https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac Main Focus: 1934 Pontiac 4 Door Sedan en-us 2019-04-10 12:28:57 UTC 2025-04-14 16:44:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/372782382/a1f6c9bcb1ecdcf8d24cdda89546d8ca/Pontiac_logo.png james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350335551 2019-04-10 13:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350335551 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350385984 2019-04-10 14:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350385984 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350387101 2019-04-10 14:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350387101 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350389683 2019-04-10 14:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350389683 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350389920 First introduced in 1933, the Straight 8 engine was used in pontiacs until 1954.]]> 2019-04-10 14:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/350389920 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353692837 The 1934 Pontiac came in many variations such as 4-Door, 2-Door, and Coupe. 4-Door cars often don't win in car shows, however, the 1934 Pontiac coming to our show is a 4-Door that won numerous car shows.]]> 2019-04-24 12:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353692837 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353698250 2019-04-24 12:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353698250 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353698301 The main difference between the body of the 1933 and 1934 Pontiacs is that the 1933 has a square shaped vent on the hood that is painted to match the car. The 1934 Pontiac has a vent strip along the side of the hood. The 1934 frame is slightly bigger but is less noticeable.]]> 2019-04-24 12:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353698301 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353699099 2019-04-24 12:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353699099 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353699440 The Straight 8 engine was dubbed as the Silver Streak at Pontiac Division.]]> 2019-04-24 12:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353699440 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353700522 The 1934 model of the Straight 8 engine was changed from the 1933 5.7 - 1 ratio to a 6.2 - 1 ratio. It was 223.4 cu. in. (3,661 cc). It had an output of 84.00 horsepower at 3600 rpm. It had a torque of 153.00 at 1600 rpm. The carburetor was a Carter W-1 (1) Model 283-S. This is interesting because the 1933 model and 4 models following the 1934 all used a Carter W-1 (1)]]> 2019-04-24 12:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353700522 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353704076 The Straight 8 was the most affordable V8 engine in 1932 and 1933,]]> 2019-04-24 12:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353704076 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353704837 2019-04-24 12:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353704837 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353705605 2019-04-24 12:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353705605 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353707651 2019-04-24 12:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353707651 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353709045 2019-04-24 12:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353709045 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353741115 2019-04-24 14:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353741115 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353741329 2019-04-24 14:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353741329 james_place https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353750657 Pontiac was named after the Odawa war chief Obwandyag, or Pontiac. The city of Pontiac, Michigan was named this because he was thought to be buried nearby.]]> 2019-04-24 14:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/james_place/historyofpontiac/wish/353750657