HarleyEarl

B....wow, your family is totally Pontiac. Impressive.

This is my view on what is going to happen. If they get a financial baleout from the goverment, GM will eventually die. If GM delcares bankruptcy, it will survive. It will be a pared down GM, but it will survive. In the end, I think it will be a Chevrolet/Cadillac GM. Two iconic nameplates. Amazing events taking place, we are witnessing history. You will have many stories to tell your grandchildren about what happened.

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/saab-...ed-without.html

Damn, I hate what's happening to American industries, American culture, the American dream. I'm Canadian, but we have vested interest in what happens to the US. We build many of the cars and trucks you drive. We share a culture.

Very well said. You obviously keep informed. You are quite right: 'mass coercion via fear'. Here in Canada, for some reason we've not been as affected as much as other countries. One reason, it is thought, that our banking system tends to be quite conservative, and regulations are such that financial institutions are in pretty good shape. Car sales in Canada have stayed quite stable and even some increases.

All good questions. Is it the drying up of credit? When even Toyota is getting worried, something is amiss. Locally, you wouldn't know anything had changed. Still seems to be many new vehicles on the street, most in the premium category.

Isn't it absolutely choice?!! The style, the color, the everything!

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=236253 From Autocar(UK): Car makers that had seemed in a strong position to weather the global economic storm have publicly admitted a 'crisis' as sales continue to slow down. BMW's boss Norbert Reithofer yesterday described the situation to Germany's Spiegel magazine as "the worst crisis BMW has faced in its history". Despite the slow sales, it is the German giant's reliance on leasing that has put it in a very vulnerable position. Meanwhile Daimler boss Deiter Zetsche assessed the current conditions as "the worst crisis since World War II". Martin Winterkorn, boss of Volkswagen, told reporters: "We have never before seen this kind of crisis" adding that "difficult cuts" maybe unavoidable. But it's not just the German's who are talking openly about serious problems. Previously stable Japanese giant manufacturers like Honda and Toyota are also publicly airing grave concerns. Toyota's vice president Mitsuo Kino$h!a described the situations as "an emergency of a magnitude we have never seen before". Honda has also admitted that it will be "very difficult" to meets its full-year profit forecast and is scaling back production by some 40,000 units in Japan. Industry experts say the most flexible car makers, which can adjust quickly to falling demand, will be best placed in the months to come

bicep

Balthazar, perfect description...'industrial archeology'. I agree its infinitely facinating. Those before and after photos are so interesting. And there's something about trains and railroads...

Neil

Just saw a Ford Maverick 4-door sedan. A rarity here. Never see them anymore.

The writing has been on the wall for Pontiac for sometime now. But just the thought of this division no longer exisiting fills me with sadness. My father was a Pontiac guy, they were beautiful cars. Always two door coupes of course and a convertible. Sad for Canada too, historically Pontiac has been popular here.

Michael Buble

S & M

Me too! Don't you just love this one?!

Citroen

Courier bag

Luv that Vista Cruiser. May be the first time I've seen a Vista toy.