John DeLorean was a fan of this team during his tenure as head of the Pontiac division; their technique of “cheating” with the horizontal proportions made many a youngster (including me) lust after a wide-track Pontiac. Unfortunately, today this lack of realism in product presentation would likely prompt a lawsuit for false advertising.

One of these gentlemen was interviewed years later and stated that, some time in the early 1970’s, Pontiac thought it would be less expensive to abandon illustrations and rely solely on photography for all promotional advertising. It turned out that the ad costs for that year far exceeded the budget, due to the uncertainties of photo shoots (weather, equipment failures, issues with models and products). Ironically, these factors were notably absent when the product and scene was depicted from the “perfect world” of the illustrator’s imagination.

I agree that these cars were too big and inefficient, and the handling was mostly terrible, but they were wonderful commercial art, and very evocative of the spirit of their era. Nostalgia doesn’t mean you really want to go back to that era; in fact, by its nature, nostalgia has rose-colored glasses. But it sure is fun.

Everyone that I know appreciates any car that’s made this far from that era but just for the rarity, not desirability. I haven’t hit 50, yet, but these are before my time.

Mikey, check out my website, motorlegends.com, for a ‘57 Chevy. And other nostalgia. –David

The Town Car is strange hybird/bastard car – too much trying to be the plain, dull European style interior and exterior, yet European fans would never buy one.

So we are left with a bunch of sameness from Detroit and Tokyo.

I didn’t see a 57 Chev darn.But that rear view of the 62 Pontiac, perfect.

Maybe not perfect like J Lo but real close.