Ignoring quality and everything else - and going all the way back to 'way back when' - which Pontiac do you think or feel was the best looking one ever made?Although I never owned one, the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible is my favorite.What's yours?
1970 -73 Trans Am1970 Grand Prix SJ with 455 4 speed option....yeah!
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1974 Firebird .... like this one I restored back in the mid 80's. This particular one had a '75 front end (turn sigs in the grille vs the bumper) and was the last year for the flat back window & the last year for all cars burning leaded gas Oh how I wish I still had this one. It was probably the best of FIVE GM F-body cars that I restored (1-'68 Camaro, 1-'69 Camaro, 1-'73 Camaro, 1-'74 Camaro & this only Firebird)
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Quote, originally posted by hotbug1776 »My 1995 Sunfire GTVery nice looking 'fire !I have owned and driven nothing but Pontiacs and I have loved every single one of them .1994 Sunbird LE Sedan (still going strong with 258,xxx miles on it!)2002 Sunfire GT Coupe (sold... big mistake )2002 Sunfire SE Sedan (traded in for the Vibe)
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I like the Pontiac 6000 STE, sporty midsize 4 door with stunning pickup and the only Front Wheel Drive A-Body(Chevy Celebrity, Buick Century, Olds Cutlass Ciera and Pontiac 6000) that offered all wheel driveI also like the Fiero and Solstice Of course I have always been a Buick and Oldsmobile person ( I would kill for a mint condition Reatta convertible )
Sorry, Pontiac hasn't ever really excited me even though I lived through a LOT of Pontiac history. I remember when the Firebird was introduced in the mid 60's, nice looking car but for the same year, the Camaro had looks that totally trumped it! Honestly, probably the nicest Pontiac they made was at the end with the joint venture with Saturn, the Solstice / Sky twins.But even at that, the nose failed, Saturn has a better design!My first Pontiac EVER was a Sunfire Convertible, really, that was a rather poor excuse for a modern automobile!!Dave
I have to go with the 05-06 GTO, with the LS2, even though it was a rebadged Holden Monaro. It had somewhat subtle looks, a big engine and a 6-speed manual, not to mention a good-looking (in my opinion, anyway) interior. If I had the money and there was one for sale around here, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
Then? '65 GTO (I'm fortunate my father has had one for 10 years, giving me a deeper appreciation).Now? G8 GXP. Pontiac finally got their act together with that one in time to get shuttered.
I bought that exact Firebird back in '67 and kept it for 13 years. Even after having two babies, we used to load that thing with the tent, cots, stove and everything else and it took us camping in northern Michigan. Then, well, the girls got bigger. That changed everything. Even my daughters, now in their forties, wish I'd kept it. Yeah, we all loved that car.
Quote, originally posted by Gekko »I am very partial to the Pontiac G8 GT`That's exactly what my wife said ....... then she just had to get one for herself It stays garaged during most of the winter when she puts mileage on my Vibe
Quote, originally posted by Old Tele man »...one of these in yellow made me drool:Did these coupes ever make it to production or was Pontiac dead before it happened??Dave
My Brother In Law (yeah, the idiot one, not the other one) had one of these for years. (1970 Bonneville Convertible) Coolest car he ever had bar none.... he traded it in for a VW JETTA!!!! That move made him no more intelligent in my book.Of course the girl (though there is a resemblance to his daughter) wasn't included with his, maybe that's why he traded it in? Ever seen his wife?? Ewwwww........Dave
Quote, originally posted by Houston »What's yours?In the first place (no reflection on your Houston,) I absolutley hate fender skirts and continental kits.I haven't actually owned any Pontiacs, having gone from my first car, a '57 Chevy 2-dr, to Euro and Japanese cars from there. But if I had to chose the most memorial Pontiac in my life, I would have to say the first time I layed eyes on a 1970 Trans Am.What a departure from the first gens, and they were HAWT in their time... still are imo. The first one I saw was white with the blue stripes and graphics. Our school bus used to pass a small Pontiac dealer every morning (I guess I would have been 12 or 13 then,) so I clearly remember when and where. How can you not love that combination along with that styling?
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Quote, originally posted by djkeev »My Brother In Law (yeah, the idiot one, not the other one) had one of these for years. (1970 Bonneville Convertible) Coolest car he ever had bar none.... he traded it in for a VW JETTA!!!! That move made him no more intelligent in my book.Of course the girl (though there is a resemblance to his daughter) wasn't included with his, maybe that's why he traded it in? Ever seen his wife?? Ewwwww........DaveI thought that was an Edsel!
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...nah, an Edsel was a Ford, sucking a lemon, with Mercury seat covers (wink,wink)....my mom & dad had two of them for awhile, a '59 Villager wagon and a '59 4-door Ranger....and, yes, there actually were some GXP Coupe's made & sold, here's an Jalopnik-article about a yellow one caught driving around: http://jalopnik.com/371499/200...hicks
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Here's the coolest Pontiac I have ever driven... My uncle restored one of these ('69) in that orange, er, "Carousel Red." 400 with a 4-speed, ram air, and even the hood tach. Loved the hidden headlights and gigantic spoiler on that thing. (well it was gigantic at the time, until the ricers came out with far bigger ones...)
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MY very first car was a 1991 Pontiac Sunbird I bought in 2000. I liked it, even though it was a garbage 4 banger with a carbeurator. But it was bright red, and had the white convertible top, with the white (PVC?) interior. You could literally put the top down and hose it out. 250k miles and the engine just committed suicide. But my favorite pontiac would have to be something like a '66 Catalina.
