Grand Prix: Pontiac's Luxury Performance Car (An Enthusiast's Reference)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583881840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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His byline and photography have appeared in High Performance Pontiac, Collectible Automobile, Hemmings Classic Cars, The Barrett-Jackson Experience, USA Today and Pontiacracing. About the AuthorDon Keefe has been writing about cars professionally since 1988 and in that time, has become one of the leading experts on Pontiacs, as well as American experimental and non-production cars. Don lives in western New York and is currently the editor-in-chief of Smoke Signals, the official magazine of the Pontiac-Oakland Club International.. Additionally, he has written promotional material for Pontiac-GMC and TV scripts for Speed TV and has appeared on the History Channel’s Dream Machines
Michael Jewell said Milt obviously truly understood and knew how to get the best out of Pontiac's during the era. Schornack's book provided some real insight into the "behind the scenes" of the 60's muscle car "wars". Milt obviously truly understood and knew how to get the best out of Pontiac's during the era. He was obviously under appreciated, by most everyone, including the owner of Royal Pontiac and took advantage of him. Eventually the Pontiac engineers came to respect him, his knowledge, listened to how to solve some of the engines problems and weaknesses. He should be invited to speak at every Pontiac lovers gatherings.Keefe's book was very informative and learned a whole lot about Pontiac GP's. I now own an 87 tha. Landis Odoms said Pontiac Grand Prix was indeed Grand.. I am writing a review for the book "Grand Prix : Pontiac's Luxury Performance Car( An Enthusiasts Reference)".I must say I enjoyed the book. I liked the information, the photos and the inside Pontiac/GM information. The thing I liked most was the information given about the product and the history. I learned a lot from reading how Grand Prix was born from the Bonneville in and Pontiac was forming the cars image and heritage in the late 1950's as concepts. I did like reading about the 1977 to 1980's Grand Prix as well as learning when Pontiac got its mojo back for the Grand Prix line. What was sad was reading h
Don lives in western New York and is currently the editor-in-chief of Smoke Signals, the official magazine of the Pontiac-Oakland Club International.. Additionally, he has written promotional material for Pontiac-GMC and TV scripts for Speed TV and has appeared on the History Channel’s Dream Machines. Don Keefe has been writing about cars professionally since 1988 and in that time, has become one of the leading experts on Pontiacs, as well as American exper
Also covered are experimental, showcar, and specialty versions of the Grand Prix.. With 18 years of research on the Pontiac Grand Prix, Don Keefe takes the reader on a voyage that covers nearly a half century, from the earliest design sketches of the late 1950s, bringing the concept to market, all production figures to date, to the exciting Grand Prixs of today. Not simply a rosy depiction of the Grand Prix’s history, the author also deals frankly with the darkest days of the 1970s and 1980s, leading to its rebirth as an e