The cars that killed Pontiac

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The cars that killed Pontiac

Post by K.A.R.R. (09) » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:13 am

I found this while surfing through the news. It makes no mention of the 82 Trans Am as being iconic.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/aut ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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Post by FuzzieDice » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:36 pm

Good thing they didn't say the 6000 was one of them. I do agree the GTO rebadged like that was a HUGE disappointment!

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Re: The cars that killed Pontiac

Post by Knight007 » Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:35 am

I dont understand. they said Firebirds were made famous by "Burt Reynolds"!!!! I agree this was great, but give me a break, what about Knight Rider?????? every where I go, when ever Pontiac or Firebird is mentioned, Knight Rider comes to mind. so why only mention Burt???? Image :kitt:

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Post by PHOENIXZERO » Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:41 pm

Smokey and the Bandit was a very popular movie when it came out so yeah, it is what made the Firebird/Trans-Am famous. It also predates Knight Rider by several years.
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Post by 2K&3KKITT » Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:16 am

I have to admitt, Smokey and the Bandit really did bring out the firebird, but Knight Rider added so much to it. There is a song out that I just heard today in fact called "19 Something." It talks about the 70s and 80s and it mentions black trans ams and everytime I hear that part, Kitt comes to mind for me. Knight Rider hasn't been forgotten about but the Bandit I am sorry to say did start the whole trend with Pontiac.
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Re: The cars that killed Pontiac

Post by aussie muscle » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:11 am

Sad part is, people were just starting to find out how good the G8 really is.

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