I just picked up the Feb 09 Issue of Collectible Automobile-mainly because I am a fan of peformance Studebakers (sounds like an oxy-moron but it isn't) and there is a great article on these cars (can you tell I like the un-sung heroes of the classic auto world?). However, I noticed a letter to the editor I wrote regarding the Canadian Pontiac article was published as well. My concern was the fact I felt the reader was led to believe it was the end of distinctive Canadian Pontiacs after the 1965 model year.
Here is what I wrote:

It was with great excitement that I read your article titled "First at Last: The story of Pontiac in Canada, 1926-65" in the October 2008 issue. I was, however a bit disappointed that R. Perry Zavitz led the reader to believe that after 1965 with the signing of the Auto Pact "Pontiac would scale back the number of distinctive models it offered in the Dominion"
 This was not the case. The "bread and butter" cars for Pontiac in Canada continued to be the Strato Chief, Laurentian, Parisienne, Grand Parisienne, and the muscular 2+2 (all available with 427 powerplants) up until 1970 (Where 454 engines were offered). Only in the 1970 model year were the American models priced to compete with our Canadian counterparts.

Their reply was:

Our article didn't say that specific Canadian-market Ponticas were reduced as soon as the Auto Pact was signed. The sentence right before the one you quoted said, "There would eventually less incentive to manufacture distinctly Canadian vehicles in this automotive melting pot", eventually being the operative word here. Having the story end where it did conveniently tied together several trends. Nineteen sixty-five completed a 40-year cycle of Pontiac history in Canada, it marked the final year of the marque's four year period of sales leadership, and it was the year of the trade agreement that would come to have an undeniable impact on the kinds of automobiles sold in Canada.

 I still feel they could have written the article to include Canadian Pontiac models up to at least 1970. I feel there were some fantastic Canadian Pontiacs produced after 1965 as well. I'm also bummed that they didn't include my plug for the website!

At least we got something printed about Canadian Pontiacs in a mainstream magazine!

Thoughts?

 Todd