1973 Pontiac Luxury LeMans Survivor Heads to a New Garage

General Motors redrew its entire mid-size lineup for 1973, adopting the so-called Colonnade roofline that did away with traditional pillarless hardtops in the name of crash safety. Pontiac’s LeMans was swept up in that change, having already grown from a senior compact in 1961 into a proper intermediate by 1964. The Luxury LeMans, introduced in 1972 as the nameplate’s range-topping series, carried on through 1973 and 1974 before handing top billing to the Grand LeMans in 1975.

This particular 1973 coupe is now being sold out of a private collection that holds a number of vintage Pontiacs, and it is located in North Reading, Massachusetts with an asking price of $17,999. Roughly 34,000 Luxury LeMans coupes were built for 1973 against total LeMans production of about 205,000, which explains why clean examples have grown hard to come by. The odometer may read as little as 37,000 miles, a figure that likely earned the car its place in the seller’s stable.

Assembled in Canada, the car retains its factory Sunlight Yellow finish over a gold interior. It wears rear fender skirts, a styling cue that was already falling out of fashion by the middle of the decade, and benefits from Ziebart undercoating that may explain its solid condition. Power comes from a 350 cubic-inch V8 paired with a TH-350 automatic, and both are believed to be numbers-matching. Enthusiasts have noted the engine bay is painted red rather than the usual Pontiac blue, a detail consistent with Canadian-built cars that used Chevrolet-sourced drivetrains.

GM’s 1970s A-body cars were notorious for rust, so well-preserved survivors like this one are increasingly rare. The listing’s photos were shot with the Pontiac surrounded by other vehicles, which doesn’t flatter it, and at least one commenter has pointed out that the advertised air conditioning does not appear to be present. Even so, this could rank among the nicest Luxury LeMans coupes still on the road, and it deserves an owner willing to keep treating it gently.