I was getting a bagel this morning and happened to look down at the NY times (which I dont normally read) and saw a GTO on the front page.I started reading the article,pretty interesting and something most of us here have been saying all along.Here it is:
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True stuff, only difference I have is I think the problem started in the 70s with cars that were the same platform.... you lose the innovation when you combine lines.... of course, couple that problem that the term "Friday car" was a vehicle to avoid for a reason and you have the perfect storm because why go to another brand when you're buying essentially the same car?
I still remember a friend of my family who ordered himself an Oldsmobile every year until the year it came with a Chevrolet 350 motor... he was so mad he never did buy from them again.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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This is what happens when the accountants are handed the keys. Nothing against accountants, but if a company is best at doing something-like building good, fast cars that are fun to drive-then they should do that. Honestly, just because something will save a buck doesn't mean you should do it.
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Originally posted by StoneshrinkTrue stuff, only difference I have is I think the problem started in the 70s with cars that were the same platform.... you lose the innovation when you combine lines.... of course, couple that problem that the term "Friday car" was a vehicle to avoid for a reason and you have the perfect storm because why go to another brand when you're buying essentially the same car?
I still remember a friend of my family who ordered himself an Oldsmobile every year until the year it came with a Chevrolet 350 motor... he was so mad he never did buy from them again.
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Originally posted by jordanmorningstarThis is what happens when the accountants are handed the keys. Nothing against accountants, but if a company is best at doing something-like building good, fast cars that are fun to drive-then they should do that.
Historically, Pontiac's success began with the launch of the 1959 models under the leadership of then General Manager Bunkie Knudson. These are not my words, they are directly from Jim Wangers book Glory Days and he was there. GM was seriously considering shutting Pontiac down because of poor sales in the mid 50s largely due to the brand not really meaning anything; Pontiac was considered a reliable grandma car. Knudson was known as a product guy and he changed the brand to one with a performance image resulting in Pontiac being the #3 car brand for most of the 60s. The next 2 Pontiac general mangers continued Knudsons direction, Pete Estes and John DeLoreana.k.a. - arrowhead from joysey
"They're no good for you. all they ever think about are cars" (GTO/Warren Oates) - Two Lane Blacktop
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