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		<title>The Best of Knight Rider</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 9-episode &#8220;Best of Knight Rider&#8221; DVD pack will be available this summer, featuring the adventures of our favorite talking Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, KITT. From Knight Rider Online: Universal Studios Home Entertainment this week announced the availability of a new collection on DVD called &#8220;The Best of the 80s&#8221;. These two disc packs will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A 9-episode &#8220;Best of Knight Rider&#8221; DVD pack will be available this summer, featuring the adventures of our favorite talking Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, KITT.<span id="more-462"></span> From <a href="http://knightrideronline.com/news/2011/04/best_of_knight_rider_on_dvd_this_june.php">Knight Rider Online</a>: <em>Universal Studios Home Entertainment this week announced the availability of a new collection on DVD called &#8220;The Best of the 80s&#8221;. These two disc packs will feature the best episodes from Magnum P.I., The A-Team, Miami Vice and Knight Rider.</p>
<p>They have not publicly announced which episodes have been included, only letting us know that the first disc will have a running time of 3 Hours 5 Minutes, and the second of 4 Hours and 52 Minutes. It will be available on June 14, 2011. Which episodes do you think they&#8217;ll include?</em></p>
<p>Pre-orders are now available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UV3KS4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=knightrideron-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B004UV3KS4">Amazon for $13.49</a>.</p>
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		<title>No Son, Your Trans Am Is NOT KITT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A young man and his mid-80&#8242;s Pontiac Trans Am go turbo-boosting up a barrier on an Ohio highway, and it&#8217;s all caught on camera. From WDTN 2 &#8211; SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery Co. (WDTN) &#8211; A single car crash on Interstate 675 shut down the southbound lanes in Sugarcreek Twp. for six hours Aug. 23. Brennan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A young man and his mid-80&#8242;s Pontiac Trans Am go turbo-boosting up a barrier on an Ohio highway, and it&#8217;s all caught on camera.<span id="more-450"></span></p>
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<p>From <a href="http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/video:-i-675-crash-caught-on-tape">WDTN 2</a> &#8211; SUGARCREEK TWP., Montgomery Co. (WDTN) &#8211; A single car crash on Interstate 675 shut down the southbound lanes in Sugarcreek Twp. for six hours Aug. 23.</p>
<p>Brennan S. Eden, 19, of Mason, Ohio, lost control of his car and slammed into the concrete pillar of a bridge south of Indian Ripple Road about 7:15 a.m.</p>
<p>The force of the crash broke the car into three pieces and Brennan was ejected.</p>
<p>Witnesses said moments before the crash, Brennan was passing other drivers at speeds of at least 100 mph. He crashed when he drove off the left side of the roadway while passing a Sugarcreek Twp. police car. The crash was caught on that officer&#8217;s cruiser camera.</p>
<p>&#8220;He went down into the median, into the grass, hit the guardrail, went airborne and the car hit the center post of the bridge and literally exploded into three main pieces,&#8221; said witness Mark Riley.</p>
<p>Police said Brennan was alert and conscious after the crash and was flown to Miami Valley Hospital by Careflight where he was last listed in critical condition.</p>
<p>&#8220;He is very lucky to still be alive at this point,&#8221; said Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Marty Fellure. &#8220;You can see behind me the impact he took and where he got ejected and landed, he&#8217;s a very fortunate man right now.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Behold The Firebreather</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may look like a next generation Firebird, or a concept KITT for a Knight Rider movie that will never be made. In fact, it is none of those things. Pontiac is gone, my lovelies, and we must all welcome that fact, or live in sad denial forever. But the boys and girls at Classic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It may look like a next generation Firebird, or a concept KITT for a <em>Knight Rider</em> movie that will never be made.<span id="more-441"></span> In fact, it is none of those things. Pontiac is gone, my lovelies, and we must all welcome that fact, or live in sad denial forever. But the boys and girls at Classic Design Concepts are selling a modern-day Trans Am, build over an all new Chevrolet Camaro.</p>
