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Pontiac

Pontiac
Vehicle Marque

External Links
Wikipedia: Pontiac
Subtopics
Pontiac History 1926 Pontiac 1953 Survivor
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A former General Motors brand from 1926-2010. Originally created as a "companion make" to Oakland, it eventually superseded its parent brand.

Vehicle names used by Pontiac currently and throughout history include:  1000, 2+2, 2000, 6000, Astre, Aztek, Banshee, Bonneville, Catalina, Chieftain, Fiero, Firebird, G3, G5, G6, G8, Grand Am, Grand Le Mans, Grand Prix, Grand Safari, Grand Ville, Grande Parisienne, GTO, Hematon, J2000, Laurentian, Le Mans, Master Six, Montana, Montana SV6, Parisienne, Rev, Safari, Series 6-28, Series 6-29, Series 603, Solstice, Star Chief, Strato Chief, Sunbird, Sunfire, Sunrunner, SV6, T-37, Tempest, Torrent, Trans Am, Trans Sport, Ventura, and Vibe.

Dealerships included:
Carson Pontiac (Kirkwood, Missouri)
Crystal Lake Pontiac GMC (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
Miller Pontiac (Omaha, Nebraska)
Monk King Pontiac (Denton, Texas)
Overton Cadillac Pontiac (McHenry, Illinois)
Reichert Chevrolet Buick Pontiac (Woodstock, Illinois)
Right-Way Pontiac (DeKalb, Illinois)
Schoon's Chevy Pontiac (Iowa)
Sedars Pontiac (Mason City, Iowa)
Sisk Pontiac-Cadillac (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
Wood Pontiac Cadillac Mazda (Santa Rosa, California)

Pontiac cars are individually nicknamed "Poncho" (for example, "check out that red sixty-three Poncho!"), but the Pontiac company is almost never referred to by the word. One of Pontiac's most famous racers, Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick, campaigned a car called Mr. B's Passionate Poncho.

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Reference Desk

The Crittenden Automotive Library's "Reference Desk" is a collection of materials that cannot be shared due to copyright restrictions. Information from these resources, however, can be shared. Go to the Reference Desk page for more information.

Type	Title
1981 Book	1981 Pontiac Service Manual: Pontiac, Grand Prix, LeMans and Firebird; General Motors Corporation
1989 Book	1989 Pontiac Product Service Publications by Pontiac Division; General Motors Corporation
1993 Book	Pontiac Product Service Publications 1993 by Pontiac Division; General Motors Corporation
1999 Book	Buick, Oldsmobile & Pontiac Full-size models 1970 thru 1990 Haynes Repair Manual by Ken Freund & John H. Haynes; Haynes Publishing Group

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Multimedia

	1935 Pontiac Advertising Duration: 11:19 This film was produced by Metropolitan Motion Picture Company for Pontiac.  It's a film for dealers showing them the advertising campaign for the 1935 Pontiac lineup. This film is available courtesy of the Prelinger Archives (public domain). Download 1935 Pontiac Advertising from The Internet Archive
	[1955 Pontiac Advertising] This film was produced by The Jam Handy Organization for Pontiac This film is available courtesy of the Prelinger Archives (public domain). Download 1955 Pontiac Advertising from The Internet Archive - 158MB - 7:00

Date	Media or Collection Name & Details	Files
1954	Look at Pontiac for 1954! The Jam Handy Organization for Pontiac	Topic Page - 670MB - 29:37
1955	The All New Car for All America The Jam Handy Organization for Pontiac	Topic Page - 246MB - 10:51

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Motorsports

Pontiacs were used prominently in NASCAR and drag racing competition, and also competed in Trans Am sports car racing.

Championships Won in Pontiacs

Year	Series	Driver	Model
1962	NASCAR Grand National	Joe Weatherly
1963	NASCAR Grand National	Joe Weatherly
1982	NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series	Jack Ingram
1985	NASCAR Busch Late Model Sportsman Series	Jack Ingram
1986	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Larry Pearson
1989	NASCAR Winston Cup	Rusty Wallace	Grand Prix
1990	NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Chuck Bown
2000	NASCAR Winston Cup	Bobby Labonte	Grand Prix
2002	NASCAR Winston Cup	Tony Stewart	Grand Prix

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Images

These images are either unidentified or not classifiable as a specific model of Pontiac.

