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This is a totally original 1958 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible. This is a real Bonneville, not a Chieftain conversion. All the options on this car came on this car. None of them were added. So many of the Bonneville convertibles that you see now were basic cars originally. Most of them were bench seat, 4-barrel, Power Steering, Power Brakes and standard radio. It seems that they are now bucket seat, tri power, Sportable or Wonder Bar Radio, Power Windows, Antenna and even Factory Air. Several have been converted to Fuel Injection. This car came with every major option with the exception of factory air. It has bucket seats, tri power (with original air cleaner), Sportable Radio, Power Steering, Brakes, Windows, Antenna and Spinner Wheel covers. It came Deauville Blue with a Cashmere Blue Spear and light blue top with a blue liner. These are absolutely stunning colors. From the best I can tell, it is 100% original paint. It had the original top on it when I bought it but was threadbare and I removed what was left of it. The interior had been redone in button and tuck which was popular back in the day. I removed that and the original leather was still intact underneath. There wasn;t much left of the original sparkle carpet and I threw it away. I believe the car to be 100% complete. I have the Power Antenna and long rocker moldings which are not presently on the car. The car has beautiful floors, trunk and lower body. There is a very small amount of rust on the passenger side rear quarter. I mean small. I am the third owner. I know nothing about the original owner but the second owner who I bought the car from bought it in 1960. He drove it until 1972 when he said it was running rough and thinking it needed a timing chain and gear (old Pontiacs were notorious for that), he put it in his basement and it sat there until I bought it in 2006. (34 years) The car was in Ogden Utah. I am selling this car because I have 5 - 58 Bonnevilles (3 convertibles which are all tri power, bucket seat cars and 2 hardtops which are low mileage fuel injected cars. At my age (69) I don't know that I'll get around to restoring it and I have 11 other cars in addition to the 58's. I feel like it is time to downsize a little bit. This car is not cheap and I don't have to sell it. However, I challenge you to find a more complete, higher option , more solid 58 bonneville convertible to restore. I'll be glad to discuss the car with anyone who has an interest. My name is Joe Evans and my home phone is 409-938-0780. I encourage anyone who is interested to fly down and view it in person. I live 35 miles south of Houston. You would fly in to Houston Hobby. I'll be glad to pick you up , take you to see the car, and return you to the airport.

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GM Design shows what could have been and what might be

Thu, May 27 2021

We periodically like to check in with GM Design's Instagram account to see what they're cooking up. Even better is when we catch a glimpse of an alternate history of what legendary designers from The General's past were thinking, though those ideas may not have made it into production. This week, for example, the account posted some illustrations from George Camp, whose career at GM spanned nearly four decades, from 1963 to 2001. One of the renderings is of what appears to be a 1971-72 Pontiac GTO Judge, but with two headlights instead of the production unit's quad beams. The rear departs from the canonical version most dramatically, with a massive integrated wing. Other bits that didn't make the production cut include large side vents, a gill-like side marker and rectangular intakes below the headlights that wouldn't be out of place on a modern design today. Amazingly, from what we can make out of the date, it appears that the drawing was done sometime in 1965, which makes it quite prescient. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GM Design (@generalmotorsdesign) There's also a very aerodynamic interpretation of a Corvette ZR-1. To our eyes it splits the difference between the 1986 Corvette Indy concept and a fourth-generation F-body Pontiac Firebird, so perhaps parts of Camp's work on this sketch did make it into physical form. There's also a radical sports car concept from May 1970 that resembles the Mazda RX-500 concept from the same year, a Syd Mead-looking Cadillac coupe, and an Oldsmobile with a cool take on the company's trademark waterfall grille and elements of the Colonnade Cutlass at the rear. Other recent posts include a FJ Cruiser-like off-road EV, a sleek coupe with the Chevy corporate grille, and a rendering of a Silverado-esque pickup that looks far better than the current production version. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GM Design (@generalmotorsdesign) It's pretty easy to lose hours in the account, but it's always fascinating to see GM's visions of what could have been and what might be. Related Video:

Junkyard Gem: 2010 Pontiac G6

Sat, Sep 12 2020

What makes a discarded car a gem? Sometimes it's a car we all agree is very cool, and other times it's a car that tells us something about automotive history. Today's Junkyard Gem is the latter type: one of the very last Pontiacs sold, before The General shut out the lights forever on the storied marque after 84 years. The G6 was Pontiac's Epsilon-platform-based car, sibling to the Chevy Malibu, Saturn Aura, and Saab 9-3 (plus a bunch of Europe-only machinery). The very last Pontiac ever built was a white 2010 G6 sedan like this one (all '10 G6s were sedans, the coupe and convertible having been nixed in 2009), though that car was built in January of 2010 and this one came off the line in July of 2009. They build Bolts at the Orion Assembly plant these days. The higher-zoot G6s came with V6s or even V8s, but this car has "fleet machine" written all over it and has the base 2.4-liter Ecotec four-banger making 164 horsepower. Pontiac shoppers in the United States could buy the Vibe as a 2010 model as well, while Mexican Pontiac dealerships also sold new G2s (known as the Spark here) that year. The G6 was The Final Pontiac, though, bookending a run that began with the 1926 Pontiac Six. This one will go to its grave with the original owner's manual still inside. Even the cheapest 2010 G6s came with an AUX jack for the radio, a feature that was still maddeningly hard to find in rental cars a decade ago. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Before the bankruptcy and the gloom, optimism surrounded the G6. Related Video: Featured Gallery Junked 2010 Pontiac G6 View 19 Photos Auto News Pontiac Automotive History Sedan pontiac g6 Junkyard Gems

General Motors Recalls Nearly 780,000 Cars To Fix Deadly Problem

Thu, Feb 13 2014

General Motors is recalling nearly 780,000 compact cars in North America because the engines can shut down unexpectedly and cause crashes. The company says six people have been killed in crashes related to the problem. The recall affects Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G5s from the 2005 through 2007 model years. U.S. safety regulators say the weight of the key ring and rough roads can move the ignition switch out of the run position, cutting the engine and electricity. If that happens, air bags may not work. GM says there have been 22 crashes from the problem. All happened at high speeds. Dealers will replace the ignition switch for free. GM says owners should remove nonessential items from key rings until the problem is fixed. Related Gallery Chevy Impala Earns Highest Accolades From Consumer Reports Recalls Chevrolet GM Pontiac Cobalt

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