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a ee a Ee . A nie at 18 - THE PORT PERRY STAR, Tuesday, February 20, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME TIDBITS OF on your | i = 1 Ri ids: PORT PERRY MUFFLER 94 Water St., Port Perry 905-985-0074 Pontiac Buick Ltd. on their 25th Anniversary 25 wonderful y continued from page 15 of Pontiac's big block V8 and mid- size styling of the Tempest LeMans created the best-seller status of the 1964 Pontiac GTO. Widely admired, sales soared during the line-up of 1967, as "The Tiger" topped 96,000 units. 1968 saw the replacement of the aging 283 engine with the new 327. Nicknamed "The Judge in 1969, performance minded buyers were getting what they wanted in a combination of a lightweight body, heavy duty suspension, quick ratio power steering, dual exhaust and powerful engines. These muscle cars made speed and performance avail- able at a modest price. Throughout the 1960's, Buick was making strides in the personal luxu- ry car lines. The 1963 Riviera was a styling inspiration to the entire automotive industry. GM built its 100 millionth auto- mobile in 1967. It's cars were also now partly computer designed. The sixties also saw GM develop- ing guidance and navigation systems that would take the Apollo II astro- nauts to the moon and back in 1969, the same year the company celebrated its 50th anniversary. THE SEVENTIES ; Midsize cars with big engines gath- ered momentum, until in 1970, almost every GM division was offer- ing them. 1971 saw the debut of the unmistakable "boattail" styling of the Buick Riviera. In 1972 new regu- * lations regarding safety standards were being set forth for bumper impacts. Specially designed impact strips began appearing on the face of ~ many of the new bumper designs. New ventures included Saturn, the first GM division to be started from scratch. The 1970's saw the first GM. vehicle manufactured using rebots. Computer technology began to make an even greater impact on car design. GM could now test comput- er models of cas to see what areas of the body were under stress and - adjust the types of materials used accordingly. It's computerized Command on your 'Philp Pontiac Buick Ltd. CONGRATULATIONS 25th Anniver WAGG FUNERAL HOME Me Dermott-Panaboker Chapel 216 Queen Street, Port Perry Tel: (905) 985-2171 email: wagg.fh@sympatico.ca Myles G. O'Riordan Funeral Director/ Owner Mark K. Fletcher Funeral Director Dependable Service to the Community since 1846 Control system became standard on all gasoline-powered models. The system was an on-board computer that could continuously monitor and adjust dir-to-fuel ratios and spark timing, plus control exhaust emissions. By 1971, however, the public and government's concern about exhaust emissions began to cast a shadow over demand for high per- formance. New regulations required cars to run on unleaded gasoline. Compression ratios flattened. Horsepower began to drop and safe- ty became the main concern. The oil embargo of 1974 accelerat- ed the demand for fuel efficiency, and as a result the "small" cars came rolling off the assembly lines. The new, fuel-efficient Pontiac Acadian made its way onto the scene as new standards were being demanded by automobile purchasers of the day. . Pontiac celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1976 with a Golden Anniversary edition of the Grand 1974 Buick Skylark Po 2 Prix. Significant syling changes were among the production improvements that sent Grand Prix sales -soaring to a record breaking : level for 1976 to 228,091 units. * Trimming over 900 pounds from its full size 1977 car line up wasn't enough to match foreign competi- tion though. Following the down- sizing, GM continued to'develop the new generation of front wheel drive cars. First introduced in 1979, this new series was the X-body models, that of Pontiac's Phoenix and Buick's Skylark. Pontiac's extremely popular Trans Am was introduced with a Special Edition model in 1978, finished in gold with the ever familiar decal emblazoned on its hood. Fisher Body T-top™ roof panels were also included in the Trans Am package. Total production for the this model year was a record 93,341 units, a 26% increase over 1977. THE EIGHTIES In 1980 GM embarked on a multi- million dollar revamping to design new, more competitive cars from the ground up. The 1980 front wheel drive com- pact offered by Oldsmobile was the Omega, available in 2 and 4 door notchback models. In 1981, as GM Canada produced its fourteenth million automobile, a 'new 4 cylinder engine facility was being built. By 1982, a third of GM's Feels f.. . were brand new. They combined § clean line exteriors with a compact size. The company's overhaul was an ambitious program that outstripped even the visions of GM founder Billy Durrant. In the mid '80's, as the economy began to make a comeback, the con- vertible also re-appeared. Missing 1981 Buick Regal since the carly 70's, consumers put luxury and performance back on their automobile shopping lists. Fuel efficiency had come a long way Congratulations to 'Philp Pontiac Buick Ltd. 25th Anniversary ~~~ We are proud to have worked together over the last year!