Pontiac Museum
 

Me and a bud went to the Pontiac Transportation museum in Pontiac, it’s rite off the Woodward loop, I was impressed, they still have a large area to do, a lot of nice cars and memorabilia.
Keith was working there today, we talked Pontiac for a while, good time.

Few more, check out the yellow Indian hood ornaments, still on the spine from the mold.

For some strange reason I'm really digging the silver wagon in the background of one of the pictures.h

----What Pontiac fanatic wouldn't "dig" this great wagon? I'm in!....Bill S

that 68 HT bird gets me going!! Wish they would sell it to me!!

Wow never knew it was that nice! I donated a bunch of tables to one of the guys that started this place and he has invited me many times but I never have gone now I have to go!

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I remember my dad having a Pontiac with the Indian hood ornament. He said it always had overheating issues that the dealer couldn't resolve so he sold it.

I'm just a car guy. Mainly Gm but I like anything that's cool.

I have a 520 HP AWD Porsche in my garage but I'd rather drive my 6 speed screaming yellow banana with the 7k redline that does 60 in 2nd gear and gets 27 MPG.

I would rather have torque but sometimes you have to compromise.

Cool pictures - thanks for sharing. Looks like a similar setup to the Pontiac museum in Pontiac, IL.

We got a walk through of the lower level, it’s huge down there, can’t wait to see that done, they have a 40’ tall Indian down there from a dealer I guess, lots of cool stuff down there.

We got a 5¢ tour of the basement, cool stuff down there, Even a 30’ tall Indian. Alot of dealer displays. Cool stuff. Lower level should be cool

Nice pics Burd!

They are sister museums.

Tim Dye is Executive Director for both.

K

Ann and I picked up Phil Mitchell's 69 RA1V Humbler GTO of the Pontiac Museum in Illinois a couple of years ago. Tim was kind enough to give us a behind the scenes tour of the museum and many places that the general public never sees including their shop and basement. To say that it was incredible would be an understatement. Some of the artifacts, memorabilia and literature was amazing, much of it being one offs. Tim's collection of outboard motors stored in the basement was like none I have ever seen. Even though they had nothing to do with Pontiacs, it was incredible. Tim is an extremely knowledgeable and very outgoing person and treated Ann and myself very well and was not in any hurry for us to leave even though it was a Sunday. It was not until after we had the GTO loaded in our trailer that Tim told us the value of that GTO. Needless to say, I contacted Tamra at MK Insurance to see if my trailer was covered for that amount. It was. Whew!

At any rate, if any of you have a chance to see that museum, take the time. It is very interesting and I am not a Pontiac guy.

The POCI is in Pontiac this year, I heard they were trying to use M1 complex but didn’t work out a deal, anyone coming in for this, it’s in June.
It’s at the Marriott off Opdyke (sq Lake ) some things will go on at the museum they say.

----I'll be there, where ever there is!....Bill S

We shoulda got a group shot, I wasnt thinkin.
Keith was running around there doing this and that. Keeping the place running. I hear Steve works there too, another Pontiac engineer guy.

As I was reading this I kept thinking I was on PY forums Then I go to today’s threads and realized it wasn’t. ��. Happy to see this Pontiac info here.
Would be nice to see even more.

When I went to Don garlits museum I noticed there was almost nothing Pontiac there, would be nice to see some Pontiac stuff down there considering the contributions to drag racing Pontiac has made. But maybe it’s all in the Pontiac museum and that’s why.

There were a few concept cars, one saved from the crusher with damage on it, wonder if they came from Warhoops yard before it closed. We used to hit warhoops every fall, it was like a car show.

This is painted on the building