The Pontiac Thread (Split from Chrisevo's Tank Thread)

[GAS455]

:boxing: My dissapointment in the PONTIAC engine is only the 428 that used to be in my car i had nothing but problems with it [ overheating , oil leaks ,blowing smoke ] even after we rebuilt it a couple of times , I don't hate the brand , I just like sturring PONTIAC owners up [ very sensitive people ] like most of my pontiac mates , but the best part of my 428 was doing 120mph down eastern creek raceway then blowing it to peices around the bottom corner , then i saw the light and put a 572 GM create engine in then doing 150mph down eastern creek straight only to brake the chev  broken rockers , so a fresh rebuild supercharger and it doesn't stop,  JUST a question about PONTIACS didn't most of them leave the FACTORY with:boxing: SMALL BLOCK CHEVROLET ENGINES .:boxing:

LOL...Only Export and Canadian Ponchos had Chebbys in them.

But I fixed that problem(well I didn't, the previous owner did) and put a 455 in.

There sounds to be a few quick Ponti engined cars coming out this year and next year....the Pontiac aftermarket has grown in leaps to bounds over the past few years.  

[bonnevista]

:JUST a question about PONTIACS didn't most of them leave the FACTORY with:boxing: SMALL BLOCK CHEVROLET ENGINES .:boxing:

Like when??

[bonnevista]

:boxing: My dissapointment in the PONTIAC engine is only the 428 that used to be in my car i had nothing but problems with it [ overheating , oil leaks ,blowing smoke ] even after we rebuilt it a couple of times , boxing:

So, you clearly know what you're doing.

[Hemifish]

:boxing: PONTIAC must have sent a few thousand chev powered PONTIACS to australia , its very rare to see  PONTIAC power [bigblock power] cars around , i know of about 15 mates with them,  But most cars you see are parrisine and the like , We need to get the PONTIAC powered cars out of hiding,  Also know of a couple of MAD PONTIAC powered cars landing here soon FULL RACE CARS mad.

[Hemifish]

:boxing: My dissapointment in the PONTIAC engine is only the 428 that used to be in my car i had nothing but problems with it [ overheating , oil leaks ,blowing smoke ] even after we rebuilt it a couple of times , boxing:

So, you clearly know what you're doing.

:boxing: does your musle car go faster than 50mph:zip:

[bonnevista]

:boxing: PONTIAC must have sent a few thousand chev powered PONTIACS to australia , its very rare to see  PONTIAC power [bigblock power] cars around , i know of about 15 mates with them,  But most cars you see are parrisine and the like , We need to get the PONTIAC powered cars out of hiding,  Also know of a couple of MAD PONTIAC powered cars landing here soon FULL RACE CARS mad.

Ok, history lesson time.  

The Parisienne is a model produced only in Canada, by (funnily enough) Pontiac of Canada.

There's no such car in the US as a Pontiac Parisienne (until the late '70's, but that's another story).

During the '60's in Canada, GM only had the two brands, Chevrolet and Pontiac.  They didn't produce Olds, Buick or Caddy.  But, unlike the US, where a Pontiac is a more expensive car than a Chevy, they were sold side by side, with the same levels of trim, options and cost.

The reason they ended up in Australia (and South Africa and England etc.), is because of our situation with the British Commonwealth.  All Commonwealth countries were encouraged to trade with each other.  So, as well as Canadian Impalas and Parisiennes, there were also piles of Vauxhalls, Morrises, Vanguards, etc.

Now, the phrase I've used more than any other over the past nearly 30 years - there's no such thing as a 'big block' Pontiac when talking about the 'traditional' Pontiac engine.  The original 287 cid engine that appeared in 1955, has the same sized block as a 455.  Cylinder heads from a 287 will bolt onto a 455.  They have just bored and stroked them over the years.

The exception to the above is the 'low deck' 265 and 301 engines produced in the late '70's.

As far as "we need to get the Pontiac powered cars out of hiding", all I can say is I've had Pontiac powered cars for 29 years, and I've used them all as daily transport, so mine isn't hidden.

I hope this was helpful.

       

[bonnevista]

:boxing: My dissapointment in the PONTIAC engine is only the 428 that used to be in my car i had nothing but problems with it [ overheating , oil leaks ,blowing smoke ] even after we rebuilt it a couple of times , boxing:

So, you clearly know what you're doing.

:boxing: does your musle car go faster than 50mph:zip:

Yes, and it has for 221,000 miles and continues to do so.  But I have a cruiser at the moment, not a muscle car.  I went through my muscle car phase years ago.

[Hemifish]

:boxing: PONTIAC must have sent a few thousand chev powered PONTIACS to australia , its very rare to see  PONTIAC power [bigblock power] cars around , i know of about 15 mates with them,  But most cars you see are parrisine and the like , We need to get the PONTIAC powered cars out of hiding,  Also know of a couple of MAD PONTIAC powered cars landing here soon FULL RACE CARS mad.

Ok, history lesson time.  :boxing:

The Parisienne is a model produced only in Canada, by (funnily enough) Pontiac of Canada.

There's no such car in the US as a Pontiac Parisienne (until the late '70's, but that's another story).

During the '60's in Canada, GM only had the two brands, Chevrolet and Pontiac.  They didn't produce Olds, Buick or Caddy.  But, unlike the US, where a Pontiac is a more expensive car than a Chevy, they were sold side by side, with the same levels of trim, options and cost.

The reason they ended up in Australia (and South Africa and England etc.), is because of our situation with the British Commonwealth.  All Commonwealth countries were encouraged to trade with each other.  So, as well as Canadian Impalas and Parisiennes, there were also piles of Vauxhalls, Morrises, Vanguards, etc.

Now, the phrase I've used more than any other over the past nearly 30 years - there's no such thing as a 'big block' Pontiac when talking about the 'traditional' Pontiac engine.  The original 287 cid engine that appeared in 1955, has the same sized block as a 455.  Cylinder heads from a 287 will bolt onto a 455.  They have just bored and stroked them over the years.

The exception to the above is the 'low deck' 265 and 301 engines produced in the late '70's.

As far as "we need to get the Pontiac powered cars out of hiding", all I can say is I've had Pontiac powered cars for 29 years, and I've used them all as daily transport, so mine isn't hidden.

I hope this was helpful.

       

Thanks for the history maby i might learn more on saturday 8-5-10 at smithfield.:thanks:    Also back to the FORD petrol smell it might be a blocked breather:bow:

[cpu]

You guys like to make me work don't ya! :boxing:

Thread split from original thread and moved to Just Talk

[Hemifish]

You guys like to make me work don't ya! :boxing:

:boxing:someone has to Amuse everyone , if my DAD was still alive he whould of said ITS ALL A GIGGLE:drink: