Monday, April 27, 2009

Pontiac R.I.P.

Pontiac was like the polite, quiet middle child who ran away to California in the early sixties, became a huge star, crashed in 1970, and played the county fair nostalgia circuit ever since. In between repeated bouts in rehab. --Paul Niedermeyer, General Motors Death Watch 246, at The Truth About Cars

Snark launch, photo from 45th Range Squadron, 45th Space Wing, Patrick Air Force Base

1 comment:

  1. That's a very, very good analogy.

    When Pontiac lost its way, it became an also-ran against a boatload of furriner-competitors; Acura in the "pops and Granny" group, and BMW for the younger hot-rods.

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