1969 Pontiac Commercial

[454powerchevy]

Just bought a 02 grand am 4dr standard transmission I love that car GM made a HUGE MISTAKE bring Pontiac back GM

[cadillac4100]

I remember hearing this theme in my childhood & it still sticks today

[sheepfinger]

this makes me regret selling my 69 catalina 2dr, that 400 was quick with a little work

[MrEschwartzkopf]

My family had a 1969 Catalina 4-door. I still remember it as one of the great cars of my youth.

[itsmegp46]

Besides GM's bankruptcy, it was not surprising Pontiac was discontinued. They offered nothing in the way of product like in this commercial. Ditto Oldsmobile, ditto Plymouth.

[925goodfella]

ohhhh:O GTO Pontiac "The Judge":D

[kiheisun]

Why does the curb around the building look so high? If you stepped off it you'd break your neck... ;-)

[auaiao9]

@kiheisun It is kind of weird. I wonder if it's to showcase the cars with more light colored ground they're sitting on.

[AtomicBuffalo]

Who would have guessed that cars would still use internal combustion engines and not fly 40 years later?

[56BUICKRiviera]

I don't get any better than this. Population control was discussed back then. Now we got fertility clinics

[hibiscusfreak]

OMG, I remember this jingle!

[428sj]

4-2-7 Never forget that a Pontiac 428 is REALLY a 427.6 cubic inch motor. A 427, GUYS!!! 

[MrAfroobob]

and unemotional

[MrAfroobob]

sorry, but since arround 1970 the amarican cars bekame saller and smaller and more and more unsporty looking.

[Doobie1975]

@MrAfroobob the american cars have gotten bigger since 1970 and I consider 1973 to 1976 as to when the cars have gotten the biggest, they did get less sporty looking during that time period and they relied more on comfort than performance.

[tonybklyn]

When America was the hands down coolest place on earth!

[pipeguy1958]

I have always loved Pontiacs! This is the best car commercial ever!!!

[gregster1950]

I love this video as my parents had a 1969 Bonneville, 2 door, same as on this commercial. For whatever reason, I remember it very much 40 years ago. I remember the Pontiac emblem as the side marker light on the rear, and the side marker light for the front was part of the body side molding. You will not see those on new cars.

[gregster1950]

I love this video as my parents had a 1969 Bonneville, 2 door, same as on this commercial. For whatever reason, I remember it very much 40 years ago. I remember the Pontiac emblem as the side marker light on the rear, and the side marker light for the front was part of the body side molding. Those are things you will not see on new cars.

[mike2327]

Omg that makes me feel so ancient lol

[auaiao9]

@mike2327 I know the feeling.  42 years have passed? Where did the time go??

[cadillac4100]

@auaiao9 Government telling GM how to run it's operation..My late father had a 1969 LeMans coupe in black when I was 4 years old He purchased it from Star Pontiac in Washington DC..He would trade it for a 1972 LeMans Safari wagon that in late 1972

[TonyMaximMuscles]

Cool ad. I can't think of a single car GM produced in the 60's that wasn't beautiful. And the wide-tracking Pontiac division could even make a wagon look sporty. RIP Pontiac...

[pskittle488]

And they still had horse power then, too. Unlike 5-6 years later when even the biggest engine wassn't putting out 200 HP, or barely.

[evol1349]

get those orders..gone..

[fredericia01]

The ´69 Grand Prix was the most awesome of them all.

[chococat1977]

sniff, sniff no more pontiac :(

[surgetron1337]

=(((( I loved pontiac! always made good performance cars. WHYYYYY!:(

Oh and how much did these cars cost back then?

[1968DodgePolara]

@surgetron1337 They were around 2300 dollars and alittle More for the gto like 2900 to 3100

[lasuvidaboy]

You could actually still custom order your Pontiac in 1969. As an example the GTO or Firebird could be customized to the buyers personal specs while on the assembly line! GM made a fortune w/all the options available. Today the only cars you can custom order are super high-end models.

