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The pretty Pontiac seen on this page is a 1961 Ventura Sport Coupe. This model has always been one of my favorites for a number of reasons. First, this car was toned down dramatically from the chrome-emblazoned models of the mid- to late-’50s — a refreshingly moderate style, which could be said of most American cars in the early ’60s.

The car is owned by Bruce Shatto, of Cedar Hill, Missouri. An admitted Pontiac aficionado, Shatto has owned the car for the past 20 years. He found it by accident at Frisco Hill Auto Body, a southern Missouri Pontiac specialist. The shop collects Pontiacs and has a selection of the make in various conditions, most needing some level of restoration.

Shatto told me that the front fenders came from California, the doors came from Oregon and the interior headliner, door skins, carpeting and seat upholstery came from Samuel’s Auto Upholstery in Hialeah, Florida. It was the only kit they had in that color.

You won’t find another ’61 Pontiac in this fine condition if you travel the entire USA. The car won Shatto a “Best of Show” trophy at a Pontiac show with judging done by club members. That honor is better than any trophy he could have received.

The 1961 Pontiac Ventura Sport Coupe had a base factory suggested retail price of $2,971, equal to $29,538 in 2022 wampum. The Tri-Power carb setup was an additional $110 to $168, depending on the engine model. The four-speed manual transmission was an extra $306 for full-size Pontiacs. A host of appearance, performance and convenience features were offered, as well.

Great show, great cars, great weather and great people — that’s what a perfect car show is all about! Next year, I’ll try to remember the date and have our (Take a Kid to a Car Show) TKCS-STL booth set up for the kids once again. Hope to see you there.

Stay tuned next week for a report on a gorgeous 1971 Buick Gran Sport also seen at the D.A.R.E. show in Edwardsville.

Other great local shows coming right up are the CORCA (Chain of Rocks Community Association) Car Show on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, held on Sunday, Sep. 18, and the Acoustic Music Festival and Archway Olds Club on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the National Museum of Transportation. For details see my Fin Man Facebook page.

I hope you enjoyed today’s story. Meanwhile, drive safe, stay healthy and keep on cruisin’!

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GM's Pontiac Division sold its first convertibles during the 1927 model year (just a year after the division's creation), then proceeded to offer memorable drop-tops for most of the following 83 years. The best-selling convertible to bear Pontiac badges during our current century was the retractable-hardtop-equipped G6, available from the G6's introduction in 2006 through the second-to-last model year of 2009 (the Sunfire convertible was available just through 2000, while the Firebird convertible vanished with the demise of the slow-selling Firebird itself after 2002). Here's one of those G6 GT convertibles, found in a Denver-region boneyard after a crash ended its driving career.

Mashed right front, popped airbags. This sort of damage might have been worth repairing in 2009, but not today.

The 2007 G6 was available as a coupe, sedan, or convertible. All the convertibles had the GT trim level and the 3.5-liter V6 and its 224 horsepower.

The power hardtop roof folded up into the trunk, leaving 1.8 cubic feet of trunk storage space with the top down.

All G6s were built at Orion Assembly in Michigan, where Chevy Bolts are born today.

The G6 was built through the 2010 model year, making it one of the very last Pontiac models (the Vibe also made it to 2010, though it was really a Toyota Matrix).

In hindsight, 2007 turned out to be an ominous year for GM.

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Authorities said the severe form of pneumonia was found in workers at a manufacturing facility. That facility has not been publicly identified.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's top health agency is investigating cases of recently-identified Legionnaires' disease in Richland County.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced in a health advisory on Friday that it had found cases of the disease along with "individuals with clinically compatible illness" who work at a manufacturing facility in Richland County.

The notice does not name the facility or say specifically where in the county it is located. A spokesperson for DHEC said that, because there is no evidence of a risk to the general public, the agency won't share the specific location in order to protect the confidentiality of people and to prevent the identification of those associated with the facility.

DHEC said it is working alongside the facility's management to notify employees and put into place ways to reduce the spread of the virus. Health officials are still working to determine how many employees are impacted.

Legionella bacteria can cause two types of illness, severe pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever, the latter of which is milder and "self-limiting" according to DHEC. The bacteria itself is naturally found in freshwater environments but can become an issue when they grow in systems that convert water to vapor that can be inhaled.

Legionnaires' disease is a serious form of pneumonia with symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches, and headaches. It can also cause diarrhea, nausea, and confusion. Symptoms typically show up around two to 14 days after exposure though this can take longer.

