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08-18-2009, 10:38 PM
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Pontiac G8 Revived! Sedan, Sportwagon, and Sport Truck!
...In Australia.
 Exclusive! Pontiac G8 Revived In Australia Joshua Dowling 19 August 2009 www.carpoint.com.au Holden to build limited edition run to clear Pontiac parts. North America's loss is about to become Australia's gain. As Pontiac prepares to shut its doors in the USA, and with it the Commodore export program, it has emerged that the Commodore-based Pontiac G8 will be sold in Australia from late this year. A top secret Holden dealer bulletin obtained by the Carsales Network has revealed that the Pontiac G8 will be sold locally in November and December, with production due to start on November 2. The move has been designed to clear parts stock that was destined for the now axed Pontiac export program. There will be sedan, ute and wagon versions in three colours -- black, red and 'voodoo' blue. This means the local Pontiac G8 will be sold in two guises not available in the US (where it was a sedan only), making the ute and wagon particularly rare. Even though all cars will be based on the Holden Commodore SS V and wear SS V badging they are expected to become collector's items as they will mark an important milestone (and memory) in Holden history: when it last exported cars to the world's biggest car market. Significantly, the limited edition models will not wear Pontiac badges, but they will get all the other Pontiac parts. The parts include the Pontiac G8 bonnet, front bumper and grille. On sedan models, the lower 'lip' boot spoiler will replace the SS V's high-mount spoiler. It is unclear how many of each will be made, but dealer contacts have suggested it will be close to 1500 in total, or about 500 of each body style. Click here to continue article 
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08-18-2009, 11:02 PM
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I used to be Dragoneye...
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08-19-2009, 12:37 AM
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MEAN!!
You have made Emo Rabbit sad. :( 
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08-19-2009, 03:18 AM
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not cool
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08-19-2009, 03:22 AM
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08-19-2009, 06:54 AM
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Gunning for Sixth
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08-19-2009, 10:28 AM
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That blows!!!
Well...kinda good for me lol My car just became rarer in the U.S. 
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08-20-2009, 06:00 PM
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mmm... you know what else pushes my buttons? GM wouldn't let you get a BLUE G8 GT in Canada. V6 in Blue, no problem. But not a V8? WHY?
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08-20-2009, 06:14 PM
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I used to be Dragoneye...
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 They almost did that with the Camaro, too...thankfully, the Camaro community helped persuade them otherwise.
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08-22-2009, 10:41 AM
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IMO the G8 Sedan can stay dead in the US. Now a GTO coupe again...that would be promising.
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08-26-2009, 01:17 AM
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08-26-2009, 11:51 PM
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See, this is why I never, ever believe any rumor the G8 might be revived in the US.
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08-28-2009, 04:34 PM
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Has Pontiac ever sold anything in the land of Oz?
Oh well, maybe this is retaliation for this conversion of the G8 GXP back into a Holden Commodore 
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08-30-2009, 02:58 AM
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here is my wagon the front bar is one i made for my coupe60 project but other than that its std
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