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<p>Dubbed the Firebreather, the car is based on the Chevrolet Camaro  and features a unique front fascia, new headlights (with LED halos), a revised hood, side sill extensions, and a modified rear bumper with an integrated diffuser. Other styling tweaks include new taillights, a rear spoiler, and 20-inch wheels outfitted with Pirelli P-Zero tires.</p>
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<p>Inside, the cabin boasts leather upholstery, piano black trim, red ambient lighting, special floor mats, and an individually numbered plaque.</p>
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<p>Power is provided by a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, which produces 599 horsepower instead of the standard 426 hp in your run-of-the-mill Camaro.</p>
<p>Firebreather production will be limited to 50 units and pricing starts at $60,000.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/110080527780/camaro-based-firebreather-now-available-to-order">WCF</a></p>
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		<title>A Look Back At Pontiac&#8217;s Firebird Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logos come and go, and tend to evolve with a company. Now that Pontiac is dead we will see an end to one classic automotive badge &#8211; The Pontiac Firebird. Originated with the first 1967 Trans Am from GM&#8217;s Pontiac, the Phoenix aflame quickly became infamous as a logo of American Horse Power. With a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Logos come and go, and tend to evolve with a company. Now that Pontiac is dead we will see an end to one classic automotive badge &#8211; The Pontiac Firebird.<span id="more-398"></span> Originated with the first 1967 Trans Am from GM&#8217;s Pontiac, the Phoenix aflame quickly became infamous as a logo of American Horse Power. With a black body and hot orange flames Firebird rises from the hood like a supercharged beast.</p>
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<p>Trans Am changed it up a bit in the 70&#8242;s, when <em>Smokey and the Bandit</em> needed a more outlandish hillbilly rocket. Their golden bird was blazed across the front of late 70&#8242;s and early-to-mid 80&#8242;s</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100403.1978.Pontiac.Trans_.Am_.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-404" title="100403.1978.Pontiac.Trans.Am" src="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/100403.1978.Pontiac.Trans_.Am_.jpg" alt="" width="524" height="393" /></a></p>
<p><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/03/FirebirdLogo-1.jpg"><img title="FirebirdLogo-1" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/03/FirebirdLogo-1.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="301" /></a></p>
<p>Unfortunately, the 82 Trans Am Firedbird known only as <em>KITT</em> was excluded from having a large hood logo &#8211; make being stealth kinda hard.</p>
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<p>Since those Firedbirds of past there&#8217;s been many updates and variants, including personalized versions: tattoos, patches for hats and shirts, American flag Firebirds and&#8230;well just about anything you can imagine. But the underline theme and design have remained the same no matter what. Unfortunately, this Firedbird will no longer be able to rise up from the flames.</p>
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		<title>David &#8220;The Hoff&#8221; Hasselhoff &#8211; Jump In My Car (Vid)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s &#8220;Hofficial&#8221; (yuck) your favorite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of Knight Rider fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic &#8216;Jump In My Car&#8217; &#8211; along with KITT, his 1982 Pontiac Trans Am (actually, it looks like they converted an &#8217;85 &#8211; &#8217;86 model) and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s &#8220;Hofficial&#8221; (yuck) your favorite cult icon wants to take you home!<span id="more-292"></span> The one and only David Hasselhoff of <em>Knight Rider</em> fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic &#8216;Jump In My Car&#8217; &#8211; along with KITT, his 1982 Pontiac Trans Am (actually, it looks like they converted an &#8217;85 &#8211; &#8217;86 model) and its a doozy. Watch it, enjoy it, share it, courtesy of Sony BMG.</p>
