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Show New Features For 1959 on Pontiac Car "Pontiac has broken all bonds of traditional styling and engineering engi-neering in 1959 with the most progressive ohange in our ' Division's Di-vision's 51-year history," S. E. Knudsen, GM vice president and general manager of Pontiac Motor Mot-or Division, said in announcing the Company's new line of cars. "We are confident that the public -will hail the 1959 Pontiac as one of America's really new cars " said Knudsen. "From ev-ery ev-ery angle the car reflects ultra-modem ultra-modem design. Unprecedented styling innovations, resulting in a lower, Avider car. give the new 1959 Pontiac a dramatically new appearance." An all new body, a tread nearly near-ly five inches widei to increase handling ease and sifety, a new high-performance 389 cubic inch Tempest 420 V-8 engine, new, Heavier, true-contour, brakes and a completely redes!gn?d chassis frame, are among the. 65 brand new features. Simplicity in Stylins; Front to rear, inside and out, the 1959 Pontiac presents a pleasing picture of artistry in modern design, with flat surfaces and intribuing angles of simplicity simplic-ity and beauty. The low, cleanly-styled cleanly-styled body, topped by a slimline slim-line roof, gives up to 37 per cent greater glass area. Beautifully contoured Vista-Panoramic windshields wind-shields in all models provide added add-ed driving safety with an up to 60 per cent greater visibility. Along with its . look of absolute- simplicity sim-plicity Pontiac conveys the impression im-pression of eager action even when not in motion. Exemplifying its complete departure de-parture from conventional design is Pontiac's twin "air scoop" grille, housing dual headlamps and capped by a low hood with a cntoured "V" extending rear-minating rear-minating at 'the cowl. Each model ward from the grille and ter-features ter-features a long, sweeping side moulding that extends the full length of the car to end in a down swept curve bohind the rear wheel opening. Sculptured front and rear bumpers blend into the body, another eye-catching example of Pontiac's entry Into In-to a new era of styling. A Wider Tread Of outstanding significance a-mong a-mong the many innovations engineered en-gineered into Pont'ac for 1959 is the widor tread, an exclusive feature with Pontiac this year. Wheel tread, the distance between be-tween right and left wheels, has been increased nearly five inches. In addition to creating a low, wide silhouette, the wider tread improves stability, riding comfort com-fort and road hugging ability. Introduced last year as Pontiac's Pon-tiac's top-of-the-line luxury car, the Bonneville series is even more outstanding in 1959 with two additional spectacular models mod-els all with exclusive styling features fea-tures to give sleep, custom appearance. ap-pearance. Supplementing the original Bonneville convertible the two-door two-door hardtop sport coupe in this series is a superbly styled four-door four-door Vista hardtop and a richly appointed four-door Safari that offers the ultimate in station wagon preBtigo. |