Pontiac Firebird (1993) and Grand Prix (2002) are part of my history

Its Muscle Car Glory Faded, Pontiac Shrivels Up - NYTimes.com

More than any other G.M. brand, Pontiac stood for performance, speed and sex appeal. Its crosstown rivals followed with similar muscle cars, giving Detroit bragging rights over the cars that Japanese automakers were selling based on quality and reliability.

Though still G.M.’s third-best-selling division, behind Chevrolet and GMC, Pontiac’s sales peaked in 1984, when it sold almost 850,000 vehicles, roughly four times as many as it sold last year.

I was extremely disappointed, though I did like things about both cars, in the poor quality of the electronics package. If the brake lights weren't weak (Firebird, eventually) the windows -- powered -- were failing (in both vehicles that I owned).

I loved that Firebird, though!


- Jonny O

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