Pontiac Executive

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The Pontiac Executive was an automobile model produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1967 to 1970.

The Executive name replaced Pontiac's long running mid-range Star Chief, beginning in the 1966 model year when all Pontiacs in this range were named Star Chief Executive for this one year only, before the model simply became the Executive in 1967.

Executives featured more deluxe trim, more standard amenities and a longer wheelbase and overall length than the lower-priced Catalina models, but were not quite as luxurious as the top-line Pontiac Bonneville, whose wheelbase and other dimensions the Executive shared.

Mechanically, the Executive was virtually identical to the Catalina, sharing similar standard and optional V8 engines starting with the base 400 in³ V8 with two-barrel carburetor rated at 265 hp, and ending with a 390 hp 428 in³ HO V8 through 1969 and a larger 455 in³ V8 rated at 370 hp in 1970. The standard transmission each year was a three-speed manual with column shift, with a floor-mounted four-speed with Hurst shifter optional in 1967 and 1968. However, 98 percent of Executives were equipped with the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic during the model's four year run.

Executives were available as a four-door pillared sedan, two-door hardtop coupe, four-door hardtop sedan, and Safari station wagons in two and three-seat versions. The Executive Safari wagons differed from the Catalina and Bonneville Safari wagons by featuring simulated wood paneling. No Executive convertibles were offered.

Total output of the Executive was:

• 1967: 35,491 units
• 1968: 32,597 units
• 1969: 25,845 units
• 1970: 21,936 units

After declining in sales for four consecutive model years, the Executive name was discontinued and was replaced in 1971 model lineup by the Pontiac Catalina Brougham.

Pontiac road car timeline, United States market, 1960s-present - [ edit]
		1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Subcompact																							T1000/1000							LeMans
Compact													Astre											J2000/2000 Sunbird/Sunbird													Sunfire												G5
Small													Ventura						Phoenix								Grand Am																				G6
Mid-size	Coupe		Tempest												Grand Am					Grand Am										Grand Prix																GTO
	Sedan																							6000										Grand Prix																	G8
Intermediate					LeMans																			Bonneville
Personal				Grand Prix
Full-size		Bonneville/Catalina/Star Chief/Executive																						Parisienne				Bonneville
Crossover																																													Vibe
																																											Aztek					Torrent
Minivan																																Trans Sport							Montana								SV6
Sports										Firebird/Trans Am
2-seater																										Fiero																						Solstice

 

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