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James Martin's 1926 Pontiac

I don't have an Oakland but I do have a 1926 Pontiac, make and marketed by Oakland Motor Company.  It does have OAKLAND stamped on the taillight!  Anyway, an Oakland is my next car, when my wife allows it, and when I have room in the barn.  

​1926 PONTIAC
Series 6-27, Model 6640, Coupe 
Chief of the Sixes
Owner:  James A. Martin, Lancaster, PA 
Built by:  Oakland Motor Car Division of General Motors Corporation
Body by:  Fisher
Body Number:  18190
Engine Number:  18406
Engine:  6-Cylinder, L-Head type, 186.5 c.i., 36 h.p. @ 2400 RPM
Electrical System:  Remy, 6-volt
Transmission:  3-speed
Color:  Sage Green
Access Stripes:  Faerie Red
Interior:  Grey, corduroy 
Tires: 29" X 4.75", balloon tires on Artillery Spoked Wheels
Brakes:   2-wheel brakes on rear wheels
Weight:  2,270 pounds
 
Introduced by Oakland Motors on January 3, 1926, it is the only "Companion Car" to outlive its older sibling, the Oakland.  Maiden year production was 76,742 cars and Pontiac ranked as13th best-selling American car in 1926.  This is one of fewer than 50 remaining 1926 Pontiacs known to exist.  Originally purchased in Warren, Oregon, during Pontiac’s 25th Anniversary it was displayed in Kendell’s Oakland & Pontiac showroom in Warren Oregon.
 
Two body styles were offered in 1926: the coupe, painted in Sage Green with Faerie Red striping; and, the 5-passenger coach finished in light Arizona Grey. Selling price for both models was $825.00.
 
 All 1926 Pontiacs used triple-step front fenders.  The coupe featured leather on the rear roof quarter and landau top bows.  Standard were a sun visor, double beading, plate glass windows, high-speed window regulators, Fisher VV (ventilation and vision) windshield, rear vision mirror, automatic windshield cleaner, roller shade on the rear window, locking rear deck, and a locking right.
 
This award winning AACA Senior Grand National car won the prestigious, AACA's George M. Holley Excellence Award in 2010, the Pontiac Oakland Club International's Concourse d'Elegance Award in 2013 and Best in Class at the 2016 Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance.  
 
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