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Howdy yall, I just got a 2004 Pontiac Firebird. Now I know that Ford is named because of Henry Ford, but what in tarnation does Pontiac stand for? I heard that its Poor Old Nigger Thinks Its A Cadillac. But hey thats just what my friends told me. Yeehaw!

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Wonder why they ****'d out "Neighbor"? Oh well. Pontiac History Trivia Here is some interesting trivia about how the Pontiac got it's name. It was built by the Oakland Motor Co., founded in 1907, in a buggy shop on Oakland Ave. in the city of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. In 1926 Oakland's general manager, Alfred R. Glancy was credited with the name when upon taking over Oakland said, "When I got to the plant I found designs for it hanging on the wall and over them someone had written 'Pontiac'". Yet when he got ready to christen the first Pontiac in 1926 with a bottle of champagne, he claimed the car was named after Chief Pontiac, who led the Ottawas, Chippewas, Pottawatomis and Miamis in a powerful Indian federation in the mid-eighteenth century. Glancy stated, "If this was Chief Pontiac doing this, he wouldn't be breaking the only bottle of champagne in Oakland County, he would be drinking it". Remember this was during prohibition. So, take your pick. Was it after the city of Pontiac, or the name Glancy found on the wall, or the Indian Chief Pontiac? I'm not sure which, myself.
Pontiac is the name of an Indian Chief that was an American Hero. That is where they came up with the name for the company.