Maker - Pontiac

“A car for every purse and purpose.” That was how Alfred P. Sloane. General Motors President and eventual CEO described the pricing structure of General Motors brands beginning in the 1920’s. Pontiac was a value brand, originally slotted just above...

1961 Pontiac Ventura Sports Coupe "Bubbletop" Pontiac built 16,906 Bonneville hardtops for the 1961 model year and 14,524 Catalinas, but the lowest production model was the Ventura at only 13,297. The Ventura was based on the Catalina, but had a...

1961 Pontiac Ventura Sports Coupe "Bubbletop" Pontiac built 16,906 Bonneville hardtops for the 1961 model year and 14,524 Catalinas, but the lowest production model was the Ventura at only 13,297. The Ventura was based on the Catalina, but had a...

Inspired by GM’s Corvette Nomad dreamcar, both Chevrolet and Pontiac introduced this style for 1955 with their Nomad and Safari respectively. For all three years the Nomad took, and still takes, centre stage with the Safari being comparatively under-valued. In...

Inspired by GM’s Corvette Nomad dreamcar, both Chevrolet and Pontiac introduced this style for 1955 with their Nomad and Safari respectively. For all three years the Nomad took, and still takes, centre stage with the Safari being comparatively under-valued. In...

This was the first year the station wagon was built on the B body rather than the smaller A body which was shared with Chevrolet. The Station wagon was Pontiac’s most expensive offering at $1,250 in the more expensive of...

Pontiac’s Streamliner styling, influenced by Art Deco lines of railroad locomotives, ensured the company’s most successful sales year in 1941. Big news on the mechanical front was a full-flow air oil cleaner system that continued right through to the eventual...

Inspired by GM’s Corvette Nomad dreamcar, both Chevrolet and Pontiac introduced this style for 1955 with their Nomad and Safari respectively. For all three years the Nomad took, and still takes, centre stage with the Safari being comparatively under-valued. In...

The Streamliner series came in just two variants for 1941 – 4-door sedan and 2-door coupe. Both used the General Motors B body shared with Buick and Oldsmobile. All Pontiacs were available with an L (side valve) head 6 or...

This was the second year of the ‘wide track Pontiacs’. Just over 17,000 convertibles were produced at a ticket price of a shade over $3,000 a piece.

For 1960 Pontiac continued with its wild track design that had made its appearance in 1959. Front end treatment was new. At just under $3,000 over 32,000 found homes.