Pontiacs At the Pumpkin Run

 The Oakland Motor Car Company was founded in 1907 and was almost immediately bought by General Motors. The Oakland fit nicely between the company's entry level Chevy and its more upscale Buick and Oldsmobile brands. In 1926 the first Pontiac branded car was rolled out by Oakland and by 1931 its popularity caused GM to cancel the Oakland name. Though popular to the end, the badge was retired in 2010 for economic reasons. The 46th Annual Pumpkin Run Nationals saw a large number of Pontiac cars on display including a 1966 GTO, a 1968 Firebird, a couple of 1956 Holiday models, a 1959 Catalina, a 1963 Bonneville, and a 1966 Bonneville.