Pontiac Brand HomeGeneral Year Information 1955 Pontiac - General A completely new body and chassis were developed for all 1955 Pontiacs. Changes from 1954 included a massive, divided bumper grille, revised body moldings, split 'Silver Streak' bands, twin streaks atop rear fenders, swept-style...

Pontiac Brand HomeGeneral Year Information1956 Pontiac - General New Pontiac styling for 1956 featured combination bumper grilles with enclosed circular parking lights and round, bomb-type bumper guards. All models had reversed, vertically-slanting, slash accent moldings and an upper body...

Pontiac Brand Home General Year Information1957 Pontiac - General Pontiac introduced new "Star Flight" styling for 1957. General features included missile-shaped side trim, flatter, more rocket-like tail fins, extended rear fenders with V-shaped tips, lower hoods, an even more massive bumper and...

Pontiac Brand Home For 1959, major styling changes occurred. These included lower, longer bodies with more interior room, a new twin grille-theme, twin-fin rear fenders, 'V'-contour hoods, increased glass area and flat, rear over-hanging roofs on 4-door "Vista" hardtops. The old Chieftain line was...

Pontiac Brand Home General Year InformationFor 1958, Pontiac featured all-new styling and adopted new chassis engineering. General appearance across the board included a honeycomb grille, a longer, lower silhouette, quad headlamps and taillamps, recessed floors, and concave rear fender panels....