Pontiac vehicles: Pontiac Vibe, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac GTO, Pontiac Bonneville, Pontiac Catalina, Pontiac Grand Am, Pontiac Fiero, Pontiac LeMans, Pontiac Tempest, Pontiac G8, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Trans Sport, Pontiac Solstice

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 99. Chapters: Pontiac Vibe, Pontiac Grand Prix, Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac GTO, Pontiac Bonneville, Pontiac Catalina, Pontiac Grand Am, Pontiac Fiero, Pontiac LeMans, Pontiac Tempest, Pontiac G8, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Trans Sport, Pontiac Solstice, Pontiac Aztek, Pontiac Astre, Pontiac G6, Pontiac Parisienne, Pontiac Montana, Pontiac 2+2, Pontiac 6000, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Ventura, Pontiac Sunfire, Pontiac Chieftain, Pontiac Safari, Pontiac T1000/1000, Pontiac Torrent, Pontiac Grand Ville, Oakland, Pontiac Can Am, Pontiac Phoenix, Pontiac Star Chief, Pontiac Custom S, Pontiac Grand Safari, Pontiac Executive, Pontiac Pathfinder, Pontiac Polaris. Excerpt: The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile that was produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name was also applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering, slotting below the large Bonneville in the company's lineup. Picking up where the Pontiac Ventura model left off, the Grand Prix first appeared in the Pontiac line for 1962. It was essentially a standard Pontiac Catalina coupe with minimal outside chrome trim and a sportier interior (bucket seats and a center console). The performance-minded John De Lorean, head of Advanced Engineering at Pontiac, contributed greatly to the development of both the Grand Prix and the GTO. Early models had full access to the Pontiac performance option list, including the factory-race Super Duty 421 powertrain installed in a handful of 1962 and 1963 cars. The full-size Catalina-based Grand Prix did very well through the 1960s, and is often credited with the move towards minimal exterior trim seen in the 1960s. Yet its clear resemblance to the other full-size Pontiacs caused some to consider it a lesser model than the other personal luxury cars. At the same time, the Grand Prix had a much stronger performance image than its competitors. Aside from the minimal exterior chrome trim and distinctive grille and taillights, the first Grand Prix was much like other full-sized Pontiacs. It was essentially a Catalina hardtop coupe trimmed to standards similar to the larger top-line Bonneville. Inside were bucket seats upholstered Morrokide vinyl and separated by a center console including a floor shifter, storage compartment and tachometer at the front end. The rear seat was of the bench type with a center armrest below a radio speaker grille (which could be made functional with the extra-cost Bi-Phonic rear speaker), along with nylon loop-blend carpeting covering the floor and lower door panels. O