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1926-1932: Oakland Motor Car Co. 1933-present: General Motors Corp.
The Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works was incorporated in July of 1899 by Albert G. North and Harry G. Hamilton. At that time Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works were manufacturing various horse drawn wagon parts as well as complete buggies and wagons. In 1905 Pontiac Spring & Wagon Works took over the manufacturing of the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company which produced the Rapid Truck. In 1907 the decision was made to produce an automobile due to growing demand. A merger of the Oakland Motor Car Company and the Pontiac Spring & Wagon Works occurred in 1908, The operations of both companies were joined together in Pontiac, Michigan to build the Cartercar In 1909 William C. Durant, then General Motors Corp. president purchased a 50% interest in the Oakland Motor Car Company. Later that year General Motors Corp. purchased the other 50% stake in the company after the death of Walter M. Murphy, major shareholder of the Oakland Motor Car Company. GM's first Pontiac was introduced as an affordable six cylinder intended to compete in the more inexpensive four cylinder range. The all new Pontiac was quickly outselling Oakland, a trend that continued for the following years. Oakland ceased production in 1932.  
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1965 Pontiac 2+2
1965 Pontiac 2+2
views: 30818
1959 Pontiac Catalina
1959 Pontiac Catalina
views: 47605
1960 Pontiac Catalina
1960 Pontiac Catalina
views: 42563
1961 Pontiac Catalina
1961 Pontiac Catalina
views: 52245
1962 Pontiac Catalina
1962 Pontiac Catalina
views: 57060
1963 Pontiac Catalina
1963 Pontiac Catalina
views: 50873
1964 Pontiac Catalina
1964 Pontiac Catalina
views: 52862
1965 Pontiac Catalina
1965 Pontiac Catalina
views: 55965
1966 Pontiac Catalina
1966 Pontiac Catalina
views: 68191
1967 Pontiac Catalina
1967 Pontiac Catalina
views: 53462
1968 Pontiac Catalina
1968 Pontiac Catalina
views: 52069
1969 Pontiac Catalina
1969 Pontiac Catalina
views: 53438
1970 Pontiac Catalina
1970 Pontiac Catalina
views: 41269
1936 Pontiac Deluxe
1936 Pontiac Deluxe
views: 17248
1967 Pontiac Firebird
1967 Pontiac Firebird
views: 88620
1968 Pontiac Firebird
1968 Pontiac Firebird
views: 98681
1969 Pontiac Firebird
1969 Pontiac Firebird
views: 50355
1970 Pontiac Firebird
1970 Pontiac Firebird
views: 56822
1971 Pontiac Firebird
1971 Pontiac Firebird
views: 39968
1972 Pontiac Firebird
1972 Pontiac Firebird
views: 29487
1973 Pontiac Firebird
1973 Pontiac Firebird
views: 43995
1974 Pontiac Firebird
1974 Pontiac Firebird
views: 32293
1975 Pontiac Firebird
1975 Pontiac Firebird
views: 20971
1976 Pontiac Firebird
1976 Pontiac Firebird
views: 32510
1977 Pontiac Firebird
1977 Pontiac Firebird
views: 37694
1978 Pontiac Firebird
1978 Pontiac Firebird
views: 36706
1979 Pontiac Firebird
1979 Pontiac Firebird
views: 44679
1980 Pontiac Firebird
1980 Pontiac Firebird
views: 33397
1964 Pontiac GTO
1964 Pontiac GTO
views: 108794
1965 Pontiac GTO
1965 Pontiac GTO
views: 126639
1966 Pontiac GTO
1966 Pontiac GTO
views: 126322
1967 Pontiac GTO
1967 Pontiac GTO
views: 135763
1968 Pontiac GTO
1968 Pontiac GTO
views: 92234
1969 Pontiac GTO
1969 Pontiac GTO
views: 163372
1970 Pontiac GTO
1970 Pontiac GTO
views: 92798
1971 Pontiac GTO
1971 Pontiac GTO
views: 25296
1972 Pontiac GTO
1972 Pontiac GTO
views: 27173
1966 Pontiac LeMans
1966 Pontiac LeMans
views: 57790
1971 Pontiac LeMans
1971 Pontiac LeMans
views: 47177
1972 Pontiac Lemans
1972 Pontiac Lemans
views: 60628
1956 Pontiac Starchief
1956 Pontiac Starchief
views: 20329
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1961 Pontiac Tempest
views: 25220
1962 Pontiac Tempest
1962 Pontiac Tempest
views: 50877
1963 Pontiac Tempest
1963 Pontiac Tempest
views: 46574
1964 Pontiac Tempest
1964 Pontiac Tempest
views: 40815
1965 Pontiac Tempest
1965 Pontiac Tempest
views: 55533
1966 Pontiac Tempest
1966 Pontiac Tempest
views: 57464
1967 Pontiac Tempest
1967 Pontiac Tempest
views: 56649
1968 Pontiac Tempest
1968 Pontiac Tempest
views: 45331
1969 Pontiac Trans Am
1969 Pontiac Trans Am
views: 37348
1970 Pontiac Trans Am
1970 Pontiac Trans Am
views: 21159
1978 Pontiac Trans Am
1978 Pontiac Trans Am
views: 52027
1979 Pontiac Trans Am
1979 Pontiac Trans Am
views: 52392
1980 Pontiac Trans Am
1980 Pontiac Trans Am
views: 36847
1960 Pontiac Ventura
1960 Pontiac Ventura
views: 28023
   
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