1916 was the first year for Pontiac which were built by the Oakland Motor Car Corp of GM and was a companion car to the Oakland Automobile.
This is Body #18190 and Engine #18406 of the 72742 vehicles Pontiac sold in 1926 and remains 1 of fewer than 50 surviving today. This is a very early production Pontiac and features the 1926 newly designed L-Head Type, 6-cylinder engine producing 36HP @2400 RPM.
This vehicle won an AACA Grand National Award in 2010 at New Bern, NC and received the AACA’s prestigious George M Holley Award for excellence the same year. This rare Pontiac also won the Pontiac Oakland Club International (POCI) Senior Award in 2010 and the POCI Concours d’Elegance Award in 2013.
Taken at the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival.
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