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pontiac Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 10 Comments“You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […] -
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 2 – Assessment and Cosmetic Upgrades
Posted on August 20, 2020 | 18 CommentsIn the last installment my son was able to find and purchase a suitable project Pontiac Fiero. We had taken a calculated risk on a 1985 GT that had mysteriously […] -
Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 1 – Searching for the right Pontiac Fiero
Posted on August 18, 2020 | 34 CommentsWhen my son turned sixteen, he, like many teenagers, wanted a car of his own. Unlike his older brother he did not want to go the reasonable and conventional path […] -
In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89
Posted on August 13, 2020 | 37 CommentsThis car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 34 CommentsFor any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […] -
Automotive History: The Big B-Body Rarities – Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds
Posted on June 21, 2020 | 132 Comments(first posted 5/27/2014) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent e-bay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded
Posted on June 17, 2020 | 33 CommentsMy sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 69 CommentsIf we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […] -
Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package
Posted on April 8, 2020 | 27 CommentsWith everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […] -
CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin
Posted on March 18, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow!
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 57 Comments(first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible- Sexier Than a Catalina 4-Door
Posted on January 25, 2020 | 67 Comments(first posted 1/11/2014) The streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in […] -
COAL Update: A Song Of Rust And Fire
Posted on November 21, 2019 | 20 CommentsI’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in that cabin when Lily died. Smoke began to pour from her vents and well up under the hood. Flames licked the passenger […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible
Posted on November 20, 2019 | 37 CommentsThank you to Tim Finn -
COAL: 1979 Pontiac Sunbird – A Beige Car In A Beige Land
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 38 CommentsEd. Note: We have a new COALman! Please welcome michaell to the crew. Pictures (except for the last one) are representative examples from the web. In the spring of 1982, […]
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac Tempest Custom Convertible – Out for a Spin “You want to take it for a drive?” This was my neighbor, Mike, walking down his front lawn toward me as I admired his car. “Seriously?” I replied. I’d only […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/67Tempest1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 2 – Assessment and Cosmetic Upgrades In the last installment my son was able to find and purchase a suitable project Pontiac Fiero. We had taken a calculated risk on a 1985 GT that had mysteriously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Fiero-on-trailer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Project Fiero Fix Up: Part 1 – Searching for the right Pontiac Fiero When my son turned sixteen, he, like many teenagers, wanted a car of his own. Unlike his older brother he did not want to go the reasonable and conventional path […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/49566459297_aca7a96936_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In Motion Classic: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – The Spirit of ’89 This car could be viewed in two ways. Was it a comically tarted-up version of an outdated economy car? Or was it an optimistic statement that the malaise era was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sunbird-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA – Generating Teenage Appreciation; Now, Getting Transglobal Attention For any car lover, the various automotive offerings of their teenage years often leave indelible marks upon their consciousness. These various cars and trucks are forever associated with their youth, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1054.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: The Big B-Body Rarities – Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds (first posted 5/27/2014) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent e-bay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1971-Buick-16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1994 Pontiac Firebird – Flame Extinguished, Flight Grounded My sole experience driving an F-body of this generation was when I talked a dealer into letting me take out a brand new 1993 Camaro Z-28 with a manual transmission […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1374.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina Safari – How To Experience The Wild Life If we are not permitted outside until August of 2023 it will be OK – I surely have enough shots of cars caught at the Curbside in my nearly endless […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1963-Pontiac-Catalina-Safari-01-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Road Trip Destination: Karlock’s Cars In Hannibal, Missouri – Big Things In a Small Package With everyone staying home these days, it seems only right to keep the road trip destinations coming – so long as I can keep finding my pictures. Road trips are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1168.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix – A Broughamified GM Deadly Sin (first posted 3/29/2014) It had been a long, crappy day at the office, and I was headed home to a long night of leaning on the youngest boy to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/79PontiacGP1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Pontiac Bonneville – Fifth Place Today, But Look Out Tomorrow! (first posted 2/1/2014) There it sits, a ’61 Pontiac Bonneville. Although fifth in sales in 1961, this Pontiac encompasses all the critical elements for future success: a Wide Track stance, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/61-Bonneville-front-3-quarter.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible- Sexier Than a Catalina 4-Door (first posted 1/11/2014) The streets of Los Angeles just keep delivering lovely Curbside Classics! Heading out to lunch on a Saturday, I spotted this pristine 1963 Bonneville Convertible sitting in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Front-3-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Update: A Song Of Rust And Fire I’ll never forget the feeling of sitting in that cabin when Lily died. Smoke began to pour from her vents and well up under the hood. Flames licked the passenger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_0189.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![COAL: 1979 Pontiac Sunbird – A Beige Car In A Beige Land Ed. Note: We have a new COALman! Please welcome michaell to the crew. Pictures (except for the last one) are representative examples from the web. In the spring of 1982, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1979SunbirdAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


