Pontiac engineers working to release the first generation Tempest way back in 1961 (under the command of none-other-than John Z DeLorean) wanted to offer a small displacement and frugal engine but did not have the budget for a full scale development effort. What they did was hack half the cylinders off of a 389 V8 […]
When Pontiac were developing their first generation Tempest, they needed a small displacement, frugal engine for the mass market, but didn’t have the budget for a full scale development effort. So they took the 389 V8 and hacked one bank of 4-cylinders off, and created one of the strangest looking 4-cylinder engines in existence, the […]
The first generation Pontiac LeMans was a top of the line spec of the Tempest when it was launched in 1961. The LeMans/Tempest was later famous for being the platform that John DeLorean (with engineering help from Russell Gee and Bill Collins) turned into the GTO, but first it was the home of a lumpy […]
Update 7/25/2014: This 1962 Pontiac Tempest equipped with Trophy 4-banger is currently bidding for $4,049 reserve-not-met with a $9,900 buy-it-now, located in New Castle DE. Originally posted 4/24/2014: In 1961 Pontiac engineers working to release the first generation Tempest under the guidance of John Z DeLorean wanted to offer a small displacement and frugal engine but […]