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Here Comes The Judge!

Welcome to the Pontiac Judge Registry.

We are collecting and tabulating information on the 1969-71 Pontiac Judges.

I would like to tabulate all the info for the Judges, such as how many of a color, 
convertibles, Canadian built, etc. along with the general facts in the original 
building of the Judge.

If you could provide any PHS's, build sheet copies, or any relevent information, it would be appreciated. 

I will soon have a tabulation up and more info when available.

P.S. 
If you have a rare GTO, such as the 455 HO, WW5 or RA IV GTO's, etc. 
Fill out the form and it will be included.

VIN
Build Date
Engine
Transmission
Exterior Color
Interior Color
PHS copy
Build Sheet copy
Options
Pics of cowl plate
And anything else that might be applicable

UPDATE!

Of the 17 convertible Judges made in 1971, 10 of them are in the Registry! Looking for any info on the remaining seven. Thanks!

Contact me: judge@judgeregistry.com

Thanks to PHS Online for some of these statistics.

For Canadian built cars:

Vintage Vehicle Services at General Motors of Canada and maintain the GM archives in Canada. 
We have build info on any Canadian built car/truck from 1945 to current day, and can provide build info 
on US sold except for Pontiac generally from 1978 on up. 

Very similar to PHS in concept, except we list the options on the car, PHS sends a copy of the invoice. 

Their website is  www.vintagevehicleservices.com

We are a pay for service to maintain the archives, fee is generally $57.75 CDN for a full vehicle documentation 
including trim, paint codes, prod date, engine size and hp, trans type, dealer where available, 
production numbers from the Oshawa plant and mvma specs. 

 Feel free to contact them any time 8-4:30 eastern 

George Zapora
General Motors of Canada
Vintage Vehicle Services
CA1-160-001
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, ON
Canada  L1H 8P7

Phone: 905-440-7636
Fax: 905-440-7644

This is an email looking for info on a Judge:


Hi John,
In 1984, I was a Parts and Service Rep for Chrysler working in West Virginia. Was at a little Jeep Dealer on the WVa/KY boarder (Tug River - ie Hatfield and McCoy area) that had a GTO on his used car lot. He knew I had the 64 and offered to sell the GTO to me for $1100. It was a White Judge, Ram Air IV engine, completely stock car.
 
I didn't know a lot about 70 cars back then, let along Judges. I do remember it had the aluminum intake, Ram Air pan, Ram Air knob under the dash...etc. Everything was intact. I can still visualize the car in my mind as if were yesterday! 

What I remember: Was an A/C car, Auto, Blue interior (can't remember exactly but cloth, I think), I believe it was a non-vinyl top, Blue Judge stripes, Rally II wheels. Left rear window had cruise stickers like the Hot Rod Street Machine Nationals...etc. along the front glass seal (one on top of the other). 

I started up the car and it had a top end lifter tick. Possibly needed cam/lifters. Motor ran strong though. Body of the car was straight, rust free and just a clean and solid car.  

I was young, just started out with Chrysler and already had the 64 in Pgh. area at my parents house to store. So, unfortunately, I didn't take it (One of my two big GTO mistakes in my life). 

I always wondered what happened to that car and where it ended up. If it even exists today. This car was too nice to not drive back then. I figure someone in the WVa/Kentucky area bought it and perhaps it's still there. But, today being what it is will these types of cars, I thought it made it to your registry. There is one of 3 that meet the filter criteria, that was sold in Tennessee area. That's close enough to possibly be the one. But, I sure would like to speak to the owner and get some history. Just maybe it's the white Judge that I passed on many years ago???

Let me know your thoughts. 

Frank

The Judge History

It is often considered the first true muscle car. From 1964 until 1973 it was closely related to the Pontiac Tempest, but for its final year (1974) it was based on the Pontiac Ventura. The GTO was revived in 2004, based on the Australian Holden Monaro.

The GTO was the brainchild of Pontiac engineer Russell Gee, an engine specialist, and Pontiac chief engineer John De Lorean. Shane Wiser was the first to think of the idea of the GTO. In early 1963 General Motors management issued an edict banning divisions from involvement in auto racing. At the time Pontiac's advertising and marketing approach was heavily based on performance, and racing was an important component of that strategy. Wangers proposed a way to retain the performance image that the division had cultivated with a new focus on street performance. It involved transforming the upcoming, redesigned Tempest (which was set to revert to a conventional front-engine, front transmission, rear-wheel drive configuration) into a "Super Tempest" with the larger 389 inі (6.5 L) Pontiac V8 engine from the full-sized Pontiac Catalina and Bonneville in place of the standard 326 inі (5.3 L) Tempest V8. By promoting the big-engine Tempest as a special, high-performance model, they could appeal to the speed-minded youth market (which had also been recognized by Ford Motor Company's Lee Iacocca, who was at that time preparing the Ford Mustang).

