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What the End of Pontiac Means To You April 27, 2009. Today GM announced it would stop producing new Pontiac models by the end of 2010. This is the end of an era for the once-proud performance brand, but it also leaves a lot of questions for car shoppers and Pontiac owners. We talked to Jim Hopson, Pontiac’s manager of communications, this morning to clarify GM’s statement.
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- Saturn was manufactured by General Motors. General Motors stopped manufacturing Saturn's last year as a part of their economic plan to keep the company going. That's unfortuna…te too, because Saturn's were perhaps the best small American car on the market.
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Pontiac Firebird The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile built by Pontiac from the 1967 to the 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang, it was introduced 23 February 1967, the same model year as GM's Chevrolet division platform-sharing Camaro.
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Last Packard produced In 1956, Packard-Studebaker’s then-president, James Nance, made the decision to suspend Packard’s manufacturing operations in Detroit. Though the company would continue to manufacture cars in South Bend, Indiana, until 1958, the final model produced on June 25, 1956, is considered the last true Packard.
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- Other than that, Pontiac made no changes to the Grand Prix for 2008, which essentially is a transition year, as the Grand Prix retires after a run that dates back to the early 1960s, to be replaced by the Pontiac G8, an Australian-built car with much more contemporary lines and newer technology.
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Buick In 1911, Buick introduced its first closed-body car, four years ahead of Ford. In 1929, as part of General Motors' companion make program, Buick Motor Division launched the Marquette sister brand, designed to bridge the price gap between Buick and Oldsmobile; however, Marquette was discontinued in 1930.
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- 2002 Pontiac Firebird Review. The 2002 Pontiac Firebird is, sadly, the last Firebird to be produced. This is the end of the line, and it goes out with a bit of a fizzle, and not much of a bang. There's very little new for this year. Power comes to the mirrors and the antennae as standard across the models and trims.
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No new cars, but that didn't stop U.S. automakers, dealers during WWII And they were. Just before the European portion of the war ended in May 1945, the War Production Board authorized output of 200,000 new cars in the fourth quarter. Chevrolet resumed building civilian trucks Aug. 20, just days after the Japanese surrendered to end the war. Chevy car output of 1946 models began Oct. 3.
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Pontiac Identification Plates â Whatâs On Your Plate? The History Of The Pontiac Ident-O-Plate And Protect-O-Plate Programs (1963-1972) Authors note: The idea for this feature story came from Jim Taylor of Jim Taylor Engine Service in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
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- Car & Driver cited these seemingly prophetic words concerning the 1979 Trans Am in the January '79 issue. The handwriting was on the wall. The last Pontiac 400's were built up in 1978 and the tooling disbanded. There would only be a handful of the 220 hp motors to go around and all were to be mated to four speeds.ar & Driver cited these seemingly prophetic words concerning the 1979 Trans Am in the January '79 issue. The handwriting was on the wall. The last Pontiac 400's were built up in 1978 and the tooling disbanded. There would only be a handful of the 220 hp motors to go around and all were to be mated to four speeds.
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- The 48 Pontiac was produced until 1950 when the Champion was first introduced. This pedal car was made into a number of variations including station wagon, fire truck ,and a fire chiefs car. Murray Sad Face. This car was introduced in 1951 in three models, dump truck fire truck, and station wagon.
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- Pete Dunton. Pontiac released the original Firebird for the 1967 model year, at the same time Chevrolet released the first Camaro. Both cars were rushed to the market to compete with Ford’s Mustang which had been a runaway sales sensation after it had been released in the middle of the 1964 model year.he original Firebird was Pontiac’s version of the Mustang. The 1970 Firebird was an entirely different story it was lower, wider, and longer. And it had a long hood and short decklid styling with plenty of Pontiac styling cues.
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- Diminishing demand, due to dwindling opportunity to use traditional big game calibre rifles, and reduction in military ammunition requirements which had always provided a base volume to keep production lines occupied led to cessation of manufacture of centrefire metallic sporting ammunition by IMI (Kynoch) in 1970.
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- My understanding is that the company that made Pilgrim Hot Dogs has gone out of business in 2009.
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Pontiac Neon Dealership Vintage Sign - PS1939 Pontiac was sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by GM. Pontiac was advertised as the performance division of General Motors for many years, while specializing in mainstream vehicles.
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- Solstice. The last great model made by Pontiac. A two-seater roadster that sold for the mid-twenty thousands, but looked like Euro cars that cost more than twice as much. A coveted classic of the future. That Pontiac Solstice is one sharp American roadster. I sure wish I had bought one before GM shut down the factory.
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When did the U.S. stop making silver dimes and quarters? What year did they stop making silver quarters? 1964 was the last year for circulating silver quarters, as well as  dimes. Half-dollars were 40% silver clad until 1971. Since 1992,  though, Proof silver quarters, half-dol…lars, and dimes have been  offered to collectors through the US Mint. (MORE)
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Pontiac Grand Am The Pontiac Grand Am is a mid-size car and later a compact car that was produced by Pontiac. The Grand Am had two separate three-year runs in the 1970s: from 1973 to 1975, and again from 1978 to 1980. It was based on the GM A platform. Production of the Grand Am was canceled in 1980 when it was replaced by the Pontiac 6000. The Grand Am was reintroduced in 1985 when it replaced the Pontiac Phoenix. It became Pontiac's best selling car and was later replaced by the Pontiac G6, so named as it was
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AA or AS Criminal Justice Degree â Whatâs the Difference? Providing you would like to study what criminal justice is, an AA or an AS route is great. If you are anticipating on examining criminal justice in depth, and would like to enter into criminal justice, criminology, or criminal psychology areas of study, you should think about the associate of science alternative.
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- For the record, the last AMC car came off of the line an December 11, 1987 and it left the factory an December 15 going to Oklahoma City. The car arrived at the dealership on December 31 , 1987. By January 17 I was on the road to Oklahoma City.
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What cars do GM make? When the dust settles, GM will produce Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac. Pontiac was part of GM, but they will no longer be in existence when the last 2010 Pontiac Vibe is produced. Saturn has been sold to Penske. GM is still looking for a buyer for Saab and Hummer.
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Pontiac Vibe Research The government-backed restructuring plan for GM involved selling or killing four of its eight brands, Pontiac among them. Vibe production ended in August 2009, though the car stayed in production long enough for a handful of 2010 models to be built--making it Pontiac's sole 2010 model.
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List of General Motors factories Closed on December 23, 2008. Formerly site of truck and bus production. Began in 1951 as the Frigidaire Division of General Motors Corporation producing household appliances. Sold to Fuyao Group in 2014; will begin production of automotive glass for GM and other automakers in 2015.
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What was the last year the US made silver dimes? 1964 was the last year the US minted dimes and quarters from silver for regular circulation. The US Mint makes proof sets every year that have silver coins in them, which you can buy from the US Mint or a local coin dealer. Also, look out for silver halves, which were last made in 1964 as well at 90% silver. Then remember to look for 40% silver halves between 1965 & 1970.
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What is the difference between an alternator and a distributor used in cars? exists and is an alternate of . Unfortunately yes. The Pontiac brand will be discontinued unless sold and will stop producing vehicles sometime between now and fall 2010.
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Curbside Classic: 1963 Pontiac Catalina â The Sexiest Big Car Of Its Time By Paul Niedermeyer on November 2, 2010. The 1963 Pontiac was the very crest of the wave that swept the Excitement brand to glorious heights in the sixties. The upwelling first appeared out of seemingly nowhere in 1959.