Pontiac

Time Capsule: 1975 Grand LeMans Safari Wagon

Seeing a 50-year-old car in this condition is pretty fun. It gives me hope that there are more vehicles like this 1975 Pontiac Grand LeMans Safari wagon hidden out there somewhere. I can’t imagine there’s a nicer example for… more»

Dirt Cheap: No Reserve 1978 Pontiac Trans Am

It is often said that you only get what you pay for, and this is undoubtedly true when assessing the relative worth of any classic as a project candidate. Buying something cheap can be tempting, but the new owner… more»

79k Original Miles: 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J

It is common for car companies to revive badges that may have lain dormant for years. However, once a marque is retired, a revival is extremely rare. There is no indication that General Motors will ever bring Pontiac back… more»

Long Neglected: 1967 Pontiac GTO Coupe

The seller of this 1967 Pontiac GTO opens the listing with: “Car have been in the family since early 70s. Think the starts (sic) went bad and was parked.”  Now that seems highly unusual – parking a GTO, for… more»

Turbocharged Rarity: 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix ASC McLaren

The automotive landscape is littered with vehicles that could have been great but somehow never emerged from the shadows. Or, they were hotly anticipated and and publicized but never measured up to the hype surrounding them. This 1990 Pontiac… more»

No Reserve: 1974 Pontiac Grand Am

Pontiac embodied a “can-do” spirit throughout its heyday in the 1960s and early ’70s, bringing us the Tempest four, rope drive, the Overhead Cam 6, the Super Duty 455, and Endura bumpers, among many other innovations and delights. I’d… more»

1 of 544: 1973 Pontiac GTO 455 V8

By 1973, the insanely popular muscle car era was all but over. The “grandaddy” of the genre was the Pontiac GTO, which saw a sales peak of 96,000 units in 1966 reduced to less than 5,000 in 1973. Always… more»

BF Auction: 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP

In Automobile Magazine’s September 2006 “Design Issue,” editors came to a consensus on not only the “25 Most Beautiful Cars Ever,” but also six brand new cars that could deservedly earn the title, and the Pontiac Solstice was one of them…. more»

70k Documented Miles: 1968 Pontiac GTO

This 1968 Pontiac GTO seems to tick the right boxes for enthusiasts seeking a desirable classic muscle car. Its ownership history and odometer reading are both documented, and it retains its numbers-matching drivetrain. However, it falls short of being… more»

400 Tri-Power: 1966 Pontiac GTO

I am typically pretty disappointed when I raise the hood of a new car. Manufacturers have developed the act of hiding engines under layers of plastic into an art form, and the difference between a basic powerplant and one… more»

Crusty Barn Find: 1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport

Both the LeMans and GTO were big mid-size sellers for Pontiac in the late 1960s. So, the GM division went one step further by creating the LeMans Sport in 1970-72, something of a cross between the two. It came… more»

Stalled Ragtop Project: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief

Introduced in 1954, the Star Chief was sandwiched between the basic Chieftain and snappier Bonneville (which usually rode on a longer wheelbase) for most of its life. This 1957 convertible is one of only two drop-tops offered by Pontiac… more»

455/4-Speed Project: 1972 Pontiac GTO

After being its own separate model in the Pontiac lineup since 1966, it was a sign of the times back in ’72 when the GTO returned to an option package on the LeMans.  By this period, the muscle car… more»

69k Original Miles: 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix

Vehicles from the 1970s spent decades in the classic wilderness as enthusiasts focused on more potent cars that rolled off production lines in the years before and after The Malaise Era. However, they have grown legs, and tidy examples… more»

Can Rust Fly? 455 4-Speed 1976 Pontiac Trans Am

Completely darkened save for the lights and reflectors, this 1976 Pontiac Trans Am in Godfrey, Illinois looks as black as Lincoln’s top hat and rusty as a sunken Civil War battleship. Joking aside, we’ve all seen worse-looking rides restored… more»

Air-Conditioned 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible

In 1959, Pontiac introduced two themes that its styling and marketing departments would mine for five decades into the future: the “Wide-Track” advertising slogan (sometimes based in fact) and the split grille. The success of both is plain in… more»

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