[alexeddy79]

im no expert on the 69' and 70' Grand Prix but i would love to have one with the 455 bigblock and standard tranny to go with it

[Jimboyc21]

This is a great commercial, yes kids before all the Asian car ads now seen. Big beautiful well built, American cars . So sad they are gone. Go Bless the cheif!

[fluthedude]

Great song for a Great Car !

[spyker2011]

Why oh why are the cars today soooo boring !

[Simon5005]

R.I.P. - Pontiac & Oldsmobile

[sldl04]

It's sad----Pontiac doesn't even exist anymore....

[cadifan]

Man I wish I had a time machine!

[ripkrl]

@phmike69 I like your comment - really. It's exactly the opposite of a comment a neighbor used to make about Pontiacs. A guy in our neighborhood used to get a new Pontiac every year. Another guy joked that he HAD to because they were such pieces of you know what. But - I'm telling you - that guy bought THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 1969 4 door Bonneville I have ever seen. Dark Blue, white vinyl roof, 428 engine....woweeee - I still remember that car!

[ripkrl]

I remember this ad jingle so well. In fact, it used to run through my head in the 80's and 90's but I thought it was from the radio. These were fantastic looking cars - I wanted my parents to get a 1969 or 1970 Bonneville so bad. We actually went to the Pontiac Dealer in Burlingame California and saw THE COOLEST white Bonneville convertible. We ended up getting a (yawn) Buick....

Give credit to the "Mad Men" - this ad was memorable both for the visuals and that fantastic jingle....

[RitmoNo1]

@ripkrl Did you know the song is a rewording of "Breakaway" by The Steve Karmen Big Band featuring Jimmy Radcliffe. The song (part 1) and instrumental (part 2) are both on YouTube. This was a very popular dance track (both sides) in North UK Clubs in the 70's.

[Silvertrine]

So were these cars actually built to last or are you all romanticizing this time? Because my folks had a 1976 Cadillac and it was the most gigantic POS of all time.

[ripkrl]

@Silvertrine I'm a big car fanatic so here's an answer to your question. The cars produced in the U.S. in 1969 and 1970 (especially full sized) were a high water mark in quality and performance. They were great cars. Starting in the late '60's, much of the U.S. auto maker's R&D budgets went to meeting the "smog laws" rather than improving quality etc. Also, the 1973 oil embargo caused reduced car sales. By 1976 the smog laws and profit picture had taken a substantial toll on U.S. cars quality

[gdwriter]

@CSquire82 Great music; I especially love the multi-part crescendo at "in a G...T...Oooooooo!"

[DavidBR1966]

Made in America! Supporting the stars and stripes, baseball - apple pie, Chevrolet (Pontiac too). What do I mean...Independence 1776, War of 1812, The Mexican War, Spanish American War, World War I & II, and countless police actions; fought for our rights,independence, and ECONOMIC freedom from other nations. For those who do not believe in AMERICAN MADE, and by Foreign. DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT the economy, when you drive your foreign car, & send your $ to those countries!

Miss Pontiac already!

[liddlebopeep]

@DavidBR1966 I drive a Honda and no I do not complain about the economy.  Things are great!

[njot3]

To think that Pontiac went from sheer awesomeness during this time period to nothingness 40 years later is nothing short of astounding.

[gdwriter]

@njot3 I know. It's really sad. 1969 was the peak of Pontiac.

[1969pontiac1]

@gdwriter 69 was a banner year for Pontiac. The 69 Grand Prix was stunning. My first car was a new 1976 Pontiac Grand Le Mans. Had the Grand Prix inside. I loved that car, sure wish I had kept it. I telling my age, it had a factory 8 track..I thought it was neat, you placed though it the radio dial. I think for a time Pontiac had the best looking cars of any other GM brand.

[DavidBR1966]

Excellent Ad. The Music, the auto dealership, cars, (look of the late 1960,s).

Pontiac made autos for everyone. Full Size Sedan's, (4dr hard top, 4dr sedar, wagon,

sport cars, coupes, ect). The Pontiacs had class, sophistication, beauty, and were reliabe. These autos have been replace by ugly, in your face SUVs creating Road Rage (rambo mentality). The death of Pontiac, Full Size cars, wagons, and muscle cars is (part of the Death of the American Dream).America has been brain washed!

