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GM Ignition Switch Recall: NHTSA Issues 27-page Order
GM Ignition Switch Recall: NHTSA Issues 27-page Order

7 Mar 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is in big big trouble! No, they’re not headed for bankruptcy again, but they have a lot of questions to answer in regard to their huge ignition switch-related vehicle recall. 10...

 
GM Facing NHTSA Investigation, Fine of up to $35 Million
GM Facing NHTSA Investigation, Fine of up to $35 Million

28 Feb 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has opened an investigation into the timeliness of GM’s recent ignition switch recall on about 1.36 million Chevrolet, Pontiac a...

 
Monster 1,700 HP Pontiac Firebird Runs 7-second Quarter Mile
Monster 1,700 HP Pontiac Firebird Runs 7-second Quarter Mile

20 Feb 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been almost four years since GM pulled the plug on Pontiac, but the company’s arrowhead-badged vehicles are still alive and kicking thanks to million of enthusiasts. While some P...

 
Jerry Seinfeld, Howard Stern Go for Coffee in 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
Jerry Seinfeld, Howard Stern Go for Coffee in 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge

7 Feb 2014, 17:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After reuniting with George Costanza (Jason Alexander) for a cup of coffee and a ride in a 1976 AMC Pacer, Jerry Seinfeld called Howard Stern for the latest episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coff...

 
Performance Years Introduces Arrowhead Emblems for 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO
Performance Years Introduces Arrowhead Emblems for 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO

5 Feb 2014, 13:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Performance Years and GTOG8TA.com have announced the introduction of brand new front bumper Arrowhead emblems for 2004-2006 model year Pontiac GTOs. Created for Pontiac enthusiasts that are looki...

 
1989 Pontiac Firebird Gets Blown LS1, 657 RWHP
1989 Pontiac Firebird Gets Blown LS1, 657 RWHP

31 Jan 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dropping LS1 engines into 1980s Chevrolets and Pontiacs is pretty common nowadays (just like putting late model Coyotes into Fox Body Mustangs), but one Firebird Formula 350 owner decided to take th...

 
All Speed Customs Builds Mind-Boggling Pontiac Firebird
All Speed Customs Builds Mind-Boggling Pontiac Firebird

4 Dec 2013, 19:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fearing that Pontiac might build a sportscar that would compete with the Chevrolet Corvette, General Motors decided to give the brand a piece of the pony car market by sharing the Camaro’s F-b...

 
Who Killed Pontiac? Bob Lutz Says the Government Did!
Who Killed Pontiac? Bob Lutz Says the Government Did!

28 Oct 2013, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drop Pontiac or the fat lady gets it, see? Replace fat lady with General Motors and you have the same scenario of what happened in 2009, when GM decided, under the government’s pressure, that ...

 
Camaro SS Gets Knight Rider Makeover
Camaro SS Gets Knight Rider Makeover

23 Sep 2013, 07:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the world of a man who does not exist. Michael Night, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the powerless, in a world of criminals who...

 
1969 Pontiac GTO Gets “Judge Mental” Treatment
1969 Pontiac GTO Gets “Judge Mental” Treatment

21 Aug 2013, 12:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though GM axed the Pontiac brand back in 2010, the iconic badge is still alive and kicking thanks to a huge number of gearheads that still use recent models as daily drivers or classic vehicles...

 
The “Pontiac” GTO Judge is Back for 2014
The “Pontiac” GTO Judge is Back for 2014

25 Jun 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Almost 50 years ago an American legend was born in Michigan: the Pontiac GTO. It was sold until 1974 and reintroduced for three years starting 2004, six years before GM axed the historic brand. D...

 
1,100 HP Turbo Trans Am Does Insane Burnout
1,100 HP Turbo Trans Am Does Insane Burnout

19 Jun 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If smoking hot burnouts is what you like, then you’ve come to the right place. And if the video posted below won’t quench your thirst for noisy and smoky tire shredding, nothing will! ...

 
550,000 Pontiac G6 Models Under NHTSA Probation
550,000 Pontiac G6 Models Under NHTSA Probation

11 Jun 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / More than 550,000 Pontiac G6 vehicles from the 2005 and 2006 model years are the subject of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation over brake lights issues, the agenc...

 
This Is The Ugliest Pontiac Aztek Ever!
This Is The Ugliest Pontiac Aztek Ever!

4 Jun 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The competition for the ugliest car in the world is a close-run race between the European Fiat Multipla and the American Pontiac Aztek. However, this old thing had a little help from its owner in be...

 
1,200 HP Pontiac Trans Am Tears Up the Drag Strip
1,200 HP Pontiac Trans Am Tears Up the Drag Strip

28 May 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1969, the Pontiac Trans Am shared Chevrolet Camaro’s platform for more than 30 years. Retired eleven years ago, the Trans Am is still driven by enthusiasts and even put to some r...

 
Legendary Customizer Dean Jeffries Dies at 80
Legendary Customizer Dean Jeffries Dies at 80

8 May 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dean Jeffries, one of the most well-known custom vehicle designer and car painter in the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 80, leaving behind a rich automotive legacy. Born in Osage, Io...

 
The Coolest Shooting Brakes Ever Made
The Coolest Shooting Brakes Ever Made

31 Mar 2013, 16:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Initially designed "to take gentlemen on the hunt with their firearms and dogs", the shooting brake concept has become increasingly popular starting with the 1960s. However, the niche seem...

 
2013 Trans Am Hurst Edition Commercial Is All About Male Fantasies
2013 Trans Am Hurst Edition Commercial Is All About Male Fantasies

18 Mar 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the Trans Am went out of production about 11 years ago, with the Detroit company being shut down in 2010, Pontiac enthusiasts are still alive and kicking thanks to Trans Am Depot. In case y...

 
GM Dismisses El Camino and Nomad Trademark Filings
GM Dismisses El Camino and Nomad Trademark Filings

18 Dec 2012, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We recently reported GM’s recent trademark filings, for the El Camino and Nomad nametags, and we assumed they were planning on actually making cars to bear them. However, General Motors has no...

 
Pontiac Driver Arrested with $18,000 of Marijuana
Pontiac Driver Arrested with $18,000 of Marijuana

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Should you try to escape the vigilant eyes of the police officers while carrying a serious quantity of cannabis in your car, the first rule would be to drive the right way down a one-way street. ...