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		<title>How to Turn a Chevy Camaro into a Pontiac Trans Am</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like its mythical namesake that rose from the ashes to a new life, the Trans Am of yesteryear has been born again &#8211; the Phoenix Trans Am. If it is true that good things come to those who wait, then we have surely been rewarded for our patience. Trans Am Depot is pleased to announce [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="more-278"></span>Like its mythical namesake that rose from the ashes to a new life, the Trans Am of yesteryear has been born again &#8211; the Phoenix Trans Am. If it is true that good things come to those who wait, then we have surely been rewarded for our patience. Trans Am Depot is pleased to announce our partnership with designer Kevin Morgan in turning a three-year dream into reality. We, like many of you, have lusted over Kevin&#8217;s retro interpretation of the &#8217;77 &#8211; &#8217;78 Trans Am based on the 2010 Camaro platform. We began early last year discussing the idea of how we might work together to bring this vision to life.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-281" title="kmconcepts30" src="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/kmconcepts30.jpg" alt="kmconcepts30" width="507" height="392" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283" title="kmconcepts24" src="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/kmconcepts24.jpg" alt="kmconcepts24" width="504" height="266" /></p>
<p>Phoenix T/A Currently, we are completing a one-off Kevin Morgan &#8220;Trans Am&#8221; Concept, which we intend to unveil at the 2009 Trans Am Nationals. The concept will be followed by the first production conversion later this year. It will vary from the concept car but will be an exact version of the conversion kits we will hope to be offering this fall. We are working closely with a Detroit auto design firm to bring this kit to market. We will be offering everything from the body conversion only to the limited Phoenix Edition. The kits will be available as an installed conversion only.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-282" title="kmconcepts31" src="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/kmconcepts31.jpg" alt="kmconcepts31" width="504" height="390" /></p>
<p>Via: <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5335755/kevin-morgan-trans-am-reborn-as-phoenix-ta/">Jalopnik</a></p>
<p>2010 Pontiac &#8220;Trans Am&#8221; Specs:</p>
<p>Exterior</p>
<p>* 1&#8242; &#8211; 1.5&#8242; Lowering Kit w/sway bar handling upgrade<br />
* Wheels &amp; Tires<br />
* Front: 20&#215;9.5&#215;120 CB-66.9 Gold or Silver Machined Face Snowflake Wheels. PIRELLI PZERO 275/45ZR20<br />
* Rear: 20&#215;11.5&#215;120 CB-66.9 Gold or Silver Machined Face Snowflake Wheels. PIRELLI PZERO 305/35ZR20<br />
* Hood<br />
* Shaker Scoop<br />
* Fender Extractors<br />
* Exhaust Conversion w/ splitter tips<br />
* Rear Fascia Clip w/tail lamp lenses and bulbs<br />
* Rear Spoiler<br />
TA Graphic Package</p>
<p>Interior</p>
<p>* Embroded Head Rest and Console Lid &#8211; KM Graphic Punch<br />
* Turned Aluminum Door Panel<br />
* Turned Aluminum Dash Inserts<br />
* Turned Aluminum Instrument Cluster<br />
* Door Panel Badges<br />
* T/A SN Badge and Designation</p>
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		<title>Never Forget &#8211; 8 Pontiacs Worth Remembering</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damn! I really need to wake up earlier. You get a great idea for a some 10 list and sites like Jalopnik have already written and put it online. So forget &#8220;10 Best blah blah Pontiacs&#8221; list, we are going to choose our personal favorite Pontiac vehicles, for better or worse, meaning not necessarily the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Damn! I really need to wake up earlier. You get a great idea for a some 10 list and sites like <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5229443/the-ten-greatest-pontiacs?skyline=true&amp;s=i">Jalopnik</a> have already written and put it online. So forget &#8220;10 Best blah blah Pontiacs&#8221; list, we are going to choose our personal favorite <a href="http://www.fairwaypontiacbuickgmc.com/index.htm">Pontiac vehicles</a><span id="more-147"></span>, for better or worse, meaning not necessarily the best ever made.</p>
<h2>1977-78-79 Trans Am &#8211; Smokey &amp; The Bandit</h2>
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<p>Not only a General Motors icon but a legend of the film industry. <em>Smokey and The Bandit</em> fans world wide join clubs and create replicas of the classic Trans Am from the hit Burt Reynolds/Jackie Gleason comedy. The only thing more iconic than the car is that Firebird hood logo &#8211; at least it was during the 80&#8242;s, when you weren&#8217;t cool unless there was a mural painted somewhere on your ride.</p>
