| So, you think you know your cars now, do you? | | | | today's car is a mid-sized, front wheel drive |
| Well, consider this to be a test of your knowledge | | | | sports sedan. |
| of Pontiac history. 21 Pontiacs are featured here: | | | | GTO - Introduced in 1967, the GTO was a true |
| some are current models while others are truly | | | | coupe turned sports car. Eliminated in the 1970s, |
| classic in every sense of the word, dating back to | | | | the GTO is back thanks to GM's Australian |
| the early 1960s. | | | | division, Holden. Rear wheel drive and a big V8 |
| 6000 - Full sized [or almost] front wheel drive | | | | too. |
| sedan of the 1980s. | | | | LeMans - Originally a Tempest model, the LeMans |
| Aztec - Ugly is as ugly does. This crossover | | | | became its own model once the Tempest name |
| vehicle ashamed the Pontiac fleet for two years | | | | was retired in the 1970s. Retired in the mid 1990s |
| during the early 00s. | | | | after a cheap Korean car was allowed to carry its |
| Bonneville - Full sized Pontiac sedan excitement | | | | name. Sheesh! |
| retired in 2005 after more than 40 years of | | | | Montana -- A minivan for Pontiac, if not for the |
| service. Part of GM's massive restructuring and | | | | ages. |
| retiring of top model names. | | | | Parisienne - During the 1980s Pontiac needed a |
| Catalina - This model hearkens back to the mid | | | | version of the Chevrolet Caprice. This full sized, |
| 60s when two door hard tops ruled the day. | | | | rear wheel drive sedan filled the bill. |
| Discontinued during the late 70s during GM's "down | | | | Phoenix - Part of GM's "X cars" of compact |
| sizing" shell game days. | | | | import fighting vehicles introduced during 1979 as |
| Fiero - Mid-engine sport two-seater built for | | | | a 1980 model. |
| Pontiac during the go-go 80s. GM reached into | | | | Sunbird - Nothing but a rebadged Chevy Cavalier. |
| their parts bin and took out Chevette and other | | | | Sunfire - Compact coupe retired in 2005 as part |
| components to create this little roadster. | | | | of, you guessed, GM's model restructuring. |
| Firebird - It goes without saying that this "pony" | | | | Sunrunner - Nothing but a rebadged Geo/Chevy |
| car is sorely missed. The good news is that it | | | | Tracker. |
| may be back by the time the 2009 model year | | | | Tempest - From the early sixties until the early |
| rolls around. | | | | seventies, the term "muscle car" befit this hot |
| Firefly - Twin to the Geo Metro, the Firefly was | | | | coupe. Especially nice as a convertible! |
| Pontiac's 3 cylinder captive import of the late | | | | Trans Sport - Hideous looking minivan that |
| eighties to mid nineties. | | | | debuted in the early 1990s. Mercifully replaced |
| G6 - Current compact model in Pontiac's arsenal | | | | years later by the Montana. |
| available in rakish coupe or sporty sedan. | | | | Vibe - A currently produced compact five door |
| Grand Am -- With its 1973 debut, the Grand Am | | | | sport wagon; cousin to the Toyota Matrix. |
| quickly became the division's mid-range | | | | So, there you have it. At least another half dozen |
| performance car. Retired in 2005 with a host of | | | | models were left out from this time period plus |
| other Pontiac model names. | | | | many models that dated back to the division's |
| Grand Prix - Hidden tail lights and a concave rear | | | | founding as part of the Oakland Automobile |
| window marked the Grand Prix's 1963 debut. The | | | | Company in 1926. Pontiac excitement...have you |
| car has survived GM's model name shake out and | | | | caught it yet? |