Our next feature is an ’80 Pontiac Phoenix, the first year of the downsized, front-wheel-drive second generation, and Pontiac’s first production front-drive car. It shared GM’s new X-body platform with the Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega, and Buick Skylark. Today’s example is a 2-door notchback with either a 2.5 4-cyl Iron Duke or the 2.8 V6. […]
Just what is a Pontiac Phoenix? From 1977 through 1979, it let Pontiac keep a foot in the affordable compact market without developing a car from scratch. Sharing parts with the Chevrolet Nova, Olds Omega, and Buick Skylark (and Apollo), the X-Body Phoenix is one of those malaise era American cars with a big footprint […]
The Phoenix was a compact GM offering that lived on the rear-drive Nova platform (1977-1979) and later switched to the front drive Chevy Citation X-Body platform shared with the Buick Skylark & Oldsmobile Omega. This early Phoenix could be considered an upscale version of the Pontiac Ventura, and today’s example is powered by a 231 […]
The Phoenix was the predecessor to Pontiac’s popular reboot Grand Am that sat on a compact family car chassis. The Phoenix was first available on the rear-drive Nova platform (1977-1979) and later switched to the front drive Chevy Citation X-Body platform shared with the Buick Skylark & Oldsmobile Omega. Find this 1982 Pontiac Phoenix offered […]
The Phoenix from Greek mythology was a legendary bird that would consume itself in flame and then rise from the ashes. This next thing won’t exactly help you rise from the dead, but it could be used to avoid the apocalypse for a few weeks. Find this 1973 Volkswagen Phoenix Camper offered for $6,750 in […]
In the late 1950s the Plymouth brand was moved to its own dealer network leaving Dodge without a low end full sized sedan the fill its showrooms. So in 1960 Dodge launched the Dart to fill the product gap and the Plymouth platform based car was an instant sales success. Dodge even created some performance […]