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Pontiac...The glory Years Firebird

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(1956-93). Some great basic Pontiac history, along with the CARS and PEOPLE (Bunkie Knudsen, John Delorean, Jim Wangers, Pete Estes, etc) who made Pontiac great in those years. In 1956 Bunkie Knudsen was hired as Pontiac's General Manager. He was told by GM "Turn Pontiac around in 5 years or the division is gone". Within about a year he quickly assembled a great team. Knudsen was fortunate enough to pick up engineer John Delorean from Packard when that company closed, Delorean later became the father of the GTO and MANY Pontiac Innovations. Knudsen was also fortunate enough to lure a brilliant "Olds Rocket V8" engineer away from Oldsmobile---Pete Estes who helped the Pontiac V8 breath as well as it could.

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part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAuSyj_ew1Y

Bunkie on the first day...

(1956-93). Some great basic Pontiac history, along with the CARS and PEOPLE (Bunkie Knudsen, John Delorean, Jim Wangers, Pete Estes, etc) who made Pontiac great in those years. In 1956 Bunkie Knudsen was hired as Pontiac's General Manager. He was told by GM "Turn Pontiac around in 5 years or the division is gone". Within about a year he quickly assembled a great team. Knudsen was fortunate enough to pick up engineer John Delorean from Packard when that company closed, Delorean later became the father of the GTO and MANY Pontiac Innovations. Knudsen was also fortunate enough to lure a brilliant "Olds Rocket V8" engineer away from Oldsmobile---Pete Estes who helped the Pontiac V8 breath as well as it could.

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part 3

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Starting with Nascar beach races....

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part 4

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split grill firebird, lowered, wide oval tires...Woodward Avenue...'69 Trans Am

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part 5

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Oil embargo...Bill Mitchell...89 Indy pacecar....Banshee.....

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I remember in the 60s and 70s almost every kid under 40 was driving something hot or at least wanted to. Stop light to stop light street racing was extremely common then. It was expected and excepted back then with the kids will be kids attitude, plus the cars just looked cools and sounded cool and it provide much entertainment for those who were simply watching. I think today its not excepted because the cars today are boring, and sound like a can of bumblebees and look silly being raced.