Pontiacs Were In Lawrenceberg Helping In the Fight Against ALS

 Most automobile manufacturers were named after their founder or after a famous historical person. But the General Motors orphan make Pontiac was named after the city in Michigan where it began production in 1926 as a part of Oakland Motors. By 1931 it was outselling it's "big brother" and became a division of its own. A leader of the muscle car era, Pontiac was known for making performance based mid range cars. It fit into the GM plan to provide an automobile for every budget above Chevy and below Buick. Closed, along with Oldsmobile in 2010 as a cost cutting measure, Pontiacs are still popular at all sorts of old car events. That was evident at the 7th Annual Cruisin' To A Cure For ALS show in Lawrenceberg that saw a slick GTO, along with another 1966 version, a Trans Am, a The Judge trimmed Goat, a 1968 Firebird, and a 1991 Firebird.