Pontiac Bonneville News

Ken Braasch splits his time between Palo Alto and Jackson, Calif. He freelances for a video captioning company and sells vintage items on eBay.

Back in 1968, when I first went into the retail car business with my father, I can remember asking him, "What is holdback?" I was learning the business and had been studying the invoices on new Pontiacs that General Motors sent us when they shipped a new car that we had ordered.

Q. I'm curious. With all the odd problems you help people with, what the most difficult to fix or unusual problem is you've ever encountered? A. There have certainly been many of them - some involved symptoms that defied reason, relative to the fix that resolved them.

Now that Pontiac's days are numbered, ponder the 100-year history of GM's once illustrious excitement division.

LaNeve had been appointed GM North America vice president of marketing and advertising back in September of 2004 after starting his career as the brand manager for the now-defunct Pontiac Bonneville.

Mark LaNeve, General Motors Corp.'s top ad executive in North America, is leaving the company, President-CEO Fritz Henderson said today in a conference call with reporters and analysts.

The following accidents were reported to Marion County law enforcement agencies: Main and Lincoln streets, Marion Two cars collided at Main and Lincoln streets, Marion, at 3:15 p.m. Aug.

A Hartland Township man reported to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department that someone stole personal items from his 2001 Pontiac Bonneville.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is requesting help from the public in locating a 90-year-old Roseburg man who has been missing since Monday morning.

WHALEYVILLE -- The threat of rain didn't stop the community from taking part in the fifth annual Cruisers for Christ Car Show.

So you like driving fast, huh? On a Sunday earlier this month, Charlie Nearburg of Dallas shifted from second to third at 300 mph - on his way to another record run, at 368 mph, at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

My dad was the original owner of this Bonneville. He ordered it brand new with almost every factory option .

My dad was the original owner of this Bonneville. He ordered it brand new with almost every factory option .

There aren't many people that would have a birthday party for a car. But Don Wright recently celebrated the 50th year he has owned a 1959 Pontiac Bonneville.

It looked like the 1993 Pontiac Bonneville might have to roll on for a while. But then Susan Griffin heard about the federal government's Car Allowance Rebate System - better known as "cash for clunkers." Griffin and husband Pat Russ of Midland jumped at the chance to trade in the Bonneville, which they hope meets the 180-miles-per-gallon-of-gas ...

With car owners from Hot August Nights back home and the pro golfers from the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open moving on to their next tournament, business and tourism leaders will be busy gauging the financial benefit to our economy.

It looked like the 1993 Pontiac Bonneville might have to roll on for a while. But then Susan Griffin heard about the federal government's Car Allowance Rebate System - better known as "cash for clunkers." Griffin and husband Pat Russ of Midland jumped at the chance to trade in the Bonneville, which they hope meets the 180-miles-per-gallon-of-gas ...

Nearly as American as the hamburger, fries and a milkshake, it is a shame to see it go.

In a follow-up investigation by members of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Robbery Section into Monday night's incident at the RA Shop, arrest warrants have been issued for Christopher Cosey, B/M, 26 of 2500 Whitney Place in Metairie.

I think Pontiac's Design Studio nailed it on the 1961 Ventura. This car looks great from any angle.