Here is an interesting article that outlines some history of how Pontiac came into existence. Plus it shows the restoration of a very nice first year Series 6-27 coupe.
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New Content Added – Service News
You will find a new option under Reference -> Service Bulletins.
These are multi-page, monthly, newsletter type publications that were sent to Pontiac dealers. The publication contains general information, tips on how to operate your dealership to increase revenue and information for the service department showing how to service new equipment and how to handle problems that arise after the cars have been delivered. These documents have some interisting and useful information for your car. I only have 13 of these bulletins from January 1932 to February 1933 (missing June 1932). The bulletins from January 1932 through April 1932 are for Pontiac only. The remainder of the bulletings through February 1933 cover Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile. There is also an index for 1932.
I think you will find them to be very useful. There are areas that will help you maintain your 1932 Pontiac as well as seeing some accessories that were avaliable.
What’s This All About?
Back in 1978 I was looking for an an antique car. My sites were set on a 1932 Chevrolet. I thought the 1932 GM cars were very beautiful and I particularly liked the looks of the Chevrolet because of the chrome doors on the hood. During my search I happened to stumble across an ad for a 1932 Pontiac in the local paper. I decided to take a look at the car and the rest is history. The subject of my attraction was a 1932 Pontiac Deluxe Sport Coupe. It had similar lines to the Chevy, doors on the hood (although not chromed), and just seemed like a more substantial and attractive car. At the time I did not know that those perceptions were probably fueled by a 5″ longer wheelbase and other detail touches that helped to get the 1932 buyer to shell out about $200 or roughly 1/3 more than the Chevrolet. I did purchase the car in blissful ignorance of how rare the car was and the challenges I would encounter over the next 40+ years of ownership. Those years have brought me through an initial ‘get it running’ restoration to a full frame-up restoration.
Over the years I became the Technical Advisor for 1932 Pontiacs for the Pontiac-Oakland Club. I also acquired a restored 1930 Pontiac Custom Sedan and ended up being the Technical Advisor for that year too. Over the years of being a contact for these cars I have made many contacts and friends and am always looking for better ways to communicate. One way that I have been doing this is via Facebook. I have two Facebook pages: one for the 1932 and one for the 1930.
https://www.facebook.com/1930Pontiac/
https://www.facebook.com/PontiacSplithead6/
As time went on my desires to learn more about the full splithead era (1926-32) grew and the thought of one place for all the information on these cars was born. After years of threatening to create this site, I have finally taken the step into this world. My guess is that the journey will be similar to the one where I drove home with a car not knowing how rare it was, how difficult parts were to get, but also how much fun I would have as I learned those things. I start with very little knowledge of web design and websites in general. Another reason for starting this site is to learn this additional skill. So hopefully you will be patient with me when I goof this up from time to time.
So for now this is start to the journey. Feel free to comment.
Rob
pontiacsplithead.com 