1964 Pontiac Tempest Old School Styling Red and Ready to GO This Classic is a 1st Place Show Winner ISCA World of Wheels 455c.i. Engine - Bored 30 Over(less than 500 miles) Turbo 400 Automatic Trans Manual Valve Body Turbo Action Cheetah Shifter Old School Ram Air Dual Quad Intake MSD Ignition System BeCool Aluminum Radiator Electric Fuel Pump Electric Fan Manual Steering Manual Brakes 3.73 Gear Ratio 12 Bolt Posi Rear SUPER CLEAN CAR Fiberglass Hood and Bumpers Beautiful Red Exterior Black Interior Runs and Drives Excellent Super Street Car
In 1964, the Tempest was redesigned as a more-conventional vehicle and enlarged from a compact to an intermediate-sized car with a 115 in (2,900 mm) wheelbase and an overall length of 203 in (5,200 mm). The unibody, curved driveshaft and transaxle were gone; they were replaced by a traditional front engine, front transmission, frame and solid rear axle design used by all of GM's other cars, with the exception of the Corvette and Corvair. Together with its sister cars (the Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass and Buick Special/Skylark), the Tempest/Le Mans moved to the new A body platform shared with the new Chevrolet Chevelle, and all three cars received updates and modifications standardizing them throughoutincluding the wheelsby GM edict. The Le Mans name was discontinued as a separate series, so now the cars were, in ascending order, base Tempest, Tempest Custom, and Tempest Le Mans.
Replacing the previous "Trophy 4" inline four-cylinder engine as standard equipment was a new 215 in Pontiac straight six with one-barrel carburetor and 140 hp (104 kW; 142 PS). This six was basically was a smaller bore (3.75") version of the 230 cu in (3.8 L) Chevrolet straight-6 offered as Pontiac exclusive. Optional engines included two versions of the 326 in Pontiac V8 introduced the previous year, a two-barrel 250 hp (186 kW; 253 PS) regular fuel option; or the 280 hp (209 kW; 284 PS) 326 HO engine with four-barrel carburetor and 10.5:1 compression ratio which required premium fuel. Transmissions included a standard three-speed manual with column shift, four-speed manual with floor-mounted Hurst shifter or a two-speed automatic; the latter was a version of Buick's Super Turbine 300.
