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Pontiac LeMans Archive
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Car Show Finds: 1968 Pontiac Tempest & 1969 Pontiac LeMans – Muscle Car Flair For The Masses
Posted on August 21, 2025 | 6 CommentsCarl Jung, the famous psychologist, conceived the idea of the collective unconscious, and in doing so, he explained that there were archetypes and images that humans innately understood from birth. […] -
CC & Vintage Review: Pontiac LeMans and Daewoo 1.5i/Cielo – Kadetts Reporting Rather Late For Duty
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 7/19/2018) Pity the pretty and poised Opel Kadett E, a crude facsimile of it years later having conditioned consumers the world over to wretch at the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Pontiac LeMans – GM’s Second Downsizing Act Goes -Mostly- Okay
Posted on August 27, 2023 | 54 CommentsAfter successfully downsizing their full-sizers in 1977, it was time for GM’s intermediates to face the shrinking process for 1978. In September of ’77, R&T reviewed those efforts in the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 29 CommentsHere’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It
Posted on February 22, 2022 | 67 Comments(first posted 2/22/2016) Whether or not you see Pontiac’s constant reshuffling of the Bonneville nameplate as either a total commitment to the name or a lack of commit thereof, there’s […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part II
Posted on January 22, 2022 | 47 Comments(first posted 1/22/2016) In our last installment, we looked at five Pontiacs that attempted to channel the brand’s sporty image to achieve commercial success. Alas, none of them were particularly […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part I
Posted on January 4, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 1/4/2016) Staid Pontiac had been revitalised in the 1960s, assuming a hipper, more youthful image. The magic of the first GTO and Firebird was an elixir of life […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Coupe- A Strong Start to a Weak Finish
Posted on March 24, 2019 | 77 Comments(first posted 9/5/2013) Oh look, a first year Colonnade coupe! From 1973 to 1977, the Oldsmobile A-Bodies became the dominant nameplate among the B-O-P intermediates, so you might think the […] -
Junkyard Classics from the Cohort: A Walk Through a Canadian Junkyard – Part 1
Posted on August 21, 2015 | 57 CommentsWhile browsing our wonderful Curbside Classic Cohort gallery, I came across this array of pictures from Curbsider Canadiancatgreen. These were taken in a Canadian junkyard. It must be a part […] -
CC Outtake: 1968 Pontiac Le Mans – Is It Worth Anything?
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 48 CommentsThis shell of a car showed up in my neighborhood in Corvallis, OR a few days ago out of nowhere. I was on my morning walk, and seeing this thing […] -
Automotive History: Mid-Size Madness – What Would You Have Chosen In ’65?
Posted on November 29, 2012 | 102 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a midsize car today, you have plenty of choices–providing you want a four-door bar of soap. Oh sure, there are several nameplates from which […]
![Car Show Finds: 1968 Pontiac Tempest & 1969 Pontiac LeMans – Muscle Car Flair For The Masses Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, conceived the idea of the collective unconscious, and in doing so, he explained that there were archetypes and images that humans innately understood from birth. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tempest-and-LeMans.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC & Vintage Review: Pontiac LeMans and Daewoo 1.5i/Cielo – Kadetts Reporting Rather Late For Duty (first posted 7/19/2018) Pity the pretty and poised Opel Kadett E, a crude facsimile of it years later having conditioned consumers the world over to wretch at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/daewoo-cielo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Pontiac LeMans – Green With Envy (first posted 1/22/2018) While Pontiac was selling Grand Prix coupes hand over fist in the 1970s, the related LeMans struggled mightily. For the 1978 redesign of the A-Body platform, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1979-pontiac-grand-lemans-coupe-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans – Racing Stripes And A Vinyl Roof (first posted 12/14/2017) At first glance, this particular car may not seem to be of much interest to folks attracted to unusual cars. After all, it looks like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LF-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1978 Pontiac LeMans – GM’s Second Downsizing Act Goes -Mostly- Okay After successfully downsizing their full-sizers in 1977, it was time for GM’s intermediates to face the shrinking process for 1978. In September of ’77, R&T reviewed those efforts in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scan-230826-0001a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe With Floor Shifter – A Victim Of Fashion Here’s a menacing creature, tightly wearing its dark tailored suit, and ready to push lesser creatures out of the way on looks alone. Finally, a colonnade GM body had crossed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230726_134709060_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Pontiac Bonneville “Model G” Wagon – Don’t Ask Questions, Just Roll With It (first posted 2/22/2016) Whether or not you see Pontiac’s constant reshuffling of the Bonneville nameplate as either a total commitment to the name or a lack of commit thereof, there’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_1644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part II (first posted 1/22/2016) In our last installment, we looked at five Pontiacs that attempted to channel the brand’s sporty image to achieve commercial success. Alas, none of them were particularly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pontiac-grand-prix-turbo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Pontiac Edition, Part I (first posted 1/4/2016) Staid Pontiac had been revitalised in the 1960s, assuming a hipper, more youthful image. The magic of the first GTO and Firebird was an elixir of life […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1978-pontiac-grand-am-sedan-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Pontiac LeMans Coupe- A Strong Start to a Weak Finish (first posted 9/5/2013) Oh look, a first year Colonnade coupe! From 1973 to 1977, the Oldsmobile A-Bodies became the dominant nameplate among the B-O-P intermediates, so you might think the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Rear-3-quarter-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classics from the Cohort: A Walk Through a Canadian Junkyard – Part 1 While browsing our wonderful Curbside Classic Cohort gallery, I came across this array of pictures from Curbsider Canadiancatgreen. These were taken in a Canadian junkyard. It must be a part […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/canadiancatgreen-dodge-aspen.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: 1968 Pontiac Le Mans – Is It Worth Anything? This shell of a car showed up in my neighborhood in Corvallis, OR a few days ago out of nowhere. I was on my morning walk, and seeing this thing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0375.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Mid-Size Madness – What Would You Have Chosen In ’65? If you’re in the market for a midsize car today, you have plenty of choices–providing you want a four-door bar of soap. Oh sure, there are several nameplates from which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1965-Rambler-Classic-02-03-e1353866887887.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


