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 The
Pontiac Motor Company has a distinguised history dating
back to the latter part of the nineteenth century, when
Edward Murphy established the Pontiac Buggy Co. in Pontiac,
Michigan.
 In
the early 1900's he turned his interests towards automobiles
and in 1907 the Oakland Motorcar Co. was formed, which
shortly afterwards became part of General Motors. The
first car to actually carry the Pontiac name appeared
in 1926 as a sister car to the Oakland and was such
a success with the introduction of the 'L'-head V8 engine
that in 1932 the Oakland marque was discontinued entirely.
 For
1934, the famous 'Silver Streaks' appeared on the bonnet
of Pontiacs and by 1937 they formed a continuous motif
down the front of the grille, giving it more than a
passing resemblance to the famous diesel-electric express
locomotives of the day. These, plus the famous Indian
Head mascot, became the symbol of the Pontiac motorcar
for over 20 years.
With the introduction of the Bonneville
in 1957, Pontiac started to shed its rather staid image
acquired over the years. The rest is now history, with
Pontiac enjoying success after success...
 The
1959 "Wide Track" range; the introduction
of the Grand Prix personal luxury car in 1962; the 1964
GTO that started the muscle car craze; the 1967 Firebird;
the 1969 Trans Am which continued until 2002; the Fiero
in 1984 and of course the 2004 GTO...
More in depth history coming soon!
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