	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.5MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.6MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 2.5MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 2.1MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.8MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.5MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.0MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.3MB
	Subject:  1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 Mecum Chicago Auction Auction Info:  Sold for $34,000. View photo of 1928 Pontiac Landau Coupe - 3.3MB
	Subject:  United Auto Company Advertisement Source:  The Ludington Daily News Date:  24 May 1929 View photo of United Auto Company 1929 Pontiac Ad - 1.0MB
	1933 Pontiac Convertible Coupe Famous GM Cars PONTIAC Convertible Coupe, 1933. L-head straight-eight engine, Synchro-Mesh transmission. The smooth performer was low-priced, gave good fuel economy. "Fine car ownership within the reach of every purse." View Famous GM Cars: 1933 Pontiac Convertible Coupe - 9.0MB
	Subject:  1937 Pontiac De Luxe Series 26 2611 2-Door Touring Coach Photographer:  Lars-Göran Lindgren, Sweden License:  GNU Free Documentation License View photo of 1937 Pontiac De Luxe Series 26 - 42KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Subject:  1937 Pontiac DeLuxe Photographer:  Charles01 License:  GNU Free Documentation License Caption:  Pontiac sedan manufactured 1937 View photo of 1937 Pontiac DeLuxe - 1,228KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
	Subject:  1940 Pontiac Hot Rod Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of 1940 Pontiac Hot Rod - 3,409KB
	Subject:  1940 Pontiac Hot Rod Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of 1940 Pontiac Hot Rod - 3,239KB
	Subject:  1940 Pontiac Hot Rod Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of 1940 Pontiac Hot Rod - 3,111KB
	Subject:  1940 Pontiac Hot Rod Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of 1940 Pontiac Hot Rod - 3,025KB
	Subject:  1940 Pontiac Hot Rod Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of 1940 Pontiac Hot Rod - 4,107KB
	Subject:  Premier Model Kit Box Date:  1950's View image of Pontiac drawing - 169KB
	Subject:  1955 Advertisement (Bolero Red & Raven Black) View photo of 1955 Pontiac Advertisement - 1,327KB
	Subject:  Full Size Classic Pontiacs Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Full Size Pontiac Club Show Date:  10 May 2008 View photo of Full Size Classic Pontiacs - 3,665KB
	Photo by Kai Oberhäuser on Unsplash View photo of Vintage Monochrome Pontiac - 1.4MB
	Photo by Alex Alexander on Unsplash View photo of Pontiac Tail Lights - 1.9MB
	Photo by Alex Bertha on Unsplash View photo of Pontiac Convertible - 3.1MB
	Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash View photo of Pontiac Convertible - 3.7MB
	Subject:  1970 Custom Pontiac Pickup Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 GTR Summer NNL Model Build Info:  1:25 scale MPC kit View photo of 1970 Pontiac Custom Pickup model - 3,120KB
	Subject:  1970 Custom Pontiac Pickup Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 GTR Summer NNL Model Build Info:  1:25 scale MPC kit View photo of 1970 Pontiac Custom Pickup model - 2,874KB
	Subject:  1970 Custom Pontiac Pickup Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 GTR Summer NNL Model Build Info:  1:25 scale MPC kit View photo of 1970 Pontiac Custom Pickup model - 3,391KB
	Subject:  1970 Custom Pontiac Pickup Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 GTR Summer NNL Model Build Info:  1:25 scale MPC kit View photo of 1970 Pontiac Custom Pickup model - 2,685KB
	Subject:  1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising Model Car Show View photo of 1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama - 1,412KB
	Subject:  1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising Model Car Show View photo of 1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama - 1,526KB
	Subject:  1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising Model Car Show View photo of 1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama - 2,073KB
	Subject:  1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising Model Car Show View photo of 1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama - 1,891KB
	Subject:  1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising Model Car Show View photo of 1970's Pontiac Drag Car Garage Diorama - 1,936KB
	Subject:  Modern Pontiac Muscle Cars Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 Indian Uprising View photo of Modern Pontiac Muscle Cars - GTO and G8 - 2,928KB
	Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Location:  Crystal Lake, Illinois Date:  21 May 2011 Caption:  Pontiac Sign Removed after the brand is discontinued View photo of Pontiac Sign Shadow - 3,409KB
	Subject:  Pontiac Arrowhead Tattoo Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 Nostalgia Auto Show View photo of Pontiac Arrowhead Tattoo - 2.1MB

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Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
November 1951	Pontiac Service Craftsman News	JPG - 140MB - 24 pages
December 1951	Pontiac Service Craftsman News	JPG - 111MB - 20 pages
13 October 1966	NHTSA Recall 66V011003 1967 Pontiac, 1967 Pontiac Tempest ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
10 February 1967	NHTSA Recall 67V016000 1967 Pontiac Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist	Recall Page - 1 page
31 March 1967	NHTSA Recall 67V034000 1967 Buick, 1967 Oldsmobile, 1967 Pontiac	Recall Page - 1 page
June 1976	Emission Testing of 1974 Pontiac V-8 with Defective Thermal Vacuum Valves U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	PDF - 345KB - 12 pages
1985	'85 Pontiac Catalog Pontiac	Topic Page - 338MB - 46 pages

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
2 September 1927	SALES OF PONTIAC SIX 100,000 THUS FAR, 1927	The Ludington Daily News
7 December 2002	ATTENTION PONTIAC OWNERS PAH PUBLISHING TAKES THE MYSTERY OUT OF BUYING USED PARTS	PAH Publishing
22 May 2009	Pontiac - Foundations of Performance	Ronnie Tanner
17 July 2009	A New American Tragedy	Congressional Record: Dan Burton
9 September 2009	Pontiac Models Old and New Leave Great Memories	Hugh Hurst
26 January 2010	2010: A Year of Pontiac for C.A.R.S. in Miniature	Bill Crittenden
14 September 2011	My Version of Pontiac Today	Bill Crittenden
18 October 2012	A New Vision for General Motors	Bill Crittenden
30 August 2014	"Second Tier" Pontiacs	Bill Crittenden
28 November 2014	Pontiac History on Native American Heritage Day	Bill Crittenden

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Merchandise

Type & Item #	Name	Details
Model Kit 3 Pack - Monogram 6241	Pontiac Muscle Cars (Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac GTO, Pro-Street Firebird)	1:24 scale, Kay-Bee Special Value Tri-Pack: 1978 Trans Am, 1964 Pontiac GTO, 1980's Firebird Pro Street

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Classified Ads

Post Date	Description	Price	Location
2 August 2022	Pontiac 15" Wire Wheel Covers (Gray Octagon Design)	Classified Ad	Woodstock, Illinois

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