Cases of legionella infection fall under South Carolina's list of reportable conditions which should be reported within three business days of a suspected case, diagnosis, or positive laboratory evidence.

The information shared by DHEC fell under the health advisory category which is the second highest - of four - only under a health alert.

An advisory generally provides important information for a specific incident or situation. However, DHEC reports that immediate action may not always be required for this type of notice.

There's the letter of the law. And then, there's the spirit of the law. Pontiac law states that the letters GTO mean a light, affordable, rear-drive coupe with the biggest V-8 engine that fits under the hood. And then, there's the law that ultimately reflects the spirit of performance driving. To Pontiac's speed czars, that interpretation says, provide outstanding fun at the right price using your lightest platform and a powertrain that offers V-8-style go, even if it's a pumped-up V-6 in a front-drive platform. Let's face facts, GM isn't likely to build you a "goat" with tri-power, 389 cubes, and a posi rear axle for $20,000. As a possible alternative, however, Pontiac is trying to figure out if it's okay to use the GTO label on a quick, affordable, front-drive coupe with a supercharged V-6.

The current Grand Am lends itself easily to the GTO idea with some hot paint, cool wheels, wider rubber, and add-on bodywork. However, the concept car in question is called SC/T and not GTO. Why? Pontiac wants to gauge reaction to the car at auto shows to see if you think it's a real GTO.

The MT staff needed to hear some honking exhaust and smell some frying rubber to decide if a front-drive GTO had legs. Fortunately for us, as part of this investigation, Jace Stokes, assistant brand manager for the Grand Am, agreed. He felt we should spend two weeks blasting around Detroit in two versions of the SC/T concept: a supercharged 3.4-liter Grand Am with a four-speed automatic and a supercharged 3.4-liter Grand Am with a five-speed manual.

These were virtually stock Grand Am GTs except for 17-inch light-alloy wheels from the Bonneville SSEi and low-profile Comp TA rubber. Interestingly, these "plain Janes" drew a lot of interest when we stopped for fuel or parked. At present, Pontiac is pondering the amount of exterior ornamentation, should this idea see production. We say "less is more."

Lift the lid on this Grand Am, and it's obvious there's something special going on. What's actually gone on is a large, well-packaged Eaton M62 blower on the right side of the engine bay puffing in boost. And it looks and performs as if it was born there. Unfortunately, the slightly quicker manual trans car wasn't prepped in time for our track work. On the street, though, that Getrag five-speed proved slick and exceedingly fun to stir. Our instrumented numbers from the automatic-equipped car offer a good idea about what drivers could expect from this package, despite copious amounts of wheelspin. Our run to 60 mph took 6.6 seconds. That's a sweet 1.1 seconds faster than the production car. (Stokes says GM's numbers for the manual version are 5.9 seconds to 60 mph.)

Currently, the hot version of the naturally aspirated 3.4 engine makes 175 horsepower and 205 pound-feet of torque. According to Stokes, our breathing-assisted 3.4 engine was making a reliable 262 horsepower and a handy 289 pound-feet of Comp T/A-vaporizing torque. Of course, that's more low-end grunt than the standard 4T45-E four-speed auto can handle with reasonable durability. So Stokes recruited senior development engineer Bruce Witherspoon and GM master technician Joe Roggenbeck to pull the standard box and install the beefier 4T65-E transmissions normally used in the supercharged 3800 V-6 Pontiac Bonneville. This swap was neatly managed despite dire corporate predictions about fitting it into the smaller Grand Am's tunnel. The interiors of our mechanically enhanced mules were bone stock. But the manual trans car featured a chrome Hurst stickshift with a simple white ball handle (a la the original '64 GTO).

Given previous examples of high-powered front-drives, we expected the SC/T would be a twitchy, torque-steering version of the Grand Am. But thanks to a minimum of handling modifications and the inherently stable and benign behavior of the chassis tuning, the Grand Am nicely controls the extra muscle transmitted to the wider contact patches.

This inherent goodness also extended to the base braking system, which rewarded us with a Corvette-level stop of 116 feet from 60 mph. We weren't able to put the SC/T through our skidpad and slalom tests, but it would no doubt handily beat a stock Grand Am GT's 0.83g and 64.8-mph performances. In the end, it may not matter if Pontiac decides to use the legendary GTO badge on this car. Given its power, poise, and strong promised value, it might well create a new legend of its own.

Our impassioned plea: Name it anything. Just build it.