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The Tempest was the result of a decision by the Pontiac division to enter the compact car market following the success of the Chevrolet Corvair. [4] The division wanted to produce a clone of the Corvair, but instead GM gave Pontiac the lead to develop a new car in an interdivisional program coded named "X-100."
In addition to the 1970–71 L.A. Dart, Shrewsberry still owns his 1972 L.A. Dart funny car with flip-up body, his original 1963 Super Duty Tempest (one of only four remaining), the 1965 Hemi Under Glass Barracuda, the Knott's Berry Wagon, a 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente 427 which he raced in A/FX that year with Jack Chrisman (one of only 50 ...
The Pontiac Trophy 4 engine (also called the Indianapolis 4, [1] or Indy 4) is a 194.5 cu in (3.2 L) inline four-cylinder engine [2] produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors for model years 1961 through 1963. [3] Created from one bank of Pontiac's powerful 389 cu in (6.4 L) Trophy V8, [3] its only application was in the first ...
Pontiac Pursuit (later G5 Pursuit) (2005–2006, rebadged Chevrolet Cobalt, Canada) Pontiac Strato-Chief (1955–1970, Canada) Pontiac Sunburst (1985–1989, rebadged Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu Gemini, Canada) Pontiac Sunrunner (1994–1997, rebadged Geo Tracker/Suzuki Escudo, Canada) Pontiac Tempest (1987–1991, rebadged Chevrolet Corsica, Canada)
An optional Buick 215 cu in (3.5 L) V8, was not popular when it was available for 1961 and 1962 in the Tempest. For 1963, Pontiac replaced it with a new "326" that was actually 336 cu in (5.5 L) V8 with a bore of 3.78 and stroke of 3.75 (same stroke as the 389). It was based and shared parts with the 389, but an altered, reduced bore.
1961 – 1963 Pontiac Tempest; 1962 – 1963 Oldsmobile Jetfire; 1962 – 1963 Buick Skylark; 1963 – 1963 Pontiac LeMans; 2008 Cadillac XLR. Y II: RWD: 1984: 2019: 1984 – 2019 Chevrolet Corvette; 2004 – 2009 Cadillac XLR; Indirect successor to the Y I platform. 1966 Chevrolet Corvair. Z I: rear-engine, RWD. 1960: 1969: 1960 – 1969 ...
These photos from our archives show the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald, 59 years ago this week. JFK assassination: Photos from Star ...
The 421.19 cu in (6.9 L) was introduced in 1961 as a dealer-installed Super Duty option for racing. Unlike previous enlargements of Pontiac V8s, it did not replace the 389. The first of the "big journal" Pontiac V8s, it had a bore and stroke of 4 + 3 ⁄ 32 in × 4 in (104.0 mm × 101.6 mm) and came with dual four-barrel carburetors.