[njot3]

@DavidBR1966 I don't think I could have said it any better than this. It IS the death of the American Dream. Anyone who thinks the new foreign cars are better than the old American cars is on drugs. We HAVE been brainwashed! To all the GM haters out there- all I can say to you is whatEVER with all your complaining.

[nurser11]

damn this is cool.

[ripkrl]

@nurser11 Yeah it is! The pre-computer age visuals are still mesmerizing....60's cool at it's very best!

[MrDasher01]

Everyone of these cars is a knockout.

[MidnightinSavannah]

The '69 GP is one good looking car.I would take any of those cars,sweet.

[thejudgeconvertible]

somebody cockblocked thejudgeconvertibles comment

[lasuvidaboy]

I actually saw a burgundy colored 4-door '69 Bonneville on the street today in west L.A... It was great to see that now rare car being driven and it looked in pretty good shape.

[lasuvidaboy]

The best looking full-sized Pontiacs were built between 1964-1970. Great looking cars w/really unique styling.

[bigcrowfly]

GM never put anything to waste back then.

There is a series of commericals from Holden, GM's Austrailian divisin that use the same music and breakaway theme.

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[Joseph9536]

I hope GM brings back Pontiac!

[Doobie1975]

I've always considered 1969 to be one of the all time greatest years of Pontiac's, this was when they knew how to make great cars

[romac53]

Ah the memories . . .

[riceboy1701e]

YUM! GTO!

Long live Pontiac...

[1969pontiac1]

Lets break away and get Pontiac back. Too much fuel standards they started having to built them out of plastic not the good old metal.....

[chrunch44]

Cool commercial. Interesting to see how auto advertising has changed over the decades.

[MegaBoots10]

Who would have guessed that Pontiac would be gone 40 years later? How sad.

[1969pontiac1]

@jude convertible, you are so right. My favorite President was Ronald Reagan. i was 9 in 69 and those were the happist times of my life the 60s and 70s. Thanks for letting me go down memory lane.

[1969pontiac1]

The 1969 Grand Prix, I think 69 was one of the best looking years for Pontiac. I am looking for a 69 Grand Prix, when I have a little more money saved I am getting one. I had a 1976 Pontiac Grand LeMans, I sure wish I had kept. Got it new when I was 16, dad got the loan I paid him the note from my grocery store job. 100 a month, it listed for 5985.00. It was Camao white with a firethorn red inside and firethorn landau top. Had the Rally ll wheels, tilt wheel, buckets, Factory amfm8 track, air

[emachines007]

@thejudgeconvertible

right on brother

[TheBoarbeast]

The girl at 1:28 is sister to Mark Harmon from CBS show CSI, and thats how she got her start before doing Trident chewing gum commercials...

[74project]

wow she does

[TheBoarbeast]

YES, this is Marks sister, and i heard her say this Pontiac promotional video is how she got her start

[gringo4x4do]

Agreed judgeconvertible !

[428sj]

I remember this commercial from when I was 16 in High School. My Mom paid $5000.00 cash for the Grand Prix and I still have it. I have owned Rolls Royce, Mercedes-Benz,Jaguar, Corvette, T-Bird , Chevelle, GTO, 455 Olds, Mopar, Lincoln, Cadillac, Buick and Rambler, but the Pontiac stays. The GREATEST all-around Muscle car EVER, Period.

[1969pontiac1]

Did your mom order your Grand Prix, A person who lived down the street from us had a 69 Model J, but ordered it with the 428.. and I think he said the first year GM offered the Heated rear glass. He had a lot of trouble with his, the timing chain broke at 53,000 miles, 3,000 past when the warrarty had expried and Pontiac would not fix it, that was his last Pontiac. He would let me could down and I would set in it for hours...Sometimes with model change you have bugs in the first of them.

