PONTIAC (US) 1926-2010

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PONTIAC (US) 1926-2010
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DaWeber	Aug 22 2009, 06:19 PM Post #1
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	PONTIAC (US) 1926-2010 This marque originated as a lower priced companion to the already existing Oakland in the GM lineup. But the powers in authority opted to discontinue production of the Oakland soon after Pontiac was introduced. Production was successful and in 1959 they introduced widetrack wheelbase feature for the first time. in 1964 the GTO was introduced which is believed by many experts to be the first " Muscle Car". In 1967 a 2 door sports model with unique design called the Firebird was introduced. Production lasted until 2002. Now the Pontiac demise is momentary in order to thin out the existing GM line due to the recent horrendous economic depression. Also Pontiacs used in NASCAR have been for many years and still are represented on the race track. I was recently advised by Chris W that a 2010 Vibe is now on sale by GM. Thus the final production date should be changed to 2010. My error! Models of Pontiacs are plentiful; especially when the Firebird/ Trans Am models are included. Small scale models have been issued by the following companies. But there is no guarantee that all have been included. Recognized are models by Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning,Laramie, Matchbox, Muscle Machines, Racing Collectibles/ Revell, Welly, Kingstar, Matchbox, Racing Champions/ RC2/ RCERtl, Mini- Lindy ( plastic), Topper, Zeetoy/ Zyllco/ MotorMax , Maisto/ MC Toy , M2 Machines, Tac Cheong, Yat Ming, Universal Products Group, Action Performance/ Motorsports Authentics/ Winners Circle, Road Champs, Siku, MEGO and Tootsietoy. Actually, the list would probably be smaller of the companies that did not replicate this marque! Edited by DaWeber, Sep 13 2009, 04:11 PM.



James	Aug 23 2009, 01:06 AM Post #2
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	Pontiac's demise is everybodies loss. :o(



DaWeber	Aug 23 2009, 03:46 PM Post #3
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	James Aug 23 2009, 01:06 AM Pontiac's demise is everybodies loss. :o( I agree. I realize it had to be, but still cannot fathom why GM needs 2 similar truck lines; Chev and GMC (?)



James	Aug 23 2009, 06:21 PM Post #4
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	DaWeber Aug 23 2009, 03:46 PM James Aug 23 2009, 01:06 AM Pontiac's demise is everybodies loss. :o( I agree. I realize it had to be, but still cannot fathom why GM needs 2 similar truck lines; Chev and GMC (?) I was thinking the same thing last night while following a big GMC Sierra on my way to work.



JustDavid	Aug 23 2009, 08:36 PM Post #5
SUV Posts: 7,734 Group: Members Member #1,471 Joined: July 21, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Location Cardboard box next to a cactus Favorite Car 1990 Mercedes Benz 420SEL	James Aug 23 2009, 06:21 PM DaWeber Aug 23 2009, 03:46 PM James Aug 23 2009, 01:06 AM Pontiac's demise is everybodies loss. :o( I agree. I realize it had to be, but still cannot fathom why GM needs 2 similar truck lines; Chev and GMC (?) I was thinking the same thing last night while following a big GMC Sierra on my way to work. Count me in too...perhaps GMC would've been a better candidate for shut down?



ChFalkensteiner	Sep 3 2009, 09:44 PM Post #6
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	An early Pontiac at a vintage car event in Austria in 2006: 1928 Pontiac 6-28 Pha�ton: Attached to this post: F060630_009.jpg (64.2 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Sep 3 2009, 09:45 PM.



ChFalkensteiner	Sep 3 2009, 09:48 PM Post #7
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	The Matchbox model of what is probably the best known Pontiac worldwide: KITT from Knight Rider (from the 1999 Star Cars range): Attached to this post: MI051_33a.jpg (32.04 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Sep 3 2009, 09:50 PM.



Swifty	Sep 4 2009, 05:02 AM Post #8
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	JustDavid Aug 23 2009, 08:36 PM James Aug 23 2009, 06:21 PM DaWeber Aug 23 2009, 03:46 PM James Aug 23 2009, 01:06 AM Pontiac's demise is everybodies loss. :o( I agree. I realize it had to be, but still cannot fathom why GM needs 2 similar truck lines; Chev and GMC (?) I was thinking the same thing last night while following a big GMC Sierra on my way to work. Count me in too...perhaps GMC would've been a better candidate for shut down? Because GMC owners don't buy Chevy trucks. GM has done market research, and despite the fact that GMCs are just upscale Chevy trucks GMC owners would rather buy Fords than Chevrolets. Makes no sense to me either- but there's no accounting for people's tastes! Oh, and here are some diecast Pontiacs: Hot Wheels '93-'97 Firebird (Pro Street) Johnny Lightning '69 GTO (with wheelswap) Hot Wheels '84 Fiero 2M4 (recast) GreenLight '89 Firebird Trans Am Johnny Lightning '71 Grand Prix GreenLight '67 GTO Matchbox '03 Vibe



DaWeber	Sep 6 2009, 08:20 PM Post #9
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	I have just read in a couple of my monthly auto magazines that Pontiac will be selling only the Vibe in 2010. But if the dealerships are closed , I wonder where ? I doubt the dealerships could survive by just selling Vibes ! Thus we have the dilemma of when Pontiac actually ceases production 2009 or 2010? Time will tell!



Swifty	Sep 6 2009, 08:39 PM Post #10
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	Well, the production will actually stop this month, but the cars produced will be 2010 models.



ChFalkensteiner	Sep 10 2009, 11:01 PM Post #11
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	Another classic which I feel must be shown in this thread: Attached to this post: LR39b_01sw.jpg (31.2 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Sep 10 2009, 11:02 PM.



James	Sep 11 2009, 06:09 AM Post #12
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	very nice Lesney version, crude by todays standards but a classic,



jedimario	Dec 26 2009, 09:00 PM Post #13
RAWR Posts: 9,598 Group: Admin Member #366 Joined: October 19, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Location Charlotte, NC	M2



Scooter	Dec 29 2009, 02:23 AM Post #14
Fullsize Posts: 560 Group: Members Member #1,638 Joined: October 27, 2009 Location Northern NJ	still waiting for them to make my little turdfire (aka sunfire that it is really known as). I figure if they make a cast of it odds are itll be silver. tick tock i wait



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