| From its introduction in late 1972 to the present day the | | | | 40,000 were sold in the first year of production. |
| Pontiac Grand Am has remained an inspirational | | | | One interesting feature of the Pontiac Grand Am in its |
| automobile, spawning a variety of imitators and | | | | original guise was the nose, a molding of special plastic |
| impostors, but none that carry off the concept with | | | | that was designed to go back to its right shape in the |
| quite the same style. Of course, those early cars were | | | | event of a minor collision! Reclining front seats were |
| very different to the present day models, and with | | | | another unusual feature, one that was seldom seen on |
| good reason, The early 70's were heady days indeed; | | | | American cars of the era. The first Grand Am models |
| the oil crisis was just around the corner, although we | | | | are considered the Holy Grail by collectors, and when |
| didn't know it, and the first Grand Am models came | | | | the oil crisis began to make a mark in 1974 sales |
| equipped with 6.5 liter or 7.4 liter V8 motors. | | | | plummeted. |
| This was the age of the muscle car, those big bore | | | | Indeed, the 1975 sales year saw just 10,000 Grand |
| monsters that epitomized the American automobile | | | | AMs sold, a quarter of those that had been snapped |
| industry of the day, and the Grand Am fitted perfectly | | | | up in the first year, and GM took the decision to scrap |
| into the market. The bigger engine gave a mighty | | | | the model there and then. There are still many original |
| 250bhp, and fans of the car still wonder what the | | | | Pontiac Grand Ams on the roads, lovingly tendered |
| planned, but stillborn, 310bhp version would have been | | | | and cared for by dedicated enthusiasts with a love for |
| like. Both four door sedan and two door coupe were | | | | this revered car. |
| built, and the Grand Am proved so popular that over | | | | |