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Congratulations Fabio. Well deserved.

Thanks Man!

Got it. I thought maybe it was human error on my part.
Thank you.

Congrats bro!

You have 26 posts here at Forever Pontiac so are in the next round ;)

I entered my car fairly early on but don't see it in the voting stage and I didn't see any indication in my profile that I had bypassed the first stage (unless I missed something). I'm just trying to figure out if my entry made it in or not.

From the at a glance view that may be the perception, but as stated specifically, compression ratios & octane go hand in hand! But not cubic inch. You may have a 350, but what is the compression ratio? Many 350’s that were smog motors had low compression ratios. Many had only 8.5:1 compression ratio, 87 octane will support that. But late “60’s” very early “70’s” that pushed as high as 10.5:1 & 11:1 won’t.
E85 as discussed earlier has a naturally higher octane because it is 85% alcohol. But don’t forget it takes nearly double the fuel volume to run alcohol. So it actually cost more in the long run than just running 93 octane with an octane booster or 110 racing fuel!
I mistakenly described the E85 as the 10-15% alcohol fuel we all tend to get at the pump which is a different animal in its behavior because of how it is typically used! Thanks to Frosty it got corrected.
The twin spark plug concept has zero impact on octane, or the lack of! The lack of octane can’t be overridden by using a twin spark plug concept. Could it help if you were on the very ragged edge? Possibly, but in general no. Twin spark plugs are used mainly for performance purposes. To extract as much power out of a combustion process as possible.

As mentioned in the first post, Members with 10 or more posts get a pass to the 2nd round. Those under 10 are in the first.

Congrat's, both were very deserving for the title.

Does every car entered into the contest make it into the initial voting stage?

Voting is up for the first round!

Thank you to everyone who entered our 2027 Forever Pontiac Calendar contest! It's fantastic to see this Pontiac competition thriving year after year with an amazing collection of modern and classic Pontiacs. We have organized several groupings for this event. In Round 1, the top two individuals from each grouping will advance to the next round. Don't miss out on the excitement and stay tuned for more updates on our Pontiac Calendar contest!
Please note that for the first round of voting, if you have 10 posts or more, you have automatically advanced to the second round as a thank you for being an active member. To check if you have 10 posts or more, visit your profile.
Voting will run till August 25, 2026 11:59 PM ET
Round 2 will start August 26, 2026
The way voting works is there will be groups of members and out of that group you will need to select one (1) individual that you like the best as the winner for that group. Let's get started!
Please be advised: we are monitoring the use of voting and watching closely. Those who solicit individuals to make accounts, multiple accounts or make fake accounts to move votes in favor of themselves will be removed from the contest. We want this to be an FP calendar for Pontiac lovers, voted by Pontiac lovers. Any questions, please let us know! Thank you for cooperation.
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Group 1: Trans Am / Firebird
John Starry's 1978 Trans Am


Grickjudge's 1975 TransAm


Pontiac Nick's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am


PurePontiac's 78 W72 Trans Am


30thtransam's 1978 SE Gold Pontiac Trans Am


FredM's second generation Firebird (1967 Firebird convertible)


Group 2: Trans Am / Firebird
BobM's 1999 FireHawk (Formula Firebird)


Bobby Connelly's 68 Firebird 400


Harry Mount's 1969 Pontiac Firebird Verdoro green (400 engine, 350 turbo)


Jayhawker's '68 Firebird 400


THKFAST




Group 3: GTO
GTO Ken's 1967 GTO


dahlby73's 69 GTO Judge


Kota9898's 1965 GTO


ed Saunderson's 1969 Pontiac GTO


Sheryl Hammans's 1964 GTO


Jcgoatguy65's 1964 GTO (Tripower, 4 speed, convertible)


Group 4: GTO
Ross74's 2004 GTO


Red72GTO's 72 GTO


Reveye's GTO (Identical to one restored in 1985)


gms_65GTO's 65 GTO


Jay Dukelow's 1969 Ram Air IV GTO


Lobo Domesticado's 1974 Pontiac Ventura Custom GTO


Group 5: Bonneville & Full-Size Models
DAN M's 1957 Pontiac Starchief


Ben Burnham's 1965 Bonneville Custom Safari


old_glory's 1966 Pontiac Bonneville convertible


Cliff Costello's 1962 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible


sparky88xx's 1964 Pontiac Bonneville, Brougham trim


djohnson08's 1966 StarChief Executive


Group 6: Grand Prix, Tempest & Mid-Size Models
PONT1ACGUY's 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP


PontiacBandit's 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP


Ray207's 1974 Grand Prix


Tomst37's 1971 Pontiac T37


Susans grocery getter's 1994 formula convertible


1954Paul's 2009 Pontiac G6 GT Hardtop Convertible


Group 7: Specialty & Unique Models
Ivo62Cat's 1962 421 Cat


MitchD's 1966 GTO post coupe




GTObsessed (461 Stroker)


Paul Cundle


Razzoray


Group 8
Edf434


Street Rodder


onixfiero


Paul Giles


Falkor


David Lynch


Group 9
alanp


John Popp


JB7


Nick denk


THE CHIEF (Joe Adornetto)


67jon


Group 10
eaivazis


Whatailsya


The Red Bandit


ATR79


RA3Bird


Speen

Congratulations to @Fabio Parede and their Firebird Turbo Trans AM 1980 Pace Car for winning our August Pontiac of the Month!