Another Y Code hardtop Found Lucerne Blue with Lazer Stripes

                                                                             By: Patrick Smith
       

A Georgia built car, this Y Code sold recently in Uplands, California for a bargain $14,850.

   We have encountered another genuine Y Code GTO and it's a beaut. Finished in Lucerne Blue with white D98 stripes, the car was recently auctioned online on Evilbay. Sold out of Uplands, California, the car gavelled for an amazingly affordable $14,850. While it was not loaded with options, it definitely had a nice mix and would be considered well appointed for 1972.
 

Lucerne Blue paint with optional D98 lazer stripes make this a stand out car.

   Visible options include; air conditioning, custom interior ( bucket seats with expanded Morrokide vinyl) custom cushion steering wheel, pedal dress up, tinted glass, power windows, remote control driver mirror, sport mirrors left and right. Rally II wheels, rocker moldings. D98 lazer stripes, GTO option, power variable ratio steering, power disc brakes. The automatic transmission is a mandatory option with the Y Code V8 and the only option offered is choice of shifter. In this case, it is a column shift automatic.Not shown is this was originally a vinyl top car in white!

Nice options include the custom interior with buckets and door straps, custom cushion steering wheel, air
tinted glass among other things.

  A word about D98 stripes, LeMans and GTOs. There is a bit of confusion regarding stipe type and availability for the 1972 LeMans and GTO cars. In effect, the RPO code D98 means stripes but it does not specify which type or color on the invoices. Fortunately this part is easy to figure out. If the car is a LeMans  with GTO option, the only stripes it gets are lazer stripes in either black or white. There is a stripe to body color chart as well. If the car is a LeMans GT it would get sword stripes which are reflective and also color coded to body paint color.

 

Incorrect "Buick" style air cleaner decal is the only jarring note in this clean engine bay. The dual snorkel
air cleaner on Y Code cars is plain, without any engine displacement decal other than Ac Delco air filter number.

    Some cars didn't get stripes with GT cut into them and some did. There is also a plain sword stripe for LeMans without the GT option but with D98 option. Production of D98 cars is somewhat low. They're expressed as a percentage of total sales on the 1972 options list from Pontiac. There are certain sheets from Fred Simmonds showing more specific breakdowns within models.

A nice head on view reveals a dark set of grilles. Factory color was in fact dull gray.

    The car is well cared for and I suspect a recent restoration was done before it was listed for sale. The "Buick" V8 air cleaner decal is a sure sign someone who isn't a Pontiac nut owned the car. We hope the new owner will be forthcoming and contact us with the particulars on this car so it can be properly entered into the registry. An Atlanta built car, this VIN starts off with 2D37Y2A.  We look forward to adding another car to the registry very soon! Note: this car is now in Florida for sale at $24,500. We now have teh PHS docs and build sheet.
   * Article (c) 2016 by Patrick Smith. PHS Y Code Registry