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Solved - NEH 2998: Pontiac Phantom by Bill Mitchell - 1977
« on: September 23, 2013, 09:31:35 AM »
For 1 point identify this car, who designed it and why?:

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Re: NEH 2998
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2013, 05:29:26 AM »
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Re: NEH 2998
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2013, 08:41:26 AM »
1977 Pontiac Phantom concept car, styled by Bill Mitchell, built on a Grand Prix chassis. As to the "why", Mitchell retired from GM in 1977, and left this car as a parting memorial to his love for the long, sleek, nostalgic and racy. He knew it was the (temporary) end of the road for his kind of car: “Realizing that with the energy crisis and other considerations, the glamor car would not be around for long. I wanted to leave a memory at General Motors of the kind of cars I love”.
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Re: NEH 2998
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2013, 09:11:33 AM »
Quote from: fyreline on September 30, 2013, 08:41:26 AM
1977 Pontiac Phantom concept car, styled by Bill Mitchell, built on a Grand Prix chassis. As to the "why", Mitchell retired from GM in 1977, and left this car as a parting memorial to his love for the long, sleek, nostalgic and racy. He knew it was the (temporary) end of the road for his kind of car: “Realizing that with the energy crisis and other considerations, the glamor car would not be around for long. I wanted to leave a memory at General Motors of the kind of cars I love”.

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