{"id":496972,"date":"2017-09-27T10:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=51206"},"modified":"2024-01-08T00:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T00:57:56","slug":"bon-vivant-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bon-vivant-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Vivant Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><em>Vintage Racecar\u2019s<\/em> own columnist Mark Brinker debuted his freshly restored 1965 Pontiac Vivant at this year\u2019s Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance to swarming crowds. Gleaming on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> fairway, the car was nothing short of magnificent.<\/p>\n<p>The Vivant was designed and built by famed Pontiac engineer Herb Adams in 1965. The roadster was constructed on a one-off multi-tube spaceframe chassis and clothed in all-aluminum coachwork. For power Adams selected a 370 cid Pontiac V8 fitted with a pair of 421 Super Duty cylinder heads and an experimental intake manifold. Weighing just 2,450 pounds and producing 405 horsepower, the Vivant remains a fully functional show car with rocket-sled performance. Because Adams had full knowledge of, and unfettered access to, the best components at Pontiac, the car\u2019s build sheet is chock full of Super Duty and other rare components.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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