Pontiac Performance 1960-1974: The Era of the Super Duty, HO & Ram Air AMC he didn’t really have any

he didn’t really have any sort of pickup or truck configuration in mind

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Both mills dominated well into the 1970s

A 1959 GMC Fleetside pickup truck in metallic gold with black hood and roof

Pontiac Performance 1960-1974: The Era of the Super Duty, HO & Ram Air AMC he didn’t really have anyIn an era before corporate average fuel economy (CAF) requirements and emissions standards, a pioneering General Motors executive was tasked with taking over a dying division and returning it to profitability. In June 1956, Semon E. Bunkie Knudsen became the general manager of the Pontiac Motor Division. He injected the stodgy, boring product line with a large dose of performance. Race on Sunday; sell on Monday was Knudsens philosophy. Although the