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USA: Pontiac axes long-running Bonneville sedan
just-auto.com editorial team ^ | February 7, 2005

Posted on 02/07/2005 7:05:15 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

General Motors reportedly will stop making the Pontiac Bonneville this summer, saying declining sales and changing customer tastes no longer make the nearly half-century old sedan worthwhile. The Associated Press (AP) said no jobs will be lost because the Detroit-Hamtramck factory where the Bonneville is currently made will continue to produce other large cars, including the new Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS. The news agency noted that Pontiac has revamped its car lineup with products such as the G6, which replaced the Grand Am, and entered new segments with the Vibe hatchback and Torrent, a small SUV.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automobles; autos; bonneville; cars; generalmotors; gm; pontiac
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To: kellynla; HamiltonJay
Hi kellynla-

Indian Motorcycles definitely had a chief in a warbonnet on the front fender that illuminated when the headlights were switched on. Looks very slick.

On another note, good riddance to the silly, plastic-clad Bonneville vehicle. Pontiac has become somewhat of a caricature with all the absurd "aerodynamic" effects that they attach on otherwise plain-vanilla GM vehicles. They will someday follow Oldsmobile down the drain.

~ Blue Jays ~

21 posted on 02/07/2005 8:23:02 AM PST by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: Chieftain
My 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Sweet - what's the rest of the drivetrain? Looks like stock rims and tires, you got enough rubber to handle the power?

22 posted on 02/07/2005 8:32:36 AM PST by Uncle Fud
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To: Chieftain

Beautiful '51. I had a wonderful '56 Pontiac, a fantastic ride, I still rue the day I traded it in on a new '66 Mustang. The Mustang was great, but no comparison to the exellent ride of the Pontiac.


23 posted on 02/07/2005 8:34:09 AM PST by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

They should ax the Aztek


24 posted on 02/07/2005 8:34:59 AM PST by Dan from Michigan (Republican Party Reptile)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Toyota will soon make more cars than GM, and deservedly so. GM used to own the mid-sized car market; now they can't make anything remotely comparable to the Camry. Not only that, but GM's mid-sized volume car, the Lumina, is made in Canada -- while the Camry is made in Kentucky. So they can't even play the "Made in America" card anymore.


25 posted on 02/07/2005 8:39:51 AM PST by You Dirty Rats (Mindless BushBot)
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To: BrooklynGOP

My Mom is still driving her 1988 model.


26 posted on 02/07/2005 8:41:47 AM PST by oyez (¡Qué viva la revolución de Reagan!)
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To: BrooklynGOP

So did we, and drove the wheels off it and still got $2,500.00. I was glad to see it on the road the other day.


27 posted on 02/07/2005 8:42:01 AM PST by dhouston
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To: Dan from Michigan
Hi All-

"...They should ax the Aztek..."

Not to mention the Buick Rendezvous lookalike. All remaining units on dealer lots should be collected and scuttled to build artificial reefs for improved fishing in beach communities.

Vehicle schematics, drawings, and models should be burned and then placed on spacecraft for permanent removal. Does GM actually meet with focus groups and potential customers before building these hideous cars? I gotta' seriously question if they do...

~ Blue Jays ~

28 posted on 02/07/2005 8:47:15 AM PST by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: kellynla

Yeah there is a small bulb behind the lucite that is tied to the parking light/headlight switch. It looks neat at night.


29 posted on 02/07/2005 8:55:09 AM PST by Chieftain (Thank you Swift Boat Veterans/POWs/Vietnam Veterans for Truth - you did it for ALL your brothers!)
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To: Uncle Fud; Lewite; kellynla
The rest of the drive train is a 700R4 automatic, stock rear end (very solid, even after 54 years). The wheels are stock. I am doing 2000 RPM@70 MPH and I get about 15 MPG. The tires are radials and it barks them when you go from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd!

It is definitely a sleeper, a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and I look for any excuse to drive it.

30 posted on 02/07/2005 9:01:57 AM PST by Chieftain (Thank you Swift Boat Veterans/POWs/Vietnam Veterans for Truth - you did it for ALL your brothers!)
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To: oyez

Had a fully loaded late 80s version with the radio in the steering wheel, leather seats, etc. What a nice car. Piece of junk under the hood unfortunately. I called it "the old man's sportscar".


31 posted on 02/07/2005 9:04:10 AM PST by The Westerner
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To: Chieftain

Nice!!!!! .... Real nice!


32 posted on 02/07/2005 9:06:27 AM PST by dennisw (Qur’an 9:3 “Allah and His Messenger dissolve obligations.”)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
My first car we ever had was a 59 Star Chief ....foam green...lots of wings and cram colored stuff.

Then dad surprised mother with a 64 or 65 Bonneville....Black, Red Vinyl interior.....square edges...fairly fast actually.

The we got a 67 Toronado...we were uptown then.
33 posted on 02/07/2005 9:09:47 AM PST by wardaddy (I don't think Muslims are good for America....just a gut instinct thing.)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Pontiac, who dumped the most popular GM name "Grand Am" for G6.

Of course, the Brand Managers that came from Pepsi and left for Home Depot have left.


34 posted on 02/07/2005 9:48:13 AM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: Chieftain

Now those are cool cars. My first car was a '59 Ford Fairlane, 6 cyl. stick on the column in which I learned to drive. I shutter to think of all the neat cars I have owned, wish I had them now. Thanks for the pics.


35 posted on 02/07/2005 11:29:38 AM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: BurbankKarl

What is the reputation of the recent Grand Prix'?


36 posted on 02/07/2005 11:49:01 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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