The Pontiac straight-8 was an inline eight-cylinder side-valve engine fitted to Pontiac cars from 1933 to 1954. Introduced in the fall of 1932 for the 1933 Pontiac 8, it was dubbed the Silver Streak and was the least expensive eight-cylinder engine built by an American automaker. It was a flathead with a chain-driven camshaft, fed by a single or dual-venturi downdraft carburetor, and its displacement grew twice during its 21 years as the cars grew. Its smooth, quiet running suited its conservative buyers, but by the early 1950s overhead valve V8s had made it obsolete, and Pontiac replaced it with its own V8 in 1955.
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The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954.
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The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954.
Part Of: Pontiac Torpedo, Applications, Torpedo
Torpedo (1940-48) and Streamliner (1942-52), as well as the first six years of the Chieftain (1949-58) and the debut year for the Star Chief (1954-66)
Part Of: Pontiac Streamliner, Applications, Streamliner
Torpedo (1940-48) and Streamliner (1942-52), as well as the first six years of the Chieftain (1949-58) and the debut year for the Star Chief (1954-66)
Part Of: Pontiac Chieftain, Applications, Chieftain
Torpedo (1940-48) and Streamliner (1942-52), as well as the first six years of the Chieftain (1949-58) and the debut year for the Star Chief (1954-66)
Part Of: Pontiac Star Chief, Applications, Star Chief
Torpedo (1940-48) and Streamliner (1942-52), as well as the first six years of the Chieftain (1949-58) and the debut year for the Star Chief (1954-66)
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The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954.
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