[6D9fbird]

I really wished I could have seen this stuff when it was brand new but Iam a proud owner of a 60 catalina and 69 firebird 400

[1969pontiac1]

69 is my farovite year for Pontiac, I am looking for a 69 Grand Prix that is in exc shape. I had a 76 Pontiac Grand Leman's that was branc new. My dad helped me get it my first car, we looked at Buicks, Olds,Chevrolet and we walked into the Pontiac dealer, there it was Cameo white with firethorn red inside and landau roof with the Rally II wheels, demo 3,500 miles I said dad, the prettiest car I have ever seen. sorry I went on so long, After looking at all the others,Skylark etc,Pontiac won.

[The6000Sabre]

This was from a time when Pontiac was far from extinction and government motors would be unheard of.

[1969pontiac1]

Mr. 60s Pontiac, would that mean that the Ventura was a trim option for the Catalina? I really not sure and I love them Pontiac's and wanted to know if that is what you think maybe that was a trim option. In the sale lit the Ventura seemed a slight step up from the Catalina.

Thanks,

Bill

[1969pontiac1]

I did not know if you knew, that in 1969 after the Executive, Pontiac had a Ventura line then the Catalina. The Ventura was I guess between the Executive and Catalina. It looks just like the 69 Full size Pontiac. What I could tell the Ventura's interior was a step up from the Catalina and I think a Clock was standard. and some more wood trim inside.

[1969pontiac1]

I have the 69 sales lit and after the Executive, I do not know if anyone recalls but their was a Ventura line then Catalina.Then later on the Ventura was in the class with Nova. I think 1969 was one of Pontiac's best years. 75 was the last year for the Grand Ville then Bonneville Brougham was the flagship car. I read that the Grand Ville name never caught on. I do not know if there is any truth to that. Pontiac will always be my farovite car.

[alamopala]

Emocionante ver tantos clássicos juntos...classic car!!!

[njot3]

(continued) they quickly came out with a brand new body for 1969- which is pretty incredible if you ask me. The 68 and 69-72 Grand Prix was smaller than the older ones. I think this is when DeLorean was running Pontiac. I don't think that kind of thing could have been done within GM in the 1980s and later. I liked how in the 60s/early 70s Pontiac competed more with Buick/Olds. Later on it competed more with Chevrolet, and was considered a "cheaper" brand.

[1969pontiac1]

Delorean played a big part in the 69 Pontiac Grand Prix. It was the most popular Pontiac ever made. He saved Pontiac in the 60s he and a guy named Bunkie. In 68 Pontiac sold 32,000 GP's, in 1969 they sold 112,000. Plus he was behind the GTO, maybe a tie with the Grand Prix in the most popular Pontiac. Delorean was the youngest person ever to run a GM brand. They said he wore 500.00 suits, that was in 60s money.

[njot3]

Thanks for the correction. I have heard of the Catalina Brougham but didn't know what year they had it or for how long. I find some of the 60s model name changes a little confusing. For example, they had this car called the 2+2 which I think was full sized, but it was only for 1 year or something... 1965? Then the Grand Prix was full size, but only from 1962-1967. And in 67 for one year only they had a Grand Prix convertible. Then in 68 they had a one year only Grand Prix that didn't sell, so

[njot3]

What they did in 77 was replace the Grand Ville with the Bonneville Brougham- so you still had three price levels of the full sized cars- Catalina, Bonneville, Bonneville Brougham. The mid 70s generation was Catalina, Bonneville, Grand Ville. In ~1968-1970 it was Catalina, Executive, Bonneville. Before that the middle price car wasthe Star Chief instead of the Executive.

[njot3]

What could we have done to save GM anyway? We don't run the company, we just either buy their cars or we don't. Not that their decline doesn't bother me...

Someone said "if they still built cars like this..." well even if they could, they wouldn't because there is so much more government regulation now, and fuel economy standards and fuel economy expectations from the public are much higher now. Gas mileage didn't mean much in 1969.

