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pontiac Archive
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![(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1964PontiacTempestSafari04Featire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat")
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom Safari – In Defense Of The Barn Cat
Posted on July 25, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 7/25/2018) About seven years ago I was a fresh, new CC contributor/editor and was a thrill with the state of the world. New and interesting curbside subjects […] -
![(first posted 2/8/2013) As you might have guessed from my previous posts on the 1957 Packard and 1964 Studebaker Cruiser, the annual car show in Geneseo is one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/09-08-2012-165-e1357512632336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro – With Turbo Thrift Six-Cylinder Power!")
Car Show Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro – With Turbo Thrift Six-Cylinder Power!
Posted on July 7, 2024 | 147 Comments(first posted 2/8/2013) As you might have guessed from my previous posts on the 1957 Packard and 1964 Studebaker Cruiser, the annual car show in Geneseo is one of the […] -
![1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.")
Curbside Classic: 1953 Pontiac Chieftain – I Like Ike. But Maybe I Love Lucy More.
Posted on July 4, 2024 | 52 Comments1953. My dad was 19, recently graduated from high school…and desperately trying to avoid being drafted into the Chinese Nationalist Army under the ultimate oversight of the dictator Generalissimo Chiang […] -
Curbside Classic: 1964 Pontiac Tempest Custom – You Bet It Hauls!
Posted on June 30, 2024 | 98 Comments(first posted 2/6/2013) That so many people curl their nose at the sight of a four-door sedan is, among other things, rather unfortunate. -
![(first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1969PontiacGTOSilver09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver!")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver!
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […] -
![Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain")
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
![(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1950-Cadillac-61-62-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 2)
Posted on May 17, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 5/17/2018) In Part 1 (here), we looked at the way in which General Motors converted its A, B and C body shells from the old pre-war […] -
![(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1949-Missing-B-Body-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)")
Automotive History: General Motors 1949-50 – The Mystery Of The Missing B Body (Part 1)
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 37 Comments(first posted 5/16/2018) The General Motors B body provided the basis for some of the most popular cars the company ever built. Its long and proud history spans […] -
![Have we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_104600_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice")
Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsHave we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […] -
![Americans love being photographed with their cars, and my family is no exception. My name is Larry Green and I’m 87 years young. My wife Barbara and I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18-1958-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: GM Gets the Green Light in this Family")
COAL: GM Gets the Green Light in this Family
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsAmericans love being photographed with their cars, and my family is no exception. My name is Larry Green and I’m 87 years young. My wife Barbara and I have […] -
![(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1966-Pontiac-Prestige-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac Star Chief Executive – Executive Privilege
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 91 Comments(first posted 5/21/2013) If you look and listen, you can almost hear the late night television commercial: “Hey, folks, Honest Abe here at Honest Abe’s Used Car Emporium, Tire Shop, […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1994-Pontiac-Trans-sport-01-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport SE – Can U Get A Witness?
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 100 Comments(first posted 5/31/2013) I come here neither to praise nor to bury the Pontiac Trans Sport. The market did the latter quite some time ago, not only with this model, […] -
![Our move to Rochester in June 1977 was the beginning of a four-and-a-half year period I’ll call “The Good Life” (TGL). My father often said that timing is everything. Apparently, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/78-bville-brougham.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Sedan – The Good Life")
COAL: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham Sedan – The Good Life
Posted on February 28, 2024 | 33 CommentsOur move to Rochester in June 1977 was the beginning of a four-and-a-half year period I’ll call “The Good Life” (TGL). My father often said that timing is everything. Apparently, […] -
![Music takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1967-Pontiac-Full-Line-22-23.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others")
COAL: 1967 Pontiac Catalina Convertible — Months For Some, A Lifetime For Others
Posted on January 31, 2024 | 26 CommentsMusic takes me places, at least in my mind. “In Only Seven Days,” the eighth track on Queen’s 1978 “Jazz” album, is streaming on Spotify as I write this. I […] -
![(first posted 1/25/2018) I did not have a perfect childhood. Does anyone? But a few months ago I stumbled across this pretty yellow GTO and memories of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1966PontiacGTO02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Pontiac GTO – The Perfect Childhood?
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 60 Comments(first posted 1/25/2018) I did not have a perfect childhood. Does anyone? But a few months ago I stumbled across this pretty yellow GTO and memories of my […]
