Any Pontiac Fans here???

[6PKRTSE]

I have always liked Pontiacs as one of the GM underdogs. Everyone has a Camaro or Chevelle. My buddy has been a big Pontiac enthusiast for over 30 years. He has a 68 Lemans convertible and a 69 Lemans hardtop that we have built up pretty good with an Edelbrock headed 468 Pontiac that has run a best of a 10.004. He has yet to get that 9 sec pass....

 

[Dave6T4]

A friend of mine showed me his 1963 Tempest coupe that he is restoring. It is a very cute car with the slant 4 (half a 389) in it. He also has a couple of 1965 GTO's.

 

[Cojohnso1]

I have always liked Pontiacs as one of the GM underdogs. Everyone has a Camaro or Chevelle. My buddy has been a big Pontiac enthusiast for over 30 years. He has a 68 Lemans convertible and a 69 Lemans hardtop that we have built up pretty good with an Edelbrock headed 468 Pontiac that has run a best of a 10.004. He has yet to get that 9 sec pass....

The 9.99 target goal is certainly nothing new. It's actually a narrow window being going under 9.90 is not allowed by most home garage builds due to missing additional required safety measures. My last attempt with a mid 10 sec 451 Duster build with new B1 heads. Now running over 12:1 compression thru a big E85 carb setup. Perfect track conditions. Cool weather morning with slight tail wind. Car feeling meaner than ever? And BOOM! I neglected to upgrade driveshaft H/W. Lol.

 

[PlymCrazy]

Something I never knew…

Just within the last couple of weeks I discovered Pontiac had their own version of what looked like the Corvette.
I’m not a Corvette fan personally, but I found this a neat little piece of history I never knew until recently.

“The Pontiac Banshee was a concept car developed in 1964 as a competitor to the Ford Mustang. The XP-833, as it was originally codenamed, was the first of four Banshee concept cars produced by Pontiac between 1964 and 1988. The project was canceled due to concerns that it would hurt Corvette sales, but a few prototypes were leaked. Only one of the two driving prototypes survives today.“ - c/o Google

 

[DeltaV]

Something I never knew…

Just within the last couple of weeks I discovered Pontiac had their own version of what looked like the Corvette.
I’m not a Corvette fan personally, but I found this a neat little piece of history I never knew until recently.

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“The Pontiac Banshee was a concept car developed in 1964 as a competitor to the Ford Mustang. The XP-833, as it was originally codenamed, was the first of four Banshee concept cars produced by Pontiac between 1964 and 1988. The project was canceled due to concerns that it would hurt Corvette sales, but a few prototypes were leaked. Only one of the two driving prototypes survives today.“ - c/o Google

and the project was led by John DeLorean from what I've read about it.

 

[WileE]

1973 SD Trans Am 4-speed red on red.

Having grown up with these cars and working on them, it's hard NOT to be a Pontiac fan. I remember my buddy showing me a pic of that 73 SD455 when it was introduced. If I had the $$ at the time, it would've been sitting next to my Mopars.

 

[Cojohnso1]

and the project was led by John DeLorean from what I've read about it.

I believe it started with DeLorean. He and upper GM brass had more than one feud back in the day. Where I believe he had enough of the corporate politics. And found plenty of trouble on his own?

The rest is history.

 

[Dave6T4]

I really like the classy 8-lug wheels that Pontiac introduced in the early '60's. These must be among the first optional styled wheels, as an alternative to steelies. This trend continues to this day.

 

[RemCharger]

I have always liked Pontiacs as one of the GM underdogs. Everyone has a Camaro or Chevelle. My buddy has been a big Pontiac enthusiast for over 30 years. He has a 68 Lemans convertible and a 69 Lemans hardtop that we have built up pretty good with an Edelbrock headed 468 Pontiac that has run a best of a 10.004. He has yet to get that 9 sec pass....

A buddy up here ran a 468 ehead 66. 8.9- 9.0 with a 3 spd. 1.18 60 ft. Very light car.

 

[Photon440]

My daily driver is a Pontiac. But it's a Montana, so not very exciting.

The two Pontiacs that I had that were more energetic were a 1972 LeMans convertible with 455H.O., and a 1974 Formula 400 4 speed.