[njot3]

I LOVE this commercial!! I LOVE this song! Consider that the year this was made, GM had so much marketshare

(60% I think) that Congress nearly pursued antitrust legislation against them to break them up (like AT&T). The only way they got out of it was by arguing that one division- Chevrolet, had 27% of the market alone! As it turned out Congress never needed to do that. They ruined it for themselves. Pontiac sales increased after this up to their highest level in 1978.

[1969pontiac1]

You are right. In 68. Grand Prix sold 32,000 cars. In 69 they sold 112,000. I think it was one of the best looking Pontiac's ever made. The last year of the full size Grand Prix, in 77 Pontiac sold 228,000 of them.

[lura32000]

john delorean michael moore tried to warn us all about GM and american auto industry, we did not listen at all

[vornavalley]

Read about wide track years ago in De Loreans book - "On a clear day you can see general motors". Written in 1973, he was warning then that GM's management culture and excesses were going to ruin the company. This was a time when American cars were the ones to have. 2009 it is a different story.

[Doobie1975]

God I miss the way they used to make them vehicles, if they've still made them like this today GM would be doing alot better and I betcha Olds and Pontiac will still be thriving in sales

[werksdesign]

I had a '75 Grand Ville convertible, silver with black interior and top; that was one sweet car. How I wish I had that baby today.

[ra5gto]

I met a guy named Glen Beavis at the Pontiac nationals in Norwalk(some years back), He told me his dad did the filming for this commercial and that he still had the original films for the RAIV GTO Prototype being tested.(in this commercial)

There are copies of the film out there but I cant find any- I really want to watch that test!

[micmac99]

This jingle was written by 1950's soul/R&B singer/composer Jimmy Radcliffe, who later in his career wrote commercial jingles. He released this song as an instrumental single called just "Breakaway" and took out the Pontiac references.

[maketheweather]

close, but no. the jingle writer's name was steve karmen, who was famous for "i love new york" and "when you say bud" among other things.

jimmy radcliffe was a soul singer who performed the voiceover on the single version. it's a brilliant record.

[micmac99]

@maketheweather thanks for the correction, that's great to know. This is an awesome song no matter who wrote it.

[Eyegateproduction]

Nice car, but crapy commercial.

[micmac99]

I actually like that song! And for 1969 you have to remember, the effects and design seem pretty state of the art. This commercial compares pretty well with the '80's Pontiac "We Build Excitement" spots.

[ohjb]

and what commercials did you produce in '68?

[troy19540]

Pontiac, John DeLorean and Paul Richards: Thanks and R.I.P.

[lasuvidaboy]

The 1975 Grandville Convertible was GMs 2nd most expensive convertible after the more expensive Cadillac Eldorado. For some reason, the Grandville was more expensive than either the Oldsmobile or Buick convertibles that last year of production.

[njot3]

That is because the Pontiac Grand Ville was meant to compete with the Olds 98 and Buick Electra- which did not have convertibles. The Buick LeSabre and Olds Delta 88, which had slightly smaller wheel bases and were lower priced, were the competitors of the Pontiac Bonneville and Catalina. Those Grand Villw convertibles are awesome!

[1969pontiac1]

It may have been the Oldsmobile and Buick convertible were not there top of the line model like the Grandville was. 98 and the 225 did not have a convertible. The Grandville to me was the best looking out of all of them. You may see Pontiac come back some day. don't count them out forever.

[jed6271]

I have since learned that this was originally Audette Pontiac, Birmingham (Troy), Michigan at the time this was filmed. It became Somerset in the early 70's.

[hutrowsuc]

Yeh, I remember my first Austin Allegro, must have been the summer of '75.

[lasuvidaboy]

My family was a Pontiac family w/a 1965 Bonneville, '68 Bonneville and '75 Grandville convertible (I learned to drive in) which we still have. 60,000 miles triple white and in pristine condition. It always gets positive when I take the 'beast' out for a spin. People are blown away that it's been in our family since my mom ordered it 34-years ago. Sad to see the division go:(

[1969PontiacGrandPrix]

Thanks for sharing about you family history of Pontiac's. They have always been my farovrite car. My first car was a new 1976 Grand Lemans. I was 16 and working at a family owned grocery store. My dad had the 100.00 coming out of his check and I would give him 25.00 dollars a week. Everyone at school thought i was rich. We were far from that, but that is how Pontiac's looked. Those truely were the good old day's. What did your mom order on the75 Grand ville? I sure it is loaded. Thanks again.

[lasuvidaboy]

My mom ordered her 1975 Grandville convertible from Steiner Pontiac (long gone) in Pasadena, CA. It was ordered in the fall of 1974 and arrived in the new year as I remember.

[jed6271]

This commercial appears to have been filmed at what is now Somerset Pontiac-GMC, on Maple Road in Troy Michigan. It is still there, for now, and is located about 10 miles south of Pontiac's original HQ in Pontiac, MI. Also about 2 miles east of the famous Woodward Avenue. I am sure the showroom building was brand new in '69. Those were the days!!

[dougbcoll]

i own a 1969 pontiac firebird, im a pontiac fan! its a sad day april 27th 2009. GM made public today that pontiac will stop production . i wonder if GM would have ask the public what the costumer would like in its cars, instead of doing their own thing and building these square boxes . i believe costumer input could help them out . it seams GM is out of touch. sad

[Pookatube]

Once GM emerges out of Bankruptcy, We shopuld demand the new GM to reconsider the killing off of Pontaic!!!

[paladineXD]

SO TRUE! I say if the economy betters and GM is stable we start a world wide or atleast nation wide petition to continue pontiac!

[Creekside04]

So sad to see Pontiac go, it's sad, really, just sad. Another American icon fades away.

[nakamichiguy]

My mom had a beautiful 69 Grand Prix back in the early 70s. Some of my earliest memories are of that car. They made some wonderful vehicles with great styling. Sad to see Pontiac go. Really sad. RIP Pontiac.

[johrons]

we have to add our own chrome 2000 for a rim and cant do shit else

[criscris27cris]

i got a 69 modle j

[lasuvidaboy]

Every September was special for car lovers back in the day. That was the month the new cars came out and it was sooo exciting to see the latest GM models. Today cars basically look the same every year-boring!

[1969pontiac1]

Every Sept, my dad would take me around to see all the new models. I looked forward to that every year. If I had studied as hard in school as reading and learning about the new cars in the sales lit I would have done better in school!

[MidnightinSavannah]

@lasuvidaboy I use to get my older brother to take me to the car dealers just to look at the new cars back in the 70's.Those were the good ole days.

[njot3]

@lasuvidaboy Amen to that!

[slay63]

Those were the days..all great looking cars. Kinda makes me sick when I think about the boring cars we have to choose from today!!

[Luzern76]

Yeah, and what happened to the chrome?

[dadof6at36]

I love this commercial especially owning my 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J. Those were the days!!

[jdinct1]

yeah, not like today where all the cars look SO different...get a clue!

[auaiao9]

I can't believe those cars are now 40 years old. It seems impossible.

[popokinui7]

Probably my most favorite car commercial ever! Gawd I feel old; I remember this on tv like it was yesterday. Groovy ad. Thanks so much for uploading it!

[Suazovic]

Break away! catchy !

[jamcda]

1969 gp is the king of all cars

[1969pontiac1]

The best looking year ever for GP. I am looking for a restored one.

[METH3454]

I heard Ole blue eyes himself did a commercial for Pontiac driving a 69 Grand Prix and they gave it to him as a gift , it was a white one without the cordova top !

Does anyone remember that commerical ?

[METH3454]

That Grand Prix had a 4 speed you can see the guy with the helmut on shifting !!

[METH3454]

I was wrong it was the GTO , it was not the interior of a Grand Prix

[METH3454]

I had a 69 Grand Prix 428 cid with 370 H.P. stock ! they also came with 390 H.P. and a 4 speed !!

[GentleWill]

:019 is a 69 Pontiac Grand Prix. A beautiful car

[GrandValleyFilms]

Which one is the one at 0:19?

Beautiful comercial

[jamcda]

grand prix

[GentleWill]

The gold two door at 27 is a Bonneville. The other two door at 32 is a Catalina with fender skirts.

