The Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors was an American automotive brand introduced, owned, and commercialized by General Motors, the largest of the Big Detroit Three US automakers. Originally ...
Creating the right idea at the wrong time is a classic and tragic mistake for many automakers. Chrysler’s wind-cheating Airflow was too soon for the people of 1934 to comprehend, when even buyers of ...
From the February 1968 issue of Motor Trend. The inertial force that started the supercar trend—Pontiac GTO—holds a distinctive position in the automotive world for 1968. Not only does it continue to ...
What’s 1966 famous for? Ford showed Ferrari what the American spirit is all about when the Blue Oval cowboys took the 1-2-3 finish at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Pontiac consolidated the muscle car ...
In Jim Wangers' memoirGlory Days: When Horsepower and Passion Ruled Detroit(see review below), he describes a 1961 promotion where Hurst, Pontiac Motor Division, and Royal Pontiac awarded a prepped ...
Since its inception five years ago, the Go Drag Racing series, cofunded by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., Center Line Tool Corp., and Pontiac Motor Co., and sanctioned by the National Hot Rod ...