However, Chief Pontiac's run as Pontiac's car mascot ended in 1954, and the following year brought hood ornaments that looked like a large passenger jet (as shown above on the 1956 Star Chief).

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In 1978, a Y88 Special Edition was also offered. This $1,263 package gave buyers a car painted in Solar Gold with a more intricate bird emblem on the hood. The Y88's logo was also larger than ...

Under the hood, though, Pontiac has made several changes. Dropping turbos, it is instead using GM’s new 24-valve V-6 engine — the 3.4-liter, 210-horsepower Twin Dual Cam — on the Grand Prix GTP.