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Pontiac

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20published models

Origins

How the company began.

The founder story explains why the later cars took the form they did.

Manufacturer history

Pontiac through time.

Read the company as a sequence of engineering, design and business decisions.

Museum catalogue

Every model gets a plaque.

An image on the right, a concise interpretation on the left and a clear statement of why the car belongs in the chronology. Missing images fall back gracefully until you upload the WebP.

1960s

2 models

1963–2006Passenger Car

GTO

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue + historical curatorial range.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac GTO

1967–2002Passenger Car

Firebird

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue + historical curatorial range.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Firebird

1990s

8 models

1992–2005Passenger Car

Bonneville

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Bonneville

1992–2005Passenger Car

Grand Am

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Grand Am

1992–2008Passenger Car

Grand Prix

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Grand Prix

1992–1993Passenger Car

LeMans

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac LeMans

1992–1994Passenger Car

Sunbird

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Sunbird

1992–1998Passenger Car

Trans Sport

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Trans Sport

1995–2005Passenger Car

Sunfire

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Sunfire

1999–2005Passenger Car

Montana

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Montana

2000s

10 models

2001–2005Passenger Car

Aztek

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Aztek

2003–2010Passenger Car

Vibe

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Vibe

2005–2010Passenger Car

G6

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac G6

2005–2006Passenger Car

Montana SV6

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Montana SV6

2006–2009Passenger Car

Solstice

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Solstice

2006–2009Passenger Car

Torrent

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac Torrent

2007–2009Passenger Car

G5

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac G5

2008–2009Passenger Car

G8

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac G8

2009–2010Passenger Car

G3

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac G3

2009Passenger Car

G6 (2009.5)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Pontiac G6 (2009.5)