The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the highly successful race car. It is an acronym for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for homologated for racing in the GT class. The name was to draw howls of protest from outraged purists, who considered it close to sacrilege. (American motorists have long joked that the Pontiac GTO initials stand for Gas, Tires and Oil.)

The GTO was technically a violation of GM policy limiting the A-body intermediate line to a maximum engine displacement of 330 inі (5.4 L). Since the GTO was an option package, not standard equipment, it could be considered to fall into a loophole in the policy. Pontiac General Manager Elliot (Pete) Estes approved the new model, although sales manager Frank Bridge, who did not believe it would find a market, insisted on limiting initial production to no more than 5,000 cars. Had the model been a failure, Estes likely would have been reprimanded. As it turned out, it was a great success.

1969 was the launch of a new model called 'The Judge'. The Judge name came from a comedy routine, "Here Comes the Judge", used repeatedly on the enormously popular "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV" show. Ads used slogans like "All rise for The Judge" and "The Judge can be bought." As originally conceived, the Judge was to be a low-cost GTO, stripped of some gimmicks to make it competitive with the Plymouth Road Runner. During its development, however, it was decided to make it instead the ultimate in street performance and image. The resulting package ended up being some $337.02 more expensive than a standard GTO, and included the Ram Air III engine, styled wheels, Hurst shifter (with a unique T-shaped handle), wider tires, various decals, and a rear spoiler. Pontiac claimed that the latter had some functional effect at higher speeds, producing a small but measurable down force, but it was of little value at legal speeds except for style. The Judge was initially offered only in very loud "Carousel Red," but late in the model year a variety of other colors became available.

The GTO had now been surpassed in sales both by the Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 and the Road Runner, but 72,287 were sold during the 1969 model year, 6,833 of them The Judge. This is also the year that the legendary Ram Air V was introduced, it was a special 400 block with newly designed high compression tunnel port heads, and a special high rise intake manifold. Zero to sixty came in only 5.2 seconds, and the quarter-mile came at 11.5 sec @ 123 mph.

1969 Pontiac Judge Production Figures
The factory build sheet will show Judge option RPO 554, UPC WT1.

1969 Judge

1969 Judge engine production
Code	Part No	Powerplant description	Hardtop	Conv.
WS	9795576	366 hp, 4-bbl, man. trans RA III	4,894	74
YZ	9795571	366 hp. 4-bbl, auto trans RA III	1,534	29
WW	9795577	370 hp, 4-bbl. man. trans RA IV	239	5
XP	9795575	370 hp, 4-bbl, auto trans RA IV	58	0
Judge totals:			6,725	108

1969 Judge Production

Body Style	Production
Hardtop Judge	6725
Convertible Judge	108
Total Judge	6833

Exterior Color and Codes

Color	Number Code	Letter Code
Starlight Black	10	A
Expresso Brown	61	B
Cameo White	50	C
Warwick Blue	53	D
Liberty Blue	51	E
Winward Blue	87	F
Antique Gold	65	G
Limelight Green	59	H
Castillian Bronze	89	J
Crystal Turquoise	55	K
Claret Red	86	L
Midnight Green	57	M
Burgundy	67	N
Palladium Silver	69	P
Verdoro Green	73	Q
Matador Red	52	R
Champagne	63	S
Carousel Red	72	T
Nocturne Blue	88	V
Goldenrod Yellow	76	W
Mayfair Maize	40	Y

Convertible Top Colors And Codes

Color	Code
White	1
Black	2
Dark Blue	3
Dark Green	9

Cordova Top Colors and Codes

Color	Code
Black	2
Dark Blue	3
Parchment	5
Dark Fawn	8
Dark Green	9

Interior Colors and Codes

Color	Code
Blue	250
Gold	252
Red	254
Green	256
Parchment	257
Black	258
Parchment	267*
Black	268*

