Catalina Pontiac’s lowest price fullsize car for 1973 was on a chassis that was around since 1971. It sat on a 124 inch wheelbase, same as the Bonneville and Grand Ville, but the station wagons sat on a 127 inch wheelbase. Body styles included 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, 4-door post, and the previously […]
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    Grand Am Yes, there were Grand Ams before the mid 80s! The Grand Am bowed for 1973 as Pontiac’s attempt at a more European flavor. It shared a platform with the LeMans, but had its own unique urethane nose. The two body styles were 2-door coupe and 4-door sedan. The first engines to […]
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Phoenix The Phoenix was introduced for model year 1977. It overlapped the final year of the Ventura, but was a step up in luxury. Like the Ventura, it too shared the X-body platform with the Chevy Nova, Olds Omega, and Buick Skylark. A two door coupe or a four door sedan were both available. It […]
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Ventura The Ventura nameplate was around since the 1960s and was thrown on Pontiac’s X-body compact for ’71. Fast forward to ’73, the Ventura was available with a 250 CID 1bbl I6 or a 350 CID 2bbl Pontiac V8. The top engine was a 350 CID 4bbl Pontiac V8, making 175hp. Manual transmission choices were […]
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    Sunbird Safari The Sunbird Safari was added to the Sunbird lineup in 1978. As with Pontiac nomenclature, this car was a station wagon. What made it different than the standard Sunbird was the fact that it shared body panels with the previous year’s Astre wagon. It even retained the dashboard and instrumentation. The […]
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    Sunbird The Sunbird was introduced for model year 1976. The only body style its first year was a standard coupe w/trunk configuration. Base engine was a 140 CID 1bbl I4, which had an aluminum block. Also offered was a 140 with a 2bbl carburetor. The top engine option was the venerable 231 CID […]
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Pontiac Astre Panel Also offered as part of Pontiac’s subcompact lineup was the truck-like Astre Panel. Like the basic Astre, it was only available in Canada up until 1974, then rarely available in the U.S. from 1975-1977. It was marketed as a truck and was spartan in every sense of the word. The Panel had […]
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