Here's an early 60's Catalina from a car show on Sunday. There were a lot of cool Pontiacs there. See the link at the top of this page: http://www.myelcamino.net/events.htm JC On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > US car maker Pontiac shuts down > > (UKPA) – 2 hours ago > > Iconic car brand Pontiac has officially gone out of business after an > existence spanning more than 80 years. > > The 84-year-old brand had been in decline for years and GM's agreements > with Pontiac dealers have now expired. > > Even before GM's bankruptcy, Pontiac's sales had fallen from their peak of > nearly one million in 1968 when the brand's speedier models were prized for > their powerful engines. > > At Pontiac's pinnacle, models like the GTO, Trans Am and Catalina 2+2 were > packed with horsepower and sported colours like Tiger Gold. Burt Reynolds > and Sally Field fled the law in a Firebird Trans Am which raced through the > 1970s hit movie Smokey and the Bandit. > > By 2008, the last full year before GM announced Pontiac's shutdown, sales > were 267,000, less than a third of those sold in 1968. > > Formed in 1926, Pontiac made cars for the working class until a sales slump > in the 1950s nearly killed it. GM revived the brand by connecting it to auto > racing. > > This year, Pontiac's sales are less than 1% of the 2.2 million cars and > trucks GM is expected to sell. GM built the last Pontiac in May. > > Copyright © 2010 The Press Association. All rights reserved. > > > > Rules: Please play nicely with others. > > -List members page (text & pic links): > http://www.myelcamino.net/eclist.htm > -List members page (all pics): > http://www.myelcamino.net/ec_list.htm > >
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