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A Silver streak 8 in a 1949 Pontiac Streamliner - note the large intake silencer leading to an oil-bath air cleaner on the left side of the engine. The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954. Introduced in the fall of 1932 for the 1933 models, it was Pontiac's most powerful ...
For model year 1933, Pontiac introduced the all-new Economy Eight Series 601 with the 223.4 cu in (3.7 L) Silver Streak Straight-8 using a Carter one-barrel carburetor and shared the slanting vee-type grille that concealed the radiator used on all GM products, and was built on the GM A platform shared with the Chevrolet Master.
Pontiac was the last GM division to abandon its prewar inline eight engines as Oldsmobile and Cadillac had adopted modern OHV V8s in 1949 and Buick in 1953; Chevrolet had never has an inline eight. The 1953-54 Pontiacs had been meant for the division's new OHV 287 V8; however, Buick division managers succeeded in delaying its launch until 1955 ...
A penchant for automobiles took Varns on a remarkable journey more than 50 years ago — one that united him with a 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak Lifelong Wooster resident Gene Varns' relationship ...
1941 was the last year Pontiac offered a model with the GM C-body until the big "Clamshell tailgate" Pontiac Safari and Grand Safari station wagons of 1971–76. The 1971–76 wagons were B-body variants with longer wheelbase than sedans. You can find this designation on the cowl tag after 1973. They will be "2B" for Pontiac B-body.
1930–1932 Oakland V8 (used in Pontiac models during its final year) 1935–1948 Cadillac Series 60 (also used in the LaSalle) 1949–1980 Cadillac OHV V8; 1949–1990 Oldsmobile Rocket V8; 1953–1976 Buick Fireball V8 (also referred to as "Nailhead") & Buick Big-Block V8; 1955–2003 Chevrolet Small-Block V8 "Generation I" (originally "Turbo ...
Split grille and arrowhead logo in a 1966 Pontiac GTO American Indian headdress and silver streak in a 1952 Pontiac Chieftain A Native American headdress was used as a logo until 1956. This was updated to the Native American red arrowhead design for 1957 for the remainder of the brand's run in all usage except the high-beam indicator lamp ...
Four chrome star markings were featured on the rear fender for 1958. In spite of the new bodywork, sales of the 1958 Star Chief dropped precipitously; down by around 60% while Pontiac's overall sales dropped by more than a third. 1958 was also the year the "Silver Streak" styling feature was no longer offered, which was first used in 1933. [3]