subject: Introduction To 21 Classic Pontiacs
[print this page] So, you assume you understand your cars now, do you? Well, give consideration to this to be a test of one's expertise of Pontiac history. 21 Pontiacs are featured here: some are existing models although other folks are actually classic in every sense in the word, dating back towards the early 1960s.
6000 - Complete sized [or almost] front wheel drive sedan from the 1980s.
Aztec - Ugly is as ugly does. This crossover automobile ashamed the Pontiac fleet for two years throughout the early 00s.
Bonneville - Full sized Pontiac sedan excitement retired in 2005 after way more than 40 years of service. Element of GM's massive restructuring and retiring of prime model names.
Catalina - This model hearkens back to the mid 60s when two door tough tops ruled the day. Discontinued for the duration of the late 70s throughout GM's "down sizing" shell game days.
Fiero - Mid-engine sport two-seater built for Pontiac during the go-go 80s. GM reached into their components bin and took out Chevette along with other elements to create this little roadster.
Firebird - It goes without having saying that this "pony" car is sorely missed. The beneficial news is the fact that it might be back by the time the 2009 model year rolls around.
Firefly - Twin for the Geo Metro, the Firefly was Pontiac's three cylinder captive import of the late eighties to mid nineties.
G6 - Present compact model in Pontiac's arsenal out there in rakish coupe or sporty sedan.
Grand Am -- With its 1973 debut, the Grand Am quickly became the division's mid-range performance car or truck. Retired in 2005 with a host of other Pontiac model names.
Grand Prix - Hidden tail lights along with a concave rear window marked the Grand Prix's 1963 debut. The vehicle has survived GM's model name shake out and today's vehicle can be a mid-sized, front wheel drive sports sedan.
GTO - Introduced in 1967, the GTO was a accurate coupe turned sports vehicle. Eliminated in the 1970s, the GTO is back due to GM's Australian division, Holden. Rear wheel drive along with a major V8 too.
LeMans - Originally a Tempest model, the LeMans became its personal model when the Tempest name was retired inside the 1970s. Retired within the mid 1990s right after a low-priced Korean car was allowed to carry its name. Sheesh!
Montana -- A minivan for Pontiac, if not for the ages.
Parisienne - Throughout the 1980s Pontiac needed a version in the Chevrolet Caprice. This complete sized, rear wheel drive sedan filled the bill.
Phoenix - Component of GM's "X cars" of compact import fighting vehicles introduced throughout 1979 as a 1980 model.
Sunbird - Nothing but a rebadged Chevy Cavalier.
Sunfire - Compact coupe retired in 2005 as part of, you guessed, GM's model restructuring.
Sunrunner - Nothing at all but a rebadged Geo/Chevy Tracker.
Tempest - From the early sixties till the early seventies, the term "muscle car" befit this hot coupe. Especially nice as a convertible!
Trans Sport - Hideous looking minivan that debuted inside the early 1990s. Mercifully replaced years later by the Montana.
Vibe - A currently developed compact 5 door sport wagon; cousin to the Toyota Matrix.
So, there you've it. A minimum of another half dozen models were left out from this time period plus countless models that dated back to the division's founding as element in the Oakland Automobile Firm in 1926. Pontiac excitementhave you caught it however?
