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CAHOKIA - The Pontiac brand of cars is the namesake of a great Indian chief who fought the British during colonial days and was murdered here 240 years ago.
Pontiac is a survivor. The car named for the famous Indian chief has come through the changing fortunes of General Motors with a unique position in company history: It’s the only car to eclipse ...
Question: What happened to the Chief Pontiac statue at Harry’s on the Hill car dealership? I wonder if you could write an article and tell us where he is now. We miss the Indian.
Named for a Michigan-area Indian chief who once led a failed rebellion against the British, Pontiac was created by General Motors in 1926 and built cars for the middle class for 83 years until it ...
Named after its home city and a colorful Indian chief, Pontiac was launched in 1926. Embodying many features of pricier cars yet costing little more than the cheapest lines, Pontiac immediately ...
Another depiction of Chief Pontiac is Marshall Fredericks‘ 20-foot image gold-anodized aluminum sculpture commissioned for the then-Community Bank building at 30 N. Saginaw St. in downtown Pontiac.
Three years later, General Motors bought them out, and in 1926 it created the Pontiac brand of cars we know today. An Ottawa Indian chief and maker of iconic cars 1000logos.net ...
Over 500 Pontiac cars and thousands of spectators are expected to roll in to the 26th annual Indian Uprising car show in St. Charles this weekend, Aug. 13 and 14. Located at the Pheasant Run ...