Pontiac's growing appetite for more powerful engines also provided the Bonneville with more options. The fourth-generation model started in 1965 with a 389 rated at 333 horsepower with a manual ...

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).

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 ...

Auto News Clad in chrome and bright colors, this Pontiac Chieftain is a credit to 1958 Published: Aug. 30, 2018, 12:00 p.m. By Kenn Peters ...

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.

In the November 2008 issue of High Performance Pontiac, we explained how a '79-'81 Bird hood decal sourced from Phoenix Graphix (www.phoenixgraphix.com) could be trimmed to fit on a '98-'02 Trans Am.