When was pontiac made

All rights reserved. Murphy first established the Pontiac Buggy Company in , which specialized in making horse-drawn carriages. Several years later, in , when Murphy realized the future was in motor driven vehicles, he turned the buggy company into the Oakland Motor Car Company.

This company was bought by General Motors in after the timely death of its founder. It was a six-cylinder engine meant to be powerful enough to outrun the 4-cylinder cars on the road at the time, but still be cheaper than most models. The success of this first model which sold in record numbers spawned the next six-cylinder car, the Pontiac Big Six in , so named because of the increased displacement and horsepower.

They set their eyes on a more younger market,and tried to capture their attention with faster, better looking cars such as the Torpedo Deluxe 8 and the Chieftain Super Deluxe which also came in coupe versions. A thing also worth mentioning is the fact that Pontiac was the first to offer engine options for the same car to the customer.

Army and high-volume production of aircraft-launched naval torpedoes along with other parts as well. After the war had ended, post-war Pontiac models began their manufacturing process on Sept. He worked as a foreman, tool trouble-shooter and on special assignments and was considered a great factory worker and was very much a part of Pontiac manufacturing assembly line operations for many years. To all the men and women, including Charles Long, who were a part of our great automotive heritage and its great labor movement, who helped to build and shape Pontiac automobiles on the assembly line; honor is given.

In , Pontiac Motor Division had to hire over 3, factory line workers along with adding an extra factory shifts just to keep up with factory sales for the consumer market demanding over , Pontiac models. On March 14, , General Motors celebrated its 75 millionth vehicle. As the 's moved forward Pontiac began manufacturing the popular G. O models along with the first generation Fire-birds, and the popular Grand Prix models as well. It was the beginning of the new age technology and computers being featured within the work place at Pontiac Motor assembly.

Today many of the Pontiac manufacturing plants and processes are no longer with us. However, the great men and women and their families who contributed to the legacy of assembly line workmanship will always have a special place in automotive history. This wider, lower, and longer look was a hit. In the 60s Pontiac doubled down on the sportscar emphasis, with the Grand Prix in , a sharp bucket-seat coupe. In , they introduced what many consider the original muscle car, the legendary GTO.

The s saw a redesigned Firebird, a two-seat mid-engine coupe called the Fiero, and a touring STE. Fast forward to the financial crisis, and the Pontiac label was sacrificed in a restructuring, thus ending an influential brand in American automotive history. Stop by and see us in Wayne, Michigan, and ask about our trade-in program. Wayne, MI Toggle navigation. The History of Pontiac.

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