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was introduced in 1926 as a companion make to Oakland.
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was introduced as a six-cylinder, and remained as such through 1931
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was given the now-defunct Oakland's H-head V-8 for 1932.
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was made to share bodies with Chevrolet beginning in 1933, but with a
straight-eight.
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was given the
"Silver Streak" in 1935, and used it through 1956.
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was
discontinued in 2009.
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1940
Special Six
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1955
Star Chief Custom Catalina
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1956
Star Chief
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1958
Bonneville
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1959
Bonneville
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1960
Catalina
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1961
Bonneville
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1962
Tempest
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1963
Grand Prix
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1964
Grand Prix
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1965
Catalina
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1966
Tempest Custom
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1967
Grand Prix
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1969
Firebird 400
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1970 Bonneville
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1971 Grand Prix
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1975 Grandville
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1976
Catalina Safari
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1977 Bonneville
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1979 Trans Am
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1983 Trans Am
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1986 Fiero GT
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1996 Firebird
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2004 Vibe
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Pontiac is the only "companion" make of the four created by General Motors in the 1920's that still exists, or that even existed after 1940. It is the only one that outlasted the division it was spawned from (Oakland, originated in 1907).
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Did You Know?
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Pontiac was styled in the 1930's by Frank Hershey, designer of the 1955 Thunderbird
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Pontiac's Silver Streak was
created by Virgil Exner, later of Chrysler "Forward Look" fame.
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Pontiac named it's senior line Torpedo from 1940-1949.
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Pontiac offered both fuel injection and tri-power
carburetion options in 1957.
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Pontiac first used the split-grille front styling motif in 1959.
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