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Originally Posted by OldGG
Nice, I had a 69 with a 428, but it had Pontiac blue engine paint
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Long story short due to treaties and to save costs GM built its full size Pontiac line for Canada in the same plant as the Canadian Imapals. So ours got an Impala chassis & drivetrain, Pontiac dash in an otherwise Impala/Caprice/etc interior (but with Pontiac logos). And custom bodywork because the Impala is a fair bit shorter (and lighter) than the Bonneville.
So everything is badged as Pontiac, but clearly the same as Chevrolet in terms of mechanicals.