Shall We Bid PONTIAC a Fond Farewell?..

[Brock Samson]

 

  I say yes..     

   


So in honor of the "tin indian" please post your pics...
stories and bits of triva..

[69*F5*SE]

Sounds like it's a go with Pontiac. When I say go I mean gone.   

[WingCharger]

Pontiac, your late-'70s Firebirds will live on in trailer parks everywhere.

I say goodbye old friend. You were a great performance challenge.
I think Saturn should be killed off, not Pontiac.

[skip68]

        What's a Pontiac ?     See ya !

[Magnumcharger]

Trivia:
I briefly owned a 1970 Goat....black, 400 fourspeed, Cragar mags, Ram Air, hood tach...pretty damn sweet.
I traded my first car, a very rusty 1969 340 Barracuda plus $100 for it at a local used car lot. I made out like a bandit!!
Until my Dad saw it in the yard.
Then he made me take it back. He figured I was getting screwed in the deal. Well, he definitely didn't know anything about cars.
I lost my $100 bucks, and the torsion bar crossmember fell out of the Barracuda on the highway less than a month later.
Thus ending the Barracuda saga.

Frig Dad!!

Bye bye Poncho.

[TruckDriver]

It's sad like when Plymouth was fazed out. Firebirds and Trans Am's/Formula's have always been in my top 3 favorite cars.

And I still think in the long run, GM will regret closing Pontiac as at least here in Wisconsin, they sell tons of them. I love the new G8 Pontiac. Wish I had the cash to go buy one now.

[Arkgl01]

I love my chargers but this is in my garage too! Was hoping the trans am might come back one day...so much for that idea!

[69bronzeT5]

R.I.P Pontiac. You will be missed. Stupid GM killing them off. Buick and Saturn should of gone first

[moparjohn]

I heard that Hummer Saturn, and Pontiac was on the chop block, Pontiac was the best of the 3. I,ve hated Saturns since day 1

[WingCharger]

R.I.P Pontiac. You will be missed. Stupid GM killing them off. Buick and Saturn should of gone first

Buick is like Lexus in foreign countries. They won't kill them unless things get really bad...

[GreenMachine]

My first 2 cars were Pontiacs. The first one was a 1976 Catalina 4 door land barge. The 2nd was quite a bit cooler. The ads boasted it has the longest hood of any car and was the first car with the antenna in the windshield. Any guesses?

[Fitz73Chrgr]

'Tis a sad day in the muscle car world...I am going to miss Pontiac. 
This has been my DD for the last 5 years.  I'll probably replace her within the next month or two.

[Ponch ®]

R.I.P Pontiac. You will be missed. Stupid GM killing them off. Buick and Saturn should of gone first

Buick is like Lexus in foreign countries. They won't kill them unless things get really bad...

It's big in China...that alone is reason for them to keep it alive.

[Mike DC]

Buick is like Lexus in foreign countries.  They won't kill them unless things get really bad. 

Sorta like Michael Jackson. 

 

[mopar_nut_440_6]

My first 2 cars were Pontiacs. The first one was a 1976 Catalina 4 door land barge. The 2nd was quite a bit cooler. The ads boasted it has the longest hood of any car and was the first car with the antenna in the windshield. Any guesses?

1969 Gran Prix

[mikepmcs]

My buddy's Bandit II just doubled in price. 

Wish I still had that 68 Firebird.  GD women!!!

[chargerboy69]

I have always loved Trans Ams.  I have owned seven of them total. I currently own this 1981 Pace car, which is currently for sale by the way  . I have been expecting this for a couple years now. It is to bad.

[GreenMachine]

My first 2 cars were Pontiacs. The first one was a 1976 Catalina 4 door land barge. The 2nd was quite a bit cooler. The ads boasted it has the longest hood of any car and was the first car with the antenna in the windshield. Any guesses?

1969 Gran Prix

Yes  


  I sold that car for $350 and have regretted it since. My dad was with me when I test drove that car, and when I tried to get out, I couldn't find the door handle. I finally found it tucked down in the armrest.  My dad said that's so the girls can't get away   .

