Pontiacs built in the late 1960s conformed to new U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. USA . The Polaris design apparently made it to full-scale clay before it was canceled. TAPshift was also introduced as well as a Competition Group package (Comp G). The 1961 models were similarly reworked. It was possible to purchase a Cadillac for the price of the Bonneville, the model raised new interest in what Pontiac now called "America's No. Sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by GM, in the hierarchy of GM's five divisions, it was slotted above Chevrolet, but below Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac. The Holden Ute was scheduled to be launched as the G8 ST before it was cancelled in January 2009 due to GM's financial situation. They came with the Pontiac straight-8 engine, which were slightly less expensive to produce than the increasingly popular V8, but they were also heavier and longer. The coupe version of the Grand Prix was also discontinued. Explore scott597's photos on Flickr. We offer printed catalogs and an online store. With the cancellation of Oldsmobile in 2004, Pontiac went through a complete product revamping through this period. Amid the late 2000s financial problems and restructuring efforts, GM announced in 2008 it would follow the same path with Pontiac as it had with Oldsmobile in 2004 and discontinued manufacturing and marketing vehicles under that brand by the end of 2010. Up for sale is a 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 6 speed Convertible. The 301 had a 4-inch (100 mm) bore and 3-inch (76 mm) stroke, identical to the vaunted Chevrolet small-block engine and Ford Boss 302 engine. At the end of the 1991 model year, the 6000 was discontinued in favor of the newly expanded Grand Prix line up and the new Trans Sport minivan, which replaced the 6000 station wagon. It almost eliminated the large floor "hump" common to front-engined, rear-drive cars. Initially, Pontiac did not plan on offering the G5 in the United States, however, dealer pressure to fill the gap left by the discontinuation of the Sunfire caused Pontiac to introduce only the coupe variation into the U.S. It was first used in the 1977 Astre, replacing Astre's aluminum-block 140 cubic inch Vega engine. For 1973, Pontiac restyled its personal-luxury Grand Prix, mid-sized LeMans and compact Ventura models and introduced the all-new Grand Am as part of the LeMans line. The TransAm received the LS-1 motor which produced 305 hp (227 kW). Year One PD101S Pontiac Center Caps Black with Red PMD for Rally II Wheels 4/pkg. In mid-1956, Pontiac introduced a higher-powered version of its V8. An optional Buick 215 cu in (3.5 L) V8, was not popular when it was available for 1961 and 1962 in the Tempest. While Pontiac rolled out some sweet special editions over the years; perhaps none is as bad, beautiful, and hard-to-find as the Trans Am GMMG Blackbird Year One Edition Blackbird. [2] By emphasizing its "Wide Track" design, it billed itself as the "performance" division of General Motors and that they "built excitement."[3]. Available only in the Firebird Formula and Trans Am models, this was rated at 310 hp (230 kW) net initially but after having issues passing EPA emissions tests, the camshaft was changed to the old RA III cam and with the change, came a 290 hp (220 kW) net rating. Pontiac was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialised by General Motors. Pontiacs were built in Canada by Canadians in GM Canada with Canadian raw materials beginning in 1926, with factories in Oshawa, Ontario and Regina, Saskatchewan. Private . The base 1972 mid-sized Pontiac was now called LeMans. The interiors of these cars more closely resembled the equivalent Chevrolets than the Canadian market cars did, as the Chevys had already been designed for right-hand drive. 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