Pontiac

Y82 Special Edition: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am

As prices for cars built in the 1970’s have accelerated, there are just a few cars that have gone to the moon. One is the black and gold 1977-1978 Pontiac Trans Am optioned with the Special Edition package. A… more»

Impeccable Restoration: 1973 Pontiac GTO

When the name GTO is mentioned, most car enthusiasts think of a 1964 GTO or maybe a 1969 Judge. However, Pontiac built a GTO on the colonnade body style for only one year in 1973. This example is fully… more»

Father And Son Project: 1967 Pontiac LeMans Convertible

This 1965 Pontiac LeMans convertible in a scintillating shade of dark green is for sale on Craigslist in Minneapolis, with an asking price of $11,500. It looks to be in fair condition—and not turned into a GTO clone, thank… more»

Original SD-455: 1973 Pontiac Trans Am

It can be pretty easy to get so caught up in the facts and figures that demonstrate a classic car’s rarity that we lose sight of the vehicle itself and what makes it special. That could be the case… more»

Project Car Plus Parts! 1966 Pontiac GTO

The 1966 model run would be a watershed year for the Pontiac GTO. Not only did it become a series of its own (instead of an option), but it would also set a sales record of nearly 100,000 units…. more»

Chieftain or Star Chief? 1955 Pontiac Sport Coupe

Pontiac rolled out a new design for its cars in 1955 and included a V8 engine for the first time since 1932. Only two broad series were available, the Chieftain and the Star Chief of which the latter rode… more»

4k Miles/One Owner! 1993 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

The Bonneville was one of Pontiac’s most tenured nameplates. With the redesign of 1992 (ninth generation), the SSE became the mid-range product offering using a transversely mounted 3.8-liter V6 engine. This one-owner edition from 1993 is said to have… more»

Ready to Cruise! 1966 Pontiac Bonneville

In the 1960s, if you were a Pontiac fan and wanted the biggest and best they had to offer, you bought yourself a Bonneville. I had an uncle who drove nothing, but Pontiacs and I remember a couple of… more»

48 Years Captive: 1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura

From 1959 to 1981, Catalina was the volume sales leader in the Pontiac portfolio. It may have been Pontiac’s equivalent of the Chevy Impala. And in the 1960s, you could order the Catalina Ventura which brought a custom level… more»

32k-Mile Beauty! 1968 Pontiac LeMans

The seller of this 1968 LeMans makes the point that you could be driving his Pontiac for a lot less than a similar condition same-year GTO, and from an appearance standpoint I guess that’s a reasonable comparison as the… more»

Edelbrock Equipped: 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

American performance cars were shadows of their former selves as the 1970s drew to a close. The ponies they once possessed seemed to have dribbled out the exhaust and most transformed fuel into noise. The 1979 Pontiac Trans Am… more»

Golden Girl! 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ

The Grand Prix was Pontiac’s successful personal luxury car beginning in 1962. The third generation of the G-body intermediates was launched in 1969 and saw demand increase enough for Chevrolet to roll out its own version of the GP… more»

600 HP Sleeper! 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ 455

In 1976, the Pontiac Grand Prix had just one model year left to follow before the car received a major downsized restyle in 1978, but the fourth-generation GP was still soaring high in the mid-seventies with tasteful lines that… more»

Stylish Drop-Top: 1968 Pontiac GTO

To many, the Pontiac GTO is the grandaddy of 1960s mid-size muscle cars. Debuting in 1964 as a performance option on the Tempest or LeMans, it quickly knocked the ball clean out of the park in demand. It became… more»

Stunning Driver: 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible

General Motors arrived late to the pony car party, but that doesn’t mean its Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird weren’t worthy competition for Ford’s Mustang. The two badges stole sales from the Mustang, and buyers could order them with… more»

301/4-Speed: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula

Pontiac rode the crest of a wave in 1979 with its Firebird models. A sales total of 211,453 cars across all model derivatives represented a new record, and our feature car is 1-of-24,850 Formulas ordered that year. However, the… more»