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Pontiac straight-6 engine

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The Pontiac straight-6 is a family of inline six-cylinder automobile engines that the Pontiac Division of General Motors produced in numerous versions from 1926. It began with the side-valve split-head six of 1926, with two separate heads each covering three cylinders, which GMC also used in light trucks. Pontiac returned to a six in 1935 with a conventional flathead and later built sixes of 223 and 239 cubic inches. In 1964 and 1965 it used an overhead valve 215 adapted from Chevrolet, and in 1966 it introduced a single overhead camshaft six driven by a fiberglass reinforced rubber belt, offered in 230 and 250 cubic inch sizes in the Tempest, Le Mans and Firebird.

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Year
1926 1
Cylinder Count
6 1
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Configuration
Inline 1
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The Pontiac straight-6 engine is a family of inline-six cylinder automobile engines produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation in numerous versions beginning in 1926.
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1. Pontiac straight-6 engine (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, six cylinders
    The Pontiac straight-6 engine is a family of inline-six cylinder automobile engines produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation in numerous versions beginning in 1926.
  • Lead, Pontiac Division
    The Pontiac straight-6 engine is a family of inline-six cylinder automobile engines produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation in numerous versions beginning in 1926.
  • Part Of: Pontiac Tempest, Overhead cam, 230
    This engine was used in the 1966-67 Tempest and Le Mans and 1967 Firebird.
  • Part Of: Pontiac Firebird, Overhead cam, 230, Firebird
    This engine was used in the 1966-67 Tempest and Le Mans and 1967 Firebird.
  • Exemplifies: Road Transport, Lead, automobile engines
    The Pontiac straight-6 engine is a family of inline-six cylinder automobile engines produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation in numerous versions beginning in 1926.
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