[lasuvidaboy]

:32 could be one of three full-sized Pontiacs. It could be a Bonneville (w/standard fender skirts) or a Catalina, Ventura or Executive w/the fender skirt option. All four hardtop coupes had the same body shell.

[Sharkey9883]

I'm such a car geek. The one in :32 isn't a Bonneville because it has the shorter wheelbase. Also, the model designation on the non-Bonnevilles is on the front fender, as it is in the car at :32, however blurry it is.

[EastCoast20]

This is a great commercial. I wish I could go out and buy a new 1969 Pontiac right now. The red Firebird Convertible or the GTO and a Big Kick Ass Bonneville would be nice.

[Sharkey9883]

That is one groovy old ad! Those cars were cool. I can't believe that Pontiac in 2008 builds such uninteresting and crappy cars.

[Dylan6758]

Very chatchy jingle!

[600SELV12]

Make mine the 69 GP Model J with 428 H.O. 390 H.p. of pure evil & luxury.

In 1983 I had a ride in one I'll never forget!

I have a 65 Parisienne Convertible. Red on red.

[gringo4x4do]

American Cars had style in the 50's, 60's, and into the early 70's. You could tell what was coming down the road, tell the differnce between make and manufacturer. Today, everything looks the same, gets lost in a parking lot. All Japanese cars are either boring, bland, or weird in design.

[Poenni1501]

It isnt only an american fact. It is the same with german cars. I hope that a car company sometimes will release a car in the design of the 50 's or 60's with modern safety technology and stuff like that.

[798389]

Those were real cars.

[zbindch]

Catalina Safari could be had with a 428 4bbl, as well as 4 speed manual tranny. Long live Pontiac of the past - The G5 just doesnt cut it these days

[masbiturbo85]

thanks

[wgpcgeek]

Awesome!

[masbiturbo85]

which pontiac was at 0:32??????

[lasuvidaboy]

:32 was a Bonneville 2-door hardtop.

[Sharkey9883]

I believe the one at :32 is a Catalina Coupe, with optional fender skirts; the Bonneville is the gold coupe shown right before it.

[noaanhc]

Ah yes,the good ole days when gas was just

30 cents a gallon and the famous car slogan Big was Better was the rule in America.

Wish we could all go back to those days.

[jamcda]

gotta luv them baby

[bongomanfromdalou]

A classic commercial from the days when, as the late Paul Richards put it in a 1968 GTO spot, "seems like everything Pontiac touches turns to great." (I drove a '69 Tempest Custom S sedan for a while in the 1970s, and it was every bit as interesting as the other models, if not as exciting!)

[skylark68]

The problem is that the big 3 continue to try to emulate the japanese instead of going in their own direction as they did in the '60s. Another problem is that with government regulations and the EPA, Detroit can't build cars like the '69 Pontiacs anymore.

[retrojoet]

I really never understood that copying the japanese cars. I have yet to see what is the hoopla around them! I wish I could blame the feds, but I can't. Remember how they stopped building convertibles and hardtops in the '70's because of anticipated fed regs about rollover standards? Sure didn't last long before they marched the converts back out! Hate to say it, but I have suspicion they don't build hardtops because they are "cheating" on weak substructures today!

[retrojoet]

ManoManoMan! What cars! Here I go again with the question I keep asking - where did the Big 3 go wrong and why can't they recapture the style, prestige and FUN their cars used to have? I sure missed out on the "good old days". I can't believe the nice, nice cars people could buy and enjoy at one time! I sure enjoy their "break away" ad campaign - especially the jingle that sticks in your head and never leaves! People sure knew how to live in the '60's!

[wgpcgeek]

Awesome! I have a Grand Prix!

[MNBluestater]

What a great year for Pontiacs !!!

[Doobie1975]

I've always considered 1969 to be one of my all time favorite years of the automotive industry

[lokrat2]

The best without controversy in my opinion.

[pipeguy1958]

@Doobie1975 1969 & 1970 were the best, you are right!!! Loved 'em!!!