1960 Pontiac Bonneville on 2040-cars
Ouaquaga, New York, United States
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You are viewing my 1960 Pontiac Bonneville two-door coupe. This particular Bonneville was fully restored in the
last several years and is far and away the most striking '60 Bonneville I have ever seen. The Mahogany color
(paint code NN) of this Pontiac is just spectacular and it has a stance that really hearkens back to the car
culture of Southern California in the Sixties, when having the coolest ride meant everything. As you can see in
the photos and in the video provided at the link below, this car is in extremely nice condition, with a wheel and
tire combination that certainly enhances the attitude of this beautiful boulevard cruiser. I have never driven a
car that gets as much positive response as does this Bonneville. In an age when everyone seems lost in the ether
of the internet world I think that the bold body lines and confident stance of this car have the power to snap most
people out of their trance at least long enough to watch it roll by like something out of another time. I love
turning on the stereo (there's an FM receiver tucked tastefully in the glove compartment) and just rolling around
town at about 30 mph in this fine piece of American style, letting the world pass me by. Do that for an afternoon
and you'll realize just how insanely and unnecessarily rushed we've become. My hope that at least one person who's
seen me cruising has stopped, if only for a moment, and reevaluated why in the heck they're blowing by me like
Chicken Little. And maybe, just maybe, they have decided to do a little cruising of their own. I apologize for
the digression, but this car just inspires sunny thoughts of lazy summer days spent soaking up the best that life
has to offer.
Most of the particulars of the Bonneville have been covered in the summary above, but certainly if you have any
specific questions, feel free to contact me. I love talking about this car and just old cars in general.
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2008-2009 Pontiac G8 recalled over airbag concern
Mon, 07 Nov 2011General Motors is recalling around 38,000 Pontiac G8 sedans from its 2008 and 2009 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that the cars may have a passenger-side airbag flaw that might prevent proper deployment in certain scenarios.
According to NHTSA, the airbag might not adequately protect a fifth percentile woman - that is, a woman around four-foot, 11-inches weighing 108 pounds. The New York Times indicates that the anomaly was found during a crash test conducted by GM's Australian branch, Holden, which was testing the G8's twin (read: Commodore) for head injuries. According to that report, the test in question is specifically tailored to simulate injuries to females, so the results do not apply to men or children.
The issue has been blamed on a seat position sensor that governs airbag deployment rates. NHTSA indicates that when the front passenger seat is moved all the way forward, the faulty sensor may inappropriately trigger a 30-millisecond delay between airbag stages, potentially leading to greater injuries.
GM knew about fatal Chevy ignition problem decade before recall
Fri, 21 Feb 2014Well, this is not good for General Motors. Following a report last week that GM was recalling 778,000 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compacts over concerns that the ignition could switch out of the "run" position without warning, USA Today reports that the Detroit-based behemoth knew about the issue, which affected 2005 to 2007 Cobalts (the Cobalt shown above and in the gallery is from 2010) and 2007 Pontiac G5s, all the way back in 2004.
The information comes from a deposition in a civil lawsuit against GM, obtained by USA Today, which claims that a GM engineer experienced the issue while the then-new model was undergoing testing. The issue was "solved" when a technical service bulletin was issued in 2005, informing dealers to install a snap-on key cover on the cars of customers who complained about the issue. According to the Cobalt's program engineering manager, Gary Altman, the cover was an "improvement, it was not a fix to the issue."
The case where the depositions were made was from 2010, and involved Brooke Melton, a 29-year-old pediatric nurse in Georgia who was killed on her birthday. At the time, police claimed she was going too fast on a wet, rural road, although it later came out through the black box that her car's ignition had come out of the "run" position at least three seconds before the accident (the max amount of time a black box records before a wreck), disabling her airbags, power steering and anti-lock brakes. According to USA Today, police said Melton was "traveling too fast for the roadway conditions," although it's impossible to know if she'd have been in the wreck, which injured the occupants of another vehicle, had her 2005 Chevy not shut off. GM settled the Melton family's case, although the details remain confidential.
2013 Hurst Edition Trans Am
Mon, 13 May 2013No, you didn't read our title wrong. This is a 2013 model year Trans Am, and yes, that is a Pontiac logo affixed to the front of the car. But don't bother dialing up your local General Motors dealership just yet. This is the new Hurst Edition Trans Am created by the Trans Am Depot located in Tallahassee, FL. Having spent a number of years restoring early Trans Am models, the crew at Trans Am Depot finally did what many Pontiac enthusiasts wish GM would have done - create a modern Trans Am using the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro.
As the former owner of a 1977 model, I've been wanting to check out Trans Am Depot ever since I first saw the company have American Choppers build a trio of motorcycles inspired by its Pontiac remakes. So I jumped at the chance to head to Florida's capital city to visit the shop and drive its latest creation, the new Hurst Edition Trans Am. As a collaboration with Hurst, this car made its debut at the 2012 SEMA Show and then popped up again on our radar with a cheesy yet perfectly fitting video back in March.
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