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Never owned one, but lusted after one for a few years...1969 Pontiac Grand Prix SJMore chrome & bling and nicer interior than a Goat but still came with an available 428 HOOriginal image came from this eBay classified: http://kalamazoo.ebayclassifie...91703Wikipedia has a decent write-up on the history of the various iterations of the Grand Prix through the years, including this on the 'Second Generation' : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...72.29
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1966 GTO convertible in a soft blue with matching interior. B-e-a-utiful. Along with that GTO is the 04 GTO, the G8 and, of course, the Vibe. Before owning the Vibe I never looked at, or cared much for, Pontiac. But now, after a life of being a Chevy kid, I realize Pontiac was awesome.
Quote, originally posted by TONY TAT2 » OK Tony, tell us about this. Looks like an Opel GT with a Pontiac plate on the rear! Details please! Is this some sort of redesigned Corvette Plan Pontiac had in the 70's?AH HA!!! 1964 Banshee!! A doomed DeLorean Project! http://corvettes.about.com/b/2...d.htm(I did LIKE them Opel GT's!!)Dave
...that's the 1964 Pontiac XP-833 Banshee I, with 6-cylinder (white one had V8)....the later 1966 Pontiac XP-798 Scorpion is the one I like best: http://www.carstyling.ru/Stati...6DF9B
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That's a tough one.....too many to pick, for different reasons.I like these....because they are in my garage I had a '71 Firebird Formula 400 that I was half way through the restoration on, when the opportunity came to purchase the SD. I really wish the wife would have let me keep the '71 too. I really like the more agressive front end the 70 - 73's had.It's cool seeing what the rest of you have, or have had. All great cars!
Quote, originally posted by Serj22 »But my favorite pontiac would have to be something like a '66 Catalina. I am in full agreement. If I could own only one Pontiac it would be the 1966 Catalina. Love the coke-bottle shape, blade fenders, stacked headlights! I think it has a better "fastback" roofline than the Grand Prix of the same year. I actually have this exact same photo in my photobucket account from a prior thread about our favorite cars.
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Quote, originally posted by Houston »Ignoring quality and everything else - and going all the way back to 'way back when' - which Pontiac do you think or feel was the best looking one ever made?Although I never owned one, the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible is my favorite.What's yours?I don't have a favorite Pontiac....but my mother had a used 1959 white Bonneville in the mid 1960's, then had a compact 4 cyl. 1962 Tempest and after we had a 1966 (maybe 1967) used gold Tempest (with a V8) which i was driving (1968-1974). And now I have a 2009 Pontiac Vibe.I could of bought a NEW 1979 Pontiac Sunbird but I like and bought the 1979 Olds Starfire sports hatchback. (Same as the Chevy Mazda and Buick Skyhawk. I had a Buick 231 V6 engine in the Starfire.I wished the Vibe had the same body style and shape as a 1979 Buick Skyhawk. I miss those Chevy Mazda type small body styles.I guess that my favorite real Pontiac was the 1966 Tempest ( same as the famous GTO.)
Quote, originally posted by ParknVibe »What year was that show? And, did you really see that Pontiac Hurst?Wasn't a hurst,it was a concept car,members on my other forum would meet up at Carlisle for the all Gm Nats every year. If we had 25 members pre register,we would get a spot on the infield with a free tent. I attended from 2000 to 2006,so it was about the middle of 1 of them meets.Another time we had 1 of the 55Chevy's in the tent from the movie Two Lane Black Top.I have all the Dash Plaque's from them years & some of the various handouts.A VHS video of the 1st meet also that filmed.The wife & I attended all the meets in my old 94 Pontiac Trans Sport.This will be my last post here.
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If only Pontiac were still around, then this one could be up there as one of my favorites For more photos & info on this concept car, visit this link http://www.thelingenfeltercoll...amaro/
Quote, originally posted by silverbullet »Hmm... Haven't seen that one. Looks like a camaro with a body kit. Makes me wonder how interested you are in the new camaro?If I were single, no kids, and didn't own a Vibe .... then there just might be one in my garage as we speak Having restored FIVE GM F-body cars in my younger years, I am partial to that line of car. For now, I am thrilled to be driving something small & economical and will hang onto my Vibe for a LOOOOOONG time
Quote, originally posted by silverbullet »Your signature just reminded me of my other loved pontiac... G8 gt I love that hood. Just wish I could get that to fit the vibe.x2 ! I think the G8 style hood would look especially killer on the 2009-2010 GTs !I would love to have a silver G8 GXP !
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Quote, originally posted by ParknVibe »I could of bought a NEW 1979 Pontiac Sunbird but I like and bought the 1979 Olds Starfire sports hatchback. (Same as the Chevy Mazda and Buick Skyhawk. I had a Buick 231 V6 engine in the Starfire.You meant the Chevy Monza. Back then I thought those had such a cool shape.
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Quote, originally posted by Kincaid »You meant the Chevy Monza. Back then I thought those had such a cool shape.Yes your right, I never could remember how it was spelled. I just knew it sounds like Mazda. I even had trouble in how to spell Skyhawk.BTW, I also had (mom and I) a 1974 Chevy Vega Hatchback. I was always into the "Fastback" Hatchback style with deep storage as a bonus and with a economical 4 cyl engine.. Before the Vibe I had the 1988 Dodge Daytona.
I thought there was some kit floating around that replaced the front end of the current Camaro with a front end that made it look like a faux Firebird?