My first car was not a Pontiac, but a 1940 LaSalle, 4 door sedan, purchased in 1954 when I turned 17. Beautiful black car with the grey mohair upholstery and only 37,000 original miles, three on the tree.
Some years later I had a 1955 T-Bird that I traded for my first Pontiac in 1962 - a Black 1961 Ventura with tri-blue interior, 4 speed and 348HP tripower. A great car! A friend of mine at that time bought one of the new 1962 Ford 406, 4 speed, tripower cars and we raced occasionally - he never beat the Pontiac. He wondered why and I told him the main difference was the weight of his car - I think it was about 600 lbs heavier than the Ventura, possibly more than that. We still had fun with those cars and he kept trying to beat me.
I'm still into Pontiacs with an 'old' '70 GTO, 4 speed, 455HO hardtop and a 'new' '05 GTO, 6m. I enjoy them both.
Frank
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