Top Ten Coolest Classic Cars, Yisou Network, Blog Translation

The **Pontiac Bonneville Special (1954)** was a specially crafted concept vehicle that made its debut at the 1954 General Motors **Motorama** touring exhibition. It also marked Pontiac's first-ever two-seater sports car. Designed by the renowned designer **Harley J. Earl**, and later hand-built by **Hommer LaGassey** and **Paul Gilland**, the concept car, named "Special," was originally created as an experimental vehicle. It was a revolutionary design for a premium two-door sports tourer with a dome-shaped roof and gull-wing hatchbacks.

Two prototypes were built to simultaneously appear in public at the 1954 Motorama events: one at the Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York and the other at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. One prototype was painted in a metallic bronze finish, while the other...