Antique Pontiac Parts

Pontiac entered the market in 1926, but the beginning of the establishment of the company dated way back in 1893, when Edward M. Murphy established the Pontiac Buggy Company in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. At first, the company produced horse-drawn carriages. But later, Edward M. Murphy decided to create motor car with Oakland Motor Car Company in 190and withdrew carriage production. The decision paid off. As was predicted, horses were replaced with motor cars by the turn of the century.

 

In 1909, General Motors bought half of Oakland in an exchange of stock and later bought the whole company. Some major glitches were encountered by the company during the next two decades. The company finally recovered and in 1926, the first Pontiac, the Series 6-27 was presented to the public at the 1926 New York Auto Show. The series 6-27 rode on a 110-inch wheelbase and featured a Fisher-designed body and a six-cylinder L-head engine. Other models, the coupe and sedan, can reach the maximum speed of up to 50 mph. This was the first closed car in the market at that time.

Two years later in 1928, Pontiac launched the Series 6-28 with major model change. It has a new cross-flow radiator, a Pontiac first. It was followed by the Series 6-29 in 1929. The Series 6-30B was a 1930 model (no Series 6-30A was released) and Series 401 came a year after with six models; two four-door sedans, two coupes, a two-door sedan and a convertible. Other models came after. In 1937, Pontiac replaced the A-body with the larger B-body and introduced its first station wagon. They also moved to all-steel body construction.

 

Surprisingly, most of Pontiac models were a hit despite several company setbacks. The Series 6-27 produced 127,883 units, the 6-28, sold nearly 184,000 in its debut year; Pontiac built its 500,000th car in 1929, 1937 model year sold 217,001 cars in 1940. These sales reflected the present antique Pontiac vehicles and antique Pontiac parts that are still around despite decades passed. The presence of antique Pontiac vehicles and antique Pontiac parts today clearly showed the amazing achievement of the company that competed against the toughest brands in its time. And with antique Pontiac parts, these vehicles will continue to run in spite of the faster and better car today.