Pontiac · 1966–1970
Pontiac Executive
The Pontiac Executive is an automobile model that was produced by Pontiac from 1967 to 1970. The Executive name replaced Pontiac's long running mid-range Star Chief, beginning for 1966 when all Pontiacs in this range were named Star Chief Executive for this one year only, before the series became simply the Executive for 1967. Executives featured more deluxe trim, more standard amenities and a longer wheelbase and overall length than the lower-priced Catalina models, but were not quite as luxurious as the top-line Bonneville, whose wheelbase and other dimensions the Executive shared. Mechanically, the Executive was virtually identical to the Catalina, sharing similar standard and optional V8 engines starting with the base 400 CID V8 with two-barrel carburetor rated at 265 hp (198 kW), and ending with a 390 hp 428 CID HO V8 through 1969 and a larger 455 CID V8 rated at 370 hp (276 kW) in 1970. The standard transmission each year was a three-speed manual with column shift, with a floor-mounted four-speed with Hurst shifter optional in 1967 and 1968. However, 98 percent of Executives were equipped with the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic during the model's four-year run. Executives were available as a four-door pillared sedan, two-door hardtop coupe, four-door hardtop sedan, and Safari station wagons in two and three-seat versions. The Executive Safari wagons differed from the Catalina and Bonneville Safari wagons by featuring simulated wood paneling. No Executive convertibles were offered. Total output of the Executive was: 1967: 35,491 units 1968: 32,597 units 1969: 25,845 units 1970: 21,936 units Through its four years, the Executive was the lowest-volume full-size Pontiac. It was replaced for 1971 by the Pontiac Bonneville.
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Predecessor: Pontiac Star Chief · Successor: Pontiac Bonneville
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Specifications
- name
- Pontiac Executive
- Manufacturer
- Pontiac (General Motors)
- Production
- Star Chief Executive: 1966 only , Executive: 1967 to 1970
- Assembly
- (main plant), Pontiac, Michigan, United States (Pontiac Assembly), (branch assembly), Kansas City, Kansas, United States (Fairfax Assembly), Linden, New Jersey, United States (Linden Assembly), South Gate, California, United States (South Gate Assembly)
- Predecessor
- Pontiac Star Chief
- Successor
- Pontiac Bonneville (1971)
- Class
- Full-size
- Body style
- 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, 4-door station wagon
- Platform
- B-body
- Engine
- 400 cuin Pontiac V8, 428 cuin Pontiac V8, 455 cuin Pontiac V8
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual, 4-speed manual, 3-speed TH-400 automatic
- Wheelbase
- 1965-68: 124 in, 1969-70: 125 in
- Length
- 1965-68: 222.6 in, 1969-70: 223.5 in
- Width
- 79.7 in
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245943CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_ExecutiveCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1356160784 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pontiac_Executive.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.