1970 Pontiac Ventura II Commercial

[Acmenudist]

I like the old Novas, whether you call them Venturas, Apollos, Omegas or whatever. GM badge engineered the Nova into all kinds of things. A Nova with a 350 was quick, and comfortable. (The Chevy II/Nova and the Camaro came from a lot of the same parts bins.)

[enigma413]

@2008ljr It's possible. But Buick had the Skylark before the Apollo ever came along.

[fungirlparty]

I love the old commericals thanks for posting!

[yoshibomber]

Nova/Apollo/Ventura/Gto/Cougar­/Duster all the best cars(:

[kaferere]

I'll take the balloon, it's faster 0-60, better around corners and holds its price.

[wendyglowworm]

I'll take the sale car please. Thank you.

[bongomanfromdalou]

Slight update on the Ventura II...it is a 1971 1/2 model, since it was introduced in March 1971. Until then, Pontiac had no entry in the compact field. It could well be argued that the Ventura II, the Astre, and the Sunbird contributed the eventual demise of Pontiac, since they offered little that couldn't be found next door at a Chevy showroom ... same goes for Omega (introduced as a 1973 model) and Apollo/Skylark (1973 also; renamed Skylark with the '75 models+.

[bareknuckles2u]

Wow, look at that Ventura II...awesome looking set of wheels! ;)

[enigma413]

@bareknuckles2u Wish I had that car.

[ebf1957]

I associate the Pontiac Ventura from the movie the Seven Ups.

[MattTheSaiyan]

Nice looking car.

[TheLizardKing1967]

Pontiac's Nova version ...Know wonder why they are no longer in business. LOL

[MidnightinSavannah]

@TheLizardKing1967 That would be "no wonder ".If pontiac would put the 455 HO in the ventura (like the one they tested) it would cleaned the nova clock. Google 455 HO ventura,it was mid 13 sec car.

[lirr408]

Nice car.

[wyecee]

A Pontrolet Nova.

[auaiao9]

@wyecee lol!

[ducatinova]

"little" car? haha funny how people thought that was a little car. it's big by todays standards

[Declipse16]

compare that to a 1970 lincoln and it's tiny

[ZombiedustXXX]

The X body platform was good for GM. It all leads back to the NOVA:

Nova (Chevrolet)

Omega (Oldsmobile)

Ventura (Pontiac)

Apollo (Buick)

N-O-V-A!

[The6000Sabre]

Don't forget:

Seville (Cadillac)

It went on sale in 1975.

[janosleng73]

Awesome ad! What a clean looking car she is with those body lines. I myself have a '76 Ventura 2 door, bright orange, and I've had her now for about 4 years. She's my summer car, and she's my pride and joy!

[Paulosoy]

Wow! a flashback came to my head by watching this!, I had a blue Ventura plastic toy car when I was a kid in the 70´s, I loved it.

[2008ljr]

Didn't this style stay through 1974?

[optio4]

True the Ventura II was released in the fall of '70 and the 1973 model year saw a body style change and the Ventura nameplate would be replaced as the Phoenix in 1977.

[565rat]

The Ventura II came out in the fall of 1970. It was the beginning of the 1971 production of cars. The one in the ad is a 1971 model. You can tell by the name badge on the front fender. In 1972 one of the very few changes was a scripted name badge. See my 1972 car that I bought new at CarDomain.con/rides/2227996

[joh2]

That ain't 1970!!! - Actually the Ventura was released in 1973 as a Chevy Nova twin, along with Buick and Oldsmobile variants...

[puncht37]

They actually came out in `71.

[joh2]

You are right - Buick and Oldsmobile's X-bodies came out in 73. Something I discover now, Ventura until 1970 was a fullsize Pontiac nameplate...

[2008ljr]

You are correct. I knew two people who had Venturas. One was a 71 the other a 72. I believe the style stayed until 74.

[jupitr2]

Yes, I remember the confusion as a kid seeing Pontiac's fullsize line-up. There were these similar looking cars with different names... Bonneville, Executive, Catalina and Ventura. Kind of like Chevy with the Caprice, Impala and Bel Air models. It wasn't until a few years later that I realized that they were optioned differently. The budget Bel Air was even minus a tail lens on each side (two instead of the traditional 3). Hey, as a kid, I observed stuff like this, really.

[joh2]

Not only that, in Canada Pontiac sold the Laurentian and Parisienne ranges - they were a similar size to the U.S. Pontiacs you mentioned, however they had far more in common with the full-size Chevrolet of the time (chassis, drivetrain) than the U.S. Pontiacs!

[frankd1965]

A friend that I know in California owns a 1979 Pontiac Parisienne 2-door Landau Coupe. Car was purchased on June 20th, 1979 from Marvin Starr Pontiac in Toronto, Canada. Purchased car from original owner in 2003.

[otterhead45]

yeah that is funny , as ford did the same in canada , with mercs , even had a merc pickup at one time

[Taranau]

And on the most basic versions,like the Nomad wagon in that era,only one tail-light on each side...ChevyII started out that way.

[snarkdetriomphe]

wow, ingenious balloon symbolism

[Dummerd]

LOL, yeah todays in your face you-have-to-buy-it-because-you­-deserve-it marketing has every one in trouble. I miss the old days.