[ACUDANUT]

 Ditch Buick and save Pontiac. If the Commies want comfort, tell them to get a Caddy.

[Lowprofile]

Very sad to see Pontiac go out like this.  I have owned a few in the past. My senior year of high school I drove a 69 GTO. 400ci/4-Speed car. Great Machine!

Check this out........  http://www.autoextremist.com/

[Hemidog]

Farewell Pontiac 
Really sad, I liked their cars and history.

[BrianShaughnessy]

RIP.   

My friends dad worked at Pontiac and retired from there.   Obviously nothing but Pontiacs in their garage.

I've had my share of poontiacs over the years.
'67 Catalina,  '76 Grand Prix, '80 Grand Prix,  '83 Firebird.   Still have both an '89  Formula and '90 GTA. 

I guess the actual reality of the sales figures killed it.   I'd always thought that GM should have killed off Buick years ago instead of Oldsmobile.
Buick doesn't do it for me. 

Too bad the G8 was introduced in the middle of a stupid speculator driven oil surge last year...  from all accounts it was a decent car.
Pontiac made their share of mistakes... Aztec,  4 door fwd Grand Prix's ( zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ), the all craptastic Fiero,  301 Turbo motors,  the 74 GTnOva,  403 Olds motors in 6.6 TA's,  the list goes on.       

[Old Moparz]

I liked the earlier Pontiacs before they got the huge, ugly noses up front. By the 1969 & 1970 models, I pretty much decided that they were too ugly to like. 

There was a guy in high school that graduated a couple of years before me that had a 1964 GTO convertible. It was pretty cool looking, & had a brand new, leather interior. Since he spent more on the upholstry than the car was worth, he never did anything else to it. I remember seeing him in the auto shop with it once & there were vise grips instead of battery terminals. He also had these two, huge, house speakers that took up the entire back seat. 

This isn't his in the photo, his was gold with a tan interior & a white top.

[Brock Samson]

 The GTO option on the Tempest allways gets credit for being the first muscle cars and i totally disagree but there are several mid to late '60s Ponchos that are among my favorites, first up would probably be a convertable tripower 2+2 then various Grand Prixs and Bonnies and of course the more choice early trans am though I don't particularly care for the '69 I'd Jump all over a '70!  that's Probbably my Fav.

[Ghoste]

Always had a soft spot for Firebirds and sold Pontiacs for a number of years as well.  Very very sad to see them go.

[oldschool]

It's sad like when Plymouth was fazed out. Firebirds and Trans Am's/Formula's have always been in my top 3 favorite cars.

And I still think in the long run, GM will regret closing Pontiac as at least here in Wisconsin, they sell tons of them. I love the new G8 Pontiac. Wish I had the cash to go buy one now.

we just bought a new black G8 for my wife. we love it. we went to look at  and drive the challenger,then the g8. it was no contest.the challenger seemed cheap by comparison. its sad because i love the old mopars,i have a few,but the new mopars are just not that nice. 

[WingCharger]

The only Pontiac I like, (that is new), is the Solstice. I hope it continues on a different brand name!!

[TheGhost]

And now, GM no longer makes any cars that I like.  Shame.

If Mopar ever died, I'd have become a Pontiac guy.  If Chrysler goes under now, I don't know what cars I'll switch to...

[jb666]

RIP , Pontiac... They make (IMO) a few of the greatest cars to ever pound the pavement, this being at the top of my favorite list!! (My buddy's '70 T/A)

[Brock Samson]

 

The only Pontiac I like, (that is new), is the Solstice. I hope it continues on a different brand name!!

