Pontiac Grand Safari

The Grand Safari was Pontiac's top-of-the-line full-size station wagon offered from 1971 to 1978. The Grand Safari used the grille and interior trim of the Bonneville and Grand Ville passenger car series, and most (but not all) examples were trimmed with woodgrain paneling on the sides and tailgate. The 1971 to 1976 models, with a 127-inch wheelbase, length of about 19 feet and weight of about 5,400 pounds, were the largest station wagons Pontiac ever built. These wagons were unique in that they had a clamshell tailgate design (officially called the "Glide-Away Tailgate"), in which the power rear window went up into the roof, and the tailgate dropped down into the floor, either manually or with an electric motor. These wagons ran with...