1966 Pontiac Grand Prix still wore fender skirts and was also the last year for the popular tri-power option.
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was slightly restyled for 1966 with a wire mesh "eggcrate" grille and rectangular parking lamps. The Grand Prix's taillight panel featured chrome trim ribs, blacked out in between to give the impression of full-width taillights. '66 still wore the fender skirts and was also the last year for the tri-power.
1966 Pontiac Grand PrixProduction Numbers
Model Number
Body/Style Number
Body Type & Seating
Factory Price
Shipping Weight
Total Production
Grand Prix Series 266
266
57
2d Hardtop Coupe - 5P
$3,492
4,015 lbs
36,757
917 had Synchromesh
35,840 had Hydra-Matic
Chassis Data
Model
Wheelbase
Overall Length
Front Tread
Rear Tread
Tires
Grand Prix
121 in
214.8 in
63 in
64 in
8.25 x 14
VIN Decoding
Serial Numbers were on the left front hinge pillar. Fisher body on cowl tells style number, body number, trim code, paint code, and other data.
First Symbol - Manufacturer
2 = Pontiac
Second & Third Symbol - Series
33 = Standard Tempest & Station Wagon w/o wood grain
52 = Catalina & Ventura
35 = Custom Tempest & Station Wagon w/o wood grain
54 = 2 + 2
37 = LeMans
56 = Star Chief
39 = Safari Station Wagon w/ wood grain
62 = Bonneville
52 = Catalina & Ventura
66 = Grand Prix
Fourth & Fifth Symbol - Body Style
07 = two-door sedan
45 = station wagon three seat
11 = two-door sedan
57 = two-door hardtop
17 = two-door hardtop
67 = convertible
35 = station wagon two seat
69 = four-door sedan
37 = two-door hardtop
87 = two-door hardtop
39 = four-door hardtop
Sixth Symbol - Last Digit Of The Model Year
6 = 1966
Seventh Symbol - Assembly Plant
(B) Baltimore, Maryland
(P) Pontiac, Michigan
(C) Southgate, California
(R) Arlington, Texas
(D) Doraville, Georgia
(U) Lordstown, Ohio
(E) Linden, New Jersey
(V) Bloomfield, Illinios
(G) Framingham, Massachusetts
(X) Kansas City, Kansas
(K) Kansas City, Missouri
(Z) Fremont, California
Last Six Symbols - Production Sequence
Started at 100001
Paint Codes - Exterior Colors
Color Name / Code
Color Image
Color Name / Code
Color Image
A - Starlight Black
Lucite® Code - 88L
Dulux® Code - 93-005
NOTES: The first letter of a two-letter paint code identifies the body color. The second letter identifies the roof color. (For example, the combination VC on a Pontiac would indicate the body finished in Mission Beige and the roof area in Cameo Ivory.) General Motors paint code plate for all models except Corvair and Corvette is located under the hood at the top of the firewall on the left or right of the upper shroud. Corvair paint code plate is on the left cross-rail in the engine compartment. Corvette paint code plate is on the instrument panel brace, below the glove compartment.
Paint Codes - Interior Colors
Color Name / Code
Color Image
Color Name / Code
Color Image
Parchment
Lucite® Code - 9000L (semi-gloss)
Medium Turquoise
Lucite® Code - 4628L (semi-gloss)
NOTE: Unpolished LUCITE® will generally produce a gloss comparable to original interior semi-gloss finishes. If lower gloss is required, use 2 oz. DuPont #4528S flattening compound to a pint of unreduced color.
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