See the Saturn Sky..
I asked a guy about the new GTO he was driving a year or so ago,.. he said he had alot of problems with it,..
I was suprised..
and I never see them anymore, but there was a time a couple years ago when I'd see them around,.. but they didn't seem to catch on,.. and I never see them any more,.. all I see now are clapped out Grand Ams from ten years ago and newish Grand Prixs,.. i will on occasion see an older Firebird however..
Seems Pontiac really tried for awhile to be an American BMW,.. but folks just went out and bought real 3, 5 and 7 series Bimmers,.. there are thousands of them running around here,.. and meanwhile I just see just the occasional Pontiac..
It's quite sad to me who actually remembers the Marques' Glory Days...
The guy up the hill had a SWEEEET '67 GTO double gold with a ram air hood and Quads and Hurst four speed, it was lifted front and back a couple inches and had extra guages and a cool row of toggle switches on the console. That car really floated my boat when i was 12,.. he had a big name in Peter Max style letters on the back quarters "Soul Shaker",.. to me a VERY influential Auto.

[chargerrt]

It's too bad that they're going under.  I really like the G8 GT and GXP.  Finally a nice RWD full-size sedan with a nice V8 AND it looks better than the Charger.  Bye bye Pontiac 

[crusty440]

My first 2 cars were Pontiacs. The first one was a 1976 Catalina 4 door land barge. The 2nd was quite a bit cooler. The ads boasted it has the longest hood of any car and was the first car with the antenna in the windshield. Any guesses?

I would guess a 1969 Grand Prix Model J

[Brock Samson]

  if your an old school fart that's waaay too easy...
there was a time when Ponchos carried alot of innovative features into the marketplace first for GM,.. like the endura bumpers and the hidden turn signals, stacked headlights, even woodgrain dashboards... and hood tachs,.. those are just some I can rattle off,...

[Sublime/Sixpack]

 I'm sorry to see the Pontiac name bite the dust. I quite liked some of their cars through the years. Late 30's, some 40's, 50's and 60's models, and the second generation Trans Ams.
Was considering selling my Tenth Anniversary Trans Am but I think I'll hang onto it now.

[bull]

It's sad to see it go but I miss Plymouth more.

[Ghoste]

I'm with you there.  Thanks to all the bean counters who came to the brilliant conclusion that badge engineering was a great thing to do.

[miller]

I love my Comp G to death.

Sad to see them go

[GreenMachine]

My first 2 cars were Pontiacs. The first one was a 1976 Catalina 4 door land barge. The 2nd was quite a bit cooler. The ads boasted it has the longest hood of any car and was the first car with the antenna in the windshield. Any guesses?

I would guess a 1969 Grand Prix Model J

   Yeah it was a model J. The 428 was long gone when I got it, a 350 2 bbl. out of a Lemans was what was in it. I wish I had pics of it. The guy I bought it from had a 1968 primered Firebird in his driveway that he just sold for $2500. It had a 400 tri-power. I got the Grand Prix for $1800 and it was freshly built by a high school auto class.

[Ghoste]

What's the difference between the J and SJ?  (there was an SJ too right?)

[jb666]

Here's a funny shot. My buddy Chris (Who's a member here, so please don't trash his ride) just put new springs in his car (front). It sat so high that he had to swap out the rears. He calls it his 4X4 conversion for New England roads!!  The car is bad ass either way, but he's right, it's sitting pretty high!!

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Hopefully the springs will settle. Its still a good looking car though.

[jb666]

He's hoping so , too . It's funny,but at car shows people flock to this car.. It's probably up there in my top 5 cars of all time.

[dodgecharger-fan]

My 95 Grand Am was a great car.
I bought it used with 34,000 kms on it and racked it up to over 250,000 kms and then gave it to my daughter. She dove it for a couple ofyears and sold. I know it was still kicking around town a few years later, but I've since lost track of it in the last 5 years or so.
It had the Quad 4 engine with a manual 5 speed trans.

I used to put 5000 kms on that thing every month. I'd change the oil religiously - to the point where the oil was still clean.

[rp23g7]

Sad to see Pontiac die.  I never owned one, but if Mopar wasnt around i would have bought one.  Always wanted a Formula, a 2+2, 68 Bonneville or a 71 GP. 

A friend of mine bought  a new 70 GTO, RAIV, 4 Speed, Convert, wonder where that is now.