<h2>1982 Firebird TTop &#8211; Knight Rider Style</h2>
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<p>Firebird Trans Am variants remained popular throughout the 1980&#8242;s thanks to NBC&#8217;s <em>Knight Rider</em>. Just like Bandit fans, there is a global following made up of KITT lovers who transform their Trans Am cars into personalized Knight Industries Two Thousands. One thing that always bugged me &#8211; couldn&#8217;t NBC give Michael Knight a larger ride? He always looks so scrunched up in that car.</p>
<h2>1980-82 Pontiac Acadian &#8211; Chevrolet Chevette Knock-off</h2>
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<p>My father used to rock a Chevrolet Chevette &#8211; or &#8220;The Shitter&#8221;. Not the best from GM, Chevettes were cheaply made and not well received. Pontiac&#8217;s version, the Acadian, was produced for Canadian car buyers, and were latched to the back of tow trucks just as often as the Chevy.</p>
<h2>Pontiac Trans Sport &#8211; A Minivan for the GM Crowd</h2>
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<p>When soccer moms needed a Minivan to get their kids to school, but don&#8217;t want to go down the Caravan or Sierra route, there was Pontiac&#8217;s 1990 Trans Sport van. The roomier interior may have been a plus, but they probably should have invested in flame-retardant materials.</p>
<h2>Pontiac G6 &#8211; Hertz Favorite Rental Car</h2>
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<p>I have been a rental customer of Hertz since I was old enough to not pay that extra charge for being under 25. Since the introduction of Pontiac&#8217;s G6  it has been a favorite of the car rental company, and I have driven a few. I must admit it&#8217;s a nice car, at least to drive for a weekend. There seem to be a good amount on the roads, so perhaps they have some staying power &#8211; though not enough to make GM feel the make&#8217;s worth keeping around.</p>
<h2>1980&#8242;s Bonneville &#8211; The Boxiest of Boxy 80&#8242;s Cars</h2>
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<p>The Bonneville claimed Pontiac&#8217;s longest run from 1957 to 2005. Our personal favorite generation came during the late 70&#8242;s thru mid-80&#8242;s. The boxiest of sedans had horse power under the hood and comfort in the back seat (and LOTS of back seat, that thing was huge!) The Bonneville had staying power, literally, as we see many mid-80&#8242;s Bonne&#8217;s still on the streets today.</p>
<h2>Pontiac Vibe &#8211; The Hipster&#8217;s Hatchback</h2>
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<p>Want a Toyota Matrix but don&#8217;t have a money? Try out a Pontiac Vibe! One of GM&#8217;s answers to the growing want of hatchbacks for younger drivers, the Vibe (which is also slang for a self pleasuring device) features 5-door design and sporty interiors. 2009 looks to be the last for this hatchback, however, so you college grads may have to look towards Saturn&#8230;I mean Saab&#8230;I mean&#8230;damn.</p>
<h2>Pontiac&#8217;s First Car</h2>
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<p>Pontiac&#8217;s name was taken from Chief Pontiac, an American Indian chief who led an unsuccessful uprising against the British shortly after the French and Indian War. Pontiac, the brand, was introduced by General Motors in 1926 as the &#8216;companion&#8217; to GM&#8217;s Oakland Motor Car line. The Pontiac Coupe (shown above) was the first in an 80-plus year reign that has been <a href="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/gm-has-shed-pontiac-after-83-years-cutting-21000-jobs">put to an end</a> thanks to America&#8217;s automotive financial crisis.</p>
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		<title>Good Night, Sweet Pontiac</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumors are crawling across the Internetz today that General Motors is (apparently) going to order the axing of old school brand Pontiac as early as next week! The idea that Pontiac may be on the chopping block has been an on-again / off-again theory within the auto industry for months. Now it looks like the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rumors are crawling across the Internetz today that General Motors is (apparently) going to order the axing of old school brand Pontiac as early as next week!<span id="more-128"></span> The idea that Pontiac may be on the chopping block has been an on-again / off-again theory within the auto industry for months. Now it looks like the time has actually come. Good night, sweet Pontiac, and may a flock of angels sing thee to thy grace. Full details in the <a href="http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6526953/news/get-your-g8-now-pontiacs-death-is-near-again/index.html">Automobile Mag</a> article below.</p>
