

Although sales were healthy, just about everybody in the auto industry was down. Chevrolet's sales were down nearly 18 percent and Oldsmobile's sales were down 20 percent.

Pontiac Bonneville

Even Pontiac was down by over 30 percent. Even amid the tough year in the auto industry, the '58 Bonneville was a proven vehicle and when compared to other 1958s, it is a fairly appealing car.