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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Pontiac Dies, But Its Greats Live On

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(Newser) – As General Motors' Pontiac line is phased out, Ben Wojdyla, on Jalopnik, remembers the truly great cars that bore the mark. If you've got one, keep your garage clean and await a payday.

  • 2009 G8 GXP: "GM should be saved for no other reason than to put the G8 GXP on the road." This car fulfills the promise of the Pontiac brand in spades, 415 HP V8 and all.
  • 1964 GTO: The vehicle that "ignited the original muscle car wars" will "always have a special place in every car guy's heart." A 325-horsepower V8 doesn't hurt.

  • 2010 G8 ST: Alas, it never saw production, smashing "dreams of a modern, tire-smoking, truck-car, mullet-machine" that "were so close to reality."
  • 1969 GTO Judge: "Kinda hokey but also pretty cool, with wild color options, matching decals," it "picked up right were the first generation left off."
  • 1978 Trans Am: "Burt Reynolds, along with that repressed little redneck inside all of us, will miss" the fantasy of every "boy growing up in the 70s or early 80s."
For the full list of 10, please click the link below.

The 2010 Pontiac G8 sport truck.
The 2010 Pontiac G8 sport truck.   (AP Photo)
A 1968 Pontiac GTO.
A 1968 Pontiac GTO.   (AP Photo)
A 1964 Pontiac GTO.
A 1964 Pontiac GTO.   (AP Photo)
The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP.
The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP.   (AP Photo)
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woody66
Apr 27, 09 4:36 PM CDT
Your 67 GTO just got more valuable. Reply
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ezrider
Apr 27, 09 6:08 PM CDT
1989 V6 Trans Am Turbo very rare $$$$$$$$$$$$ Reply
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Reader69542712
Apr 27, 09 6:25 PM CDT
Growing up in the '50s, I remember a sassy maid who drove her own Pontiac to work. Mom worked so it was just the two of us at home. The floor board had a hole --- if police stopped her the evidence of the numbers business she ran went through the hole. She got a lot of strange phone calls at the house. I later learned these were related to her numbers racquet. Vici was her name. She was a ringtail tooter and she looked very glam arriving at work in her fancy Pontiac. Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 27, 09 11:07 PM CDT
Whoa Reader... I love it! I had to look that one up: "ring-tailed tooter": a wildly energetic person, one who routinely excels. Anything else (like a storm or a locomotive, for instance) that is uncommonly powerful. Wonderful and colorful phrasing... Reply
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Mad
Apr 28, 09 1:43 AM CDT
GOAT! Reply
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