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<p><em>The rumors of Pontiac&#8217;s death may not have been so greatly exaggerated this time around.</p>
<p>Inside Line reports it has received word from a source within GM that Pontiac will be axed, the victim of the Detroit automaker&#8217;s &#8220;faster, deeper&#8221; reorganization plan.  It was rumored last week that Pontiac would be killed off, along with GMC, but GM issued a statement vehemently denying those reports, repeating its four-core-brands-plus-Pontiac-as-niche mantra.</p>
<p>Inside Line&#8217;s source claims that Pontiac hasn&#8217;t escaped the noose this time, however, because it is the easiest brand for GM to eliminate: most Pontiac dealers have already been consolidated to Buick-GMC-Pontiac, so losing Pontiac would close few dealers. Details on &#8220;faster, deeper,&#8221; including the alleged announcement of Pontiac&#8217;s death, are supposed to emerge on Monday.</p>
<p>Inside Line called a PR representative for GM, and he was predictably cryptic.  &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing I can share with you at this time.  Keep your eyes on our media site.  Officially, nothing has changed with Pontiac&#8217;s niche-brand status, until you hear differently.&#8221;  Sounds &#8220;officially&#8221; negative to us.</p>
<p>Bottom line: hurry up and get those G8s while they&#8217;re still around.  If this is true, they&#8217;re going to be selling at fire-sale prices.</em></p>
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		<title>The Pontiac Trans Am Wienermobile?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jalopnik is great for pointing out one of the best sharing of automotive car parts we have ever seen. If you look closely, one realizes that a Fourth Generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am donates its very recognizable taillights to none other than the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile! Oh I wish I was a Pon-ti-ac Trans Am, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/5166238/the-pontiac-trans-am-shares-its-parts-with-a">Jalopnik</a> is great for pointing out one of the best sharing of automotive car parts we have ever seen.<span id="more-105"></span> If you look closely, one realizes that a Fourth Generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am donates its very recognizable taillights to none other than the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile!</p>
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<p><em>Oh I wish I was a Pon-ti-ac Trans Am, where I would tear up the streets allllll daaaayyyyyy</em>! Now we&#8217;re starving.</p>
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		<title>What Was The Best Pontiac?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pontiac has a proud history dating back to the days when having a roof on your car was a luxury. The company has been home to some of the greatest muscle cars and design concepts ever in GM history &#8211; from the Firebird to the GTO, we&#8217;ve loved them all. With the sad news that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pontiac has a proud history dating back to the days when having a roof on your car was a luxury.<span id="more-85"></span> The company has been home to some of the greatest muscle cars and design concepts ever in GM history &#8211; from the Firebird to the GTO, we&#8217;ve loved them all. With the sad news that <a href="http://www.pontiacpedia.org/goodbye-pontiac">Pontiac may be phased out by 2011</a> (damn you recession!) Pontiacpedia decided to have a look at some classic Pontiac commercials. And we ask you to tell us, what was your favorite Pontiac?</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">1967 Pontiac Firebird</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">1968 GTO</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">1971 Pontiac LeMans GTO</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">1982 Trans Am &#8211; Knight Rider Edition</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Circa 1980&#8242;s Bonneville</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">1987 Bonneville, Trans Am, Etc</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">2004 GTO &#8211; Epic Rebirth or Fail?</h2>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">2008 Pontiac G6</h2>
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