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1970 1/2 Firebird magazine ad.  Love the dash, love the steering wheel, love the view, love the text!  Guess there’s nothing I don’t love about this ad !!!

  Today’s weather was great for our show. Here’s some pics (Pontiacs first)😉.

   Went to the Nats East today. We’ve been going ever since it was held in Timonium, MD in the mid-70’s.  It used to be open to pre-1949 but when the numbers dropped from the near 5000 cars in it’s heyday to almost half that, they opened it up to a 30 year old sliding scale to encourage more participation.

   Although it is not the event that it used to be, there is still plenty to see. Not many old Pontiacs but there were a few “late models” in attendance.

   Borrowing this thread idea from the HAMB.  
Through the years, Pontiac had many different interesting dashboard styles, from the art-deco look of the  ‘30’s up to the last years of production.

   Let’s take a look at what you have, what you like, and what you have seen, original or modified.

   Here’s my  ‘59 Bonneville dash to start.

   The second emblem is from the horn button of a 1950 Pontiac.

It probably fits several consecutive years, but I do know it is correct for 1959!

    Frosty, the exhaust on Mickey Thompson’s Challenger I was my inspiration.  Although not a direct copy, I tried to have a similar look with the hard slice cut pipe. The 442 tips ( flea market find) received a harder than original angle cut and I feel gives the end of the pipe a more finished look.

     The sides of the gas tank cover will eventually be modified to accommodate the tailpipes better.

  My interest and acquisition of all of the Pontiacs I have owned over the years started with my father’s attraction to the brand. The 1950 coupe pictured was only one of a number of them he had.  The rest included a ‘57, 2 ‘59 Catalina’s, a ‘60 Catalina, a ‘62 Bonneville, ‘63 Bonneville, ‘65 Catalina, and a ‘72 Grand Ville convertible.

    To me, Pontiacs always had better style, interiors, handling, and powertrains than their competitors.  In fact, in the 1960’s BMW stated that they would like to be the “Pontiac” of Europe.  They eventually borrowed their now famous tagline “The ultimate driving machine” from 1967 GTO commercials.

   I have had a variety of Pontiacs leading up to the ‘31 and ‘59 I currently own. Unfortunately I couldn’t keep them all. They were traded or sold in order to finance the next one. Would certainly love to have all of them back!  Here’s a few pics.

  Let’s go back in time a little more!

1931 Pontiac Sport Coupe with a 1969 428, dual quads,  Turbo 350 automatic, ‘57 Pontiac rear, 3” chop.

Time to celebrate all things GTO !

  Although not from Pontiac, thought I would share some original artwork from when our chapter hosted the 1980 POCI Convention in Gettysburg.

Oops! They weren’t for Downingtown, PA !! my bad!

1988, not 1980