1997 40th Anniversary Bonneville

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1997 40th Anniversary Bonneville

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Hello. New to the site. I bought this Bonneville in June as a self birthday present! My first Pontiac.. I have always loved the Pontiac division and especially the Bonneville as I got older. It is the SSE version of the car. Previously owned by a grandmother and then her daughter. Was in fair condition when I bought it. I changed the intake manifold gaskets. What a first time experience! Very frustrating but at the same time accomplishing knowing I only came out of pocket for the gaskets themselves. And replaced the water pump. Im not a mechanic, but I am self teaching myself. I did pretty good, been driving the car for 3 weeks since then and not a single problem concerning the oil/coolant leaks anymore. :bwoohoo: :) :eek: Buuttt the car still need struts all around and the springs (whole suspension done basically.) Which can be costly, and I don't know if Ill do it myself. Also, I need a new driver side skirt for the bottom (so if anyone has any extras, let me know!) But here goes My 'Bonne B' or the 'Silver Bullet' as I like to call 'HIM'.

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Nice! How many miles? It looks brand new.
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Re: 1997 40th Anniversary Bonneville

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harofreak00 wrote:Nice! How many miles? It looks brand new.
Haha, yeah, thanks to many washes and waxes. But it has 166k on the engine.
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especially nice for a car with that mileage!
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Interesting to see another ultra-clean looking Anniversary model show up. Looks great!
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Very clean!
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Very nice car, and congrats on figuring out those mechanical issues! That car should give you many more years of service with those being done!
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Nice looking car. They're wonderfully simple compared to my current Saab which I call Peter.
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Where in IL are you from? That thing is gorgeous!
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Looks like a neighboorhood in Chicago.
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nos4blood70 wrote:Where in IL are you from? That thing is gorgeous!
CMNTMXR57 wrote:Looks like a neighboorhood in Chicago.
Yup Chicago!
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Very nice, kudos on the detail work and gasket replacement! Is the plain silver Pontiac arrowhead on the front fascia standard for these?

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The 96-99 SLE, SSE, and SSEi had body color front arrowheads. Mine you don't notice but like Alex's 97 DCM and 96 DPG you notice they're body color.

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What a great looking Bonnie! The '97 is what got me into Bonnevilles to begin with. Always keeping one eye out for one. Nice car!
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