Pontiac Big Six

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Pontiac Big Six
Production period: 1929-1932
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé , cabriolet , landaulet
Previous model: Pontiac New Series
Successor: Pontiac Standard , Pontiac Deluxe

The Pontiac Big Six was an upper mid-range car built by Pontiac , a brand of General Motors , from 1929 to 1932 . The successor to the New Series was the brand's only passenger car until 1931 , and an eight-cylinder model was added to it from 1932.

When the series was introduced in January 1929, it was called the Pontiac New Big Six and had the serial number 6-29 . In August 1929 the Pontiac Big Six with the serial number 6-29A was added . In January 1930 this Big Six received the new serial number 6-30B . In 1930 there was no intermediate series, so the Pontiac Fine Six with the serial number 401 was presented as "Model 1931" . In August 1931, the series 402 (no name) came out as “Model 1932” .

Year by year

1929-1930

New Big Six 6-29 (1929)
Big Six 6-29A / 6-30B (1929-1930)
Pontiac New Big Six 6-29 Landaulet (1929)

Pontiac New Big Six 6-29 Landaulet (1929)
Production period: 1929-1930
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé , cabriolet , landaulet
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (44 kW)
Length: 4258-4293 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2794 mm
Empty weight : 1061-1232 kg

The successor to the New Series was not that different from its predecessor. The British Vauxhall was the model for the styling of the new car . The grille now had a vertical chrome bar in the middle. The range of superstructures corresponded to the previous model and comprised a roadster, a convertible, a coupé and a limousine with 2 doors each and a Phaeton, a limousine and a landaulet (which was renamed the previous year's "sports limousine") with 4 doors each. The side valve inline six-cylinder engine was slightly enlarged and scooped from 3,277 cc of an output of 60 hp (44 kW) at 3000 min -1 . Dry clutch, three-speed gearbox with center shift, cardan shaft and mechanical four-wheel brakes were standard.

The Big Six 6-29A , introduced in the middle of the model year, showed no changes, but the convertible and landaulet were no longer offered.

The 1930 model year Big Six had a few changes to offer. In the area of ​​the bulkhead, a chrome rod stretched from the left fender over the bonnet to the right fender. The windshield was tilted back slightly and the rear window of the closed superstructures was oval instead of rectangular.

1931

Fine Six 401 (1931)

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Production period: 1931
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (44 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2845 mm
Empty weight : 1159-1243 kg

In 1931 the Big Six was completely redesigned and was now called the Fine Six 401 . The wheelbase was 2 ″ longer and the now completely chrome-plated radiator grille was given a slight V-shape. The headlights, which sat on an upwardly curved chrome rod in front of the radiator grille, were also chrome-plated as standard. Roadster and Phaeton were abandoned; for that there was a new convertible. All models now had wire-spoke wheels instead of the previous wooden-spoke wheels.

1932

Series 402 (1932)

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Production period: 1932
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (48 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2896 mm
Empty weight : 1218-1309 kg

A complete revision was due again in 1932. The name was dropped completely and the six-cylinder was only called Series 402 in its final year . The motor increased 5 bhp and now made 65 hp (48 kW) at 3200 min -1 . The wheelbase grew by a further 2 ″ and the three-speed transmission was synchronized. The V-shaped radiator grille got vertical chrome bars and the 31 cooling air inlets on each side of the bonnet gave way to four cooling air flaps.

At the same time, an eight-cylinder model was offered that year, in which Pontiac saw its future. It was the last year for the six-cylinder model. Successors were only to appear two years later in the form of the Standard and Deluxe models .

In four years, 363,260 six-cylinder models had been produced.

Web links

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source

  • Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .