BGScrabble with his two sons (Scott and Danny) on our way to a wedding in Indianapolis. No, we did not squeeze 3 adult men into this two-seater. Mrs BGS was with us in her car. The kids took turns driving my new Solstice while I navigated. I was one of the first in Genesee County to own a Solstice when it debuted in 2006. I owned this car for 14 years . In 2020 I traded it in for a more practical cache-mobile - my 2010 Jeep Wrangler.
The Solstice was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award and Design of the Year award from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) for 2006. It was a runaway hit for Pontiac, with 7,000 orders in the first 10 days of availability and 6,000 more orders before winter. Although first-year production was planned at 7,000, GM apologized to customers for delays and increased production, delivering 10,000 by March 1.
Following the 2008 economic recession, GM discontinued the Pontiac division. Production ended with the closure of the Wilmington Assembly plant in July 2009.
SPECIAL THANKS TO GLC, BGSCRABBLE, ERICATAYLOR, AFISHOUTAWATER AND AGHUDLEY for all their hard work on this geoart. If not for their help, this would have never happened!! GREAT JOB TEAM!