Pontiac 1926-2009 - with the name of a proud Indian chief
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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Pontiac, which bore the name of a famous Indian chief. Pontiac was known for its sometimes extremely powerful and sporty vehicles, but also for unconventional models such as the Trans Sport. 2010 was the end, more about Pontiac in the detailed article ...
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In the fall of 2010, the doors of the Pontiac plant in the city of the same name in the north of Detroit were closed for good - one year after the last Pontiac rolled off the production line. General Motors had already plunged the city with the name of an Indian chief into misery once before: when it canceled the Oakland brand built there in the crisis year of 1932. However, the new Pontiac brand had already blossomed as a by-product in 1926. In 1935, the Silver Streak gave it its distinguishing feature: a band of parallel chrome stripes across the hood and later also across the rear. In Canada, the brand, which was positioned between Chevrolet and Oldsmobile, mutated into a "national brand" with some models built exclusively in this country.
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