Assembly Plant Codes

Code	Plant
A	Atlanta
B	Baltimore
G	Framingham
P	Pontiac
R	Arlington
Z	Fremont

1969 Judge Stripe Colors

Decal Stripe Color	Exterior Body Color	Number / Letter Code
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Expresso Brown	61 / B
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Antique Gold	65 / G
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Limelight Green	59 / H
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Midnight Green	57 / M
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Verdoro Green	73 / Q
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Champagne	63 / S
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Goldenrod Yellow	76 / W
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Mayfair Maize	40 / Y

Yellow / Red / BLUE	Starlight Black	10 / A
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Cameo White	50 / C
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Burgundy	67 / N
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Matador Red	52 / R
Yellow / Red / BLUE	** Carousel Red	72 / T

White / Red / BLACK	Warwick Blue	53 / D
White / Red / BLACK	Liberty Blue	51 / E
White / Red / BLACK	Winward Blue	87 / F
White / Red / BLACK	Crystal Turquoise	55 / K
White / Red / BLACK	Palladium Silver	69 / P
** Late in February 1969, Carousel Red Judges changed from Yellow/Red/BLUE to Yellow/Red/BLACK stripes.
Yellow - Red - BLUE Yellow - Red - BLACK White - Yellow - OLIVE White - Red - BLACK

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1969 Judge Stripe Colors - (Another version?)

Decal Stripe Color	Exterior Body Color	Number / Letter Code
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Expresso Brown	61 / B
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Limelight Green	59 / H
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Midnight Green	57 / M
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Verdoro Green	73 / Q
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Goldenrod Yellow	76 / W
White / Yellow / OLIVE	Mayfair Maize	40 / Y

Yellow / Red / BLUE	Starlight Black	10 / A
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Cameo White	50 / C
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Palladium Silver	69 / P
Yellow / Red / BLUE	Carousel Red **	72 / T

White / Red / BLACK	Warwick Blue	53 / D
White / Red / BLACK	Liberty Blue	51 / E
White / Red / BLACK	Winward Blue	87 / F
White / Red / BLACK	Antique Gold	65 / G
White / Red / BLACK	Crystal Turquoise	55 / K
White / Red / BLACK	Burgundy	67 / N
White / Red / BLACK	Matador Red	52 / R
White / Red / BLACK	Champagne	63 / S
** Late in February 1969, Carousel Red Judges changed from Yellow/Red/BLUE to Yellow/Red/BLACK stripes.
Yellow - Red - BLUE Yellow - Red - BLACK White - Yellow - OLIVE White - Red - BLACK**

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1970 Pontiac Judge Production Figures
The factory build sheet will show Judge option RPO 332, UPC WT1.

1970 Judge

1970 Judge Production

Body Style	Production
Judge Hardtop	3629
Judge Convertible	168
Total Judge	3797
* WT7 Judge (Polar White with Black Spoiler)	51

1970 Judge Production
Code	Powerplant description	Hardtop	Conv.	TOTAL
WS	366 hp. 4-bbl. man. trans RA III	N/A	N/A	N/A
YZ	366 hp. 4-bbl. auto. trans RA III	N/A	N/A	N/A
WW	370 hp. 4-bbl. man. trans RA IV	313	12	325
XP	370 hp. 4-bbl. auto. trans RA IV	66	6 *	72
YA/YC	360 hp. 4-bbl. auto. trans 455	14	3	17
Judge totals:		3,629	168	3,797

* Some say it is 7 RA IV automatic convertibles made

1970 PONTIAC JUDGE PRODUCTION FIGURES

ENGINE	MANUAL	AUTOMATIC	TOTAL
WS (RAIII) w/M20	1,831	-	1,831
WS (RAIII) w/M21	425	-	425
WS (RAIII) w/M13 (3 speed)	124	-	124
WW (RA IV) w/M21	325	-	325

YZ (RA III) w/M40	-	1,003	1,003
XP (RA IV)	-	72	72
YA/YC (455HO)	-	17	17
-------------	-------	-------	-------
TOTAL	2,705	1,092	3,797

Exterior Color and Codes

Color	Number Code	Letter Code
Starlight Black	19	A
Palomino Coper	63	B
Polar White	10	C
Bermuda Blue	25	D
Atoll Blue	28	E
Lucerne Blue	26	F
Baja Gold	55	G
Palisade Green	45	H
Castillian Bronze	67	J
Mint Turquoise	34	K
Keylime Green	43	L
Pepper Green	48	M
Burgundy	78	N
Palladium Silver	14	P
Verdoro Green	47	Q
Cardinal Red	75	R
Coronado Gold	53	S
Orbit Orange	60 (06)	T
Carousel Red	65	V
Goldenrod Yellow	51	W
Sierra Yellow	50	Y
Granada Gold	58	Z

