When did Pontiac start to go out of business?
This, coupled with trying to build cars as plush as GM’s more luxurious Buicks and Oldsmobiles, contributed to the start of a slow decline of Pontiac in 1971. In mid-1971 Pontiac introduced the compact, budget-priced Ventura II (based on the third generation Chevrolet Nova).
When did Pontiac switch to straight eight engine?
Unusually, Pontiac switched to the straight-eight for 1933 until it was replaced in 1954. As the economy began to recover, by 1933, it had moved up to producing the least expensive cars available with straight-eight engines.
When did the Pontiac Silver Streak convertible come out?
1948 Pontiac Silver Streak Convertible Coupe From 1946 to 1948, all Pontiac models were essentially 1942 models with minor changes. The Hydramatic automatic transmission was introduced in 1948 and helped Pontiac sales grow even though their cars, Torpedoes, and Streamliners, were quickly becoming out of date.
What was the Pontiac Deluxe Six made out of?
At the 1939 New York World’s Fair, a 1939 Deluxe Six was displayed with body panels made entirely from plexiglass. An unusual feature of the “torpedo”-bodied exhibition car was that, with the push of a button, the front half of the body would open showing the engine and the car’s front seat interior.
This, coupled with trying to build cars as plush as GM’s more luxurious Buicks and Oldsmobiles, contributed to the start of a slow decline of Pontiac in 1971. In mid-1971 Pontiac introduced the compact, budget-priced Ventura II (based on the third generation Chevrolet Nova).
Unusually, Pontiac switched to the straight-eight for 1933 until it was replaced in 1954. As the economy began to recover, by 1933, it had moved up to producing the least expensive cars available with straight-eight engines.
At the 1939 New York World’s Fair, a 1939 Deluxe Six was displayed with body panels made entirely from plexiglass. An unusual feature of the “torpedo”-bodied exhibition car was that, with the push of a button, the front half of the body would open showing the engine and the car’s front seat interior.
1948 Pontiac Silver Streak Convertible Coupe From 1946 to 1948, all Pontiac models were essentially 1942 models with minor changes. The Hydramatic automatic transmission was introduced in 1948 and helped Pontiac sales grow even though their cars, Torpedoes, and Streamliners, were quickly becoming out of date.