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The Grand Prix was an all-new model for Pontiac in the 1962 model year as a performance-oriented personal luxury car. [3] Based on the Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop, Pontiac included unique interior trim with bucket seats and a center console in the front to make the new model a lower-priced entry in the growing personal-luxury segment. [3]
A T-top (UK: T-bar) is an automobile roof with a removable panel on each side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars to the center of the next structural bar. The panels of a traditional T-top are usually made of auto grade safety glass ( tempered or laminated ), or acrylic – but they can also be black or ...
The Grand Prix debuted in 1997 with the "Wider is Better" advertising campaign. The GTP trim level was added to the Grand Prix. It featured a supercharged 3.8 L V6 rated at 240 hp (179 kW; 243 PS) and 280 lb⋅ft (380 N⋅m) of torque. One design highlight of this generation Grand Prix is the sharing of the roof's sheet metal between both coupe ...
The Pontiac Ventura is an automobile model which was produced by Pontiac between 1960 and 1977.. The Ventura started out as a higher content trim package on the Pontiac Catalina, and served as the inspiration for the luxury content Pontiac Grand Prix in 1962, then remained as a trim package on the Catalina until 1970.
The G-body designation was originally used for the 1969–1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and 1970–1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo personal luxury cars, which rode on longer wheelbases than A-body coupes. For 1973, the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo were related to the A-body line, with all formal-roof A-body coupes designated as A-Special (and, after 1982, G ...
The Pontiac LeMans / l ə ˈ m ɑː n z / is a model name applied to automobiles marketed by Pontiac.The name came from the French city of Le Mans, the site of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's oldest active sports car endurance race that began in 1923.
1997 – 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1998 – 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue; 2000 – 2005 Chevrolet Impala; 2000 – 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo; The successor to the W I platform. 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. W III: FWD: 2004: 2016: 2004 – 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix; 2005 – 2009 Buick LaCrosse; 2005 – 2009 Buick Allure; 2006 – 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
From 1964 through 1969, GM of Canada sold a modified version of the Chevelle that included a Pontiac-style grille, and a LeMans instrument panel, marketed as the Beaumont. The Malibu was the top-of-the-line model through 1972, and completely replaced the Chevelle nameplate starting with the redesigned, and downsized 1978 model year.