Convertible Top Colors And Codes

Color	Code
White	1
Black	2
Sandalwood	5
Dark Gold	7

Cordova Top Colors and Codes

Color	Code
White	1
Black	2
Sandalwood	5
Dark Gold	7
Dark Green	9

Interior Colors and Codes

Color	Code
Blue	250
Saddle	255
Green	256
Sandalwood	257
Black	258
Black	253
Red	254
Sandalwood	267
Black	268

Assembly Plant Codes

Code	Plant
A	Atlanta
B	Baltimore
G	Framingham
P	Pontiac
R	Arlington
Z	Fremont

1970 Judge Stripe Colors

Decal Stripe Color	Exterior Body Color	Number / Letter Code
Blue	Starlight Black	19 / A
Yellow	Palomino Copper	63 / B
Blue	Polar White (*)	10 / C
Orange	Bermuda Blue	25 / D
Orange	Atoll Blue	28 / E
?	Lucerne Blue	26 / F
Yellow	Baja Gold	55 / G
Yellow	Palisade Green	45 / H
?	Castillian Bronze	67 / J
Orange	Mint Turquoise	34 / K
Orange	Pepper Green	48 / M
Black	Burgundy	78 / N
Blue	Palladium Silver	14 / P
Yellow	Verdoro Green	47 / Q
Black	Cardinal Red	75 / R
Orange	Orbit Orange	60 / T
?	Goldenrod Yellow	51 / W
Yellow	Sierra Yellow	50 / Y
Yellow	Granada Gold	58 / Z
Green - White - YELLOW Yellow - Red - BLACK Blue - Pink - ORANGE Yellow - Red - BLUE * - WT7 had Black stripe

1971 Pontiac Judge Production Figures
The factory build sheet will show Judge option RPO 332, UPC WT1.

1971 Judge

1971 Judge Production

Body Style	Production
Hardtop Judge	357
Convertible Judge	17
Total Judge	374
* WT7 Judge (Cameo Ivory with Black Spoiler)	15

1971 PONTIAC JUDGE PRODUCTION

BODY	4 Speed	3 Speed	AUTOMATIC	TOTAL
Hard Top	177	11	169	357
Convertible	3	-	14	17
-------------	-------	-------	-------	-------
TOTAL	180	11	183	374

Exterior Color and Codes

Color	Number Code	Letter Code
Starlight Black	19	A
Sandalwood	61	B
Cameo Ivory	11	C
Adriatic Blue	24	D
Lucerne Blue	26	F
Limekist Green	42	H
Tropical Lime	43	L
Laurentian Green	49	M
Nordic Silver	13	P
Cardinal Red	75	R
Castillian Bronze	67	S
Canyon Copper	62	T
Quezal Gold	53	Y
Aztec Gold	59	Z

Convertible Top Colors And Codes

Color	Code
White	1
Black	2
Sandalwood	5
Dark Brown	7
Dark Green	9

Cordova Top Colors and Codes

Color	Code
White	1
Black	2
Sandalwood	5
Dark Green	9

Interior Colors and Codes

Color Code
Blue 261
Ivory 262
Saddle 256
Sienna 264
Jade 266
Sandalwood 267
Black 269
Sandalwood 277
Black 279

Assembly Plant Codes

Code	Plant
A	Atlanta
B	Baltimore
G	Framingham
P	Pontiac
R	Arlington
Z	Fremont

1971 Judge Stripe Colors

Decal Stripe Color	Exterior Body Color	Number / Letter Code
Blue	Starlight Black	19 / A
Black	Sandalwood	61 / B
Blue	Cameo Ivory (*)	11 / C
Orange	Adriatic Blue	24 / D
Orange	Lucerne Blue	26 / F
Yellow	Limekist Green	42 / H
Yellow	Tropical Lime	43 / L
Yellow	Laurentian Green	49 / M
Blue	Nordic Silver	13 / P
Black	Cardinal Red	75 / R
Orange	Castillian Bronze	67 / S
Orange	Canyon Copper	62 / T
Black	Quezal Gold	53 / Y
Blue ?	Aztec Gold	59 / Z
The tri-colored Judge Stripes are referred by their key color and are identified by that key color:
Blue - ORANGE - Pink Yellow - BLUE - Red Yellow - BLACK - Red Green - YELLOW - White * - WT7 had Black stripe

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