Pontiac Banshee

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The Pontiac Banshee is a line of concept cars designed by Pontiac. Four of these "dream cars" were fabricated as design exercises beginning in 1964. They were intended to establish exterior and interior design themes that would be modified for production versions of Pontiac sports cars.

Known within General Motors as the "Banshee IV", this car was unveiled in 1988. The two-door, four-seat Banshee had a sleek and sensuous futuristic design. Its fiberglass body was painted bright red, while its triangular hood was matte black. A 230 horsepower fuel-injected, single overhead cam V8 engine powered the rear wheels. A heads-up display system projected information about speed, engine RPM, and fuel level on the windshield in the driver's field of vision. The dashboard featured video displays and numerous buttons; the steering wheel alone contained about twenty. The dual rear wings were also adjustable. Like its predecessors, it was intended to establish exterior and interior design themes that would be modified for the production version of the Pontiac Firebird. The Banshee successfully influenced the overall appearance for the fourth generation of the Firebird, as well as extending to the fourth generation of the Chevrolet Camaro.

A vehicle heavily modeled after the Banshee IV appeared as the Knight Industries 4000 in the Knight Rider 2000 sequel TV movie, although a customized 1991 Dodge Stealth ES was actually used. The Banshee can also be seen in Back to the Future Part II and Demolition Man.

This diecast model is an accurate representation of the Pontiac. One major difference is the partly hidden rear wheels on the real vehicle and the fully exposed wheels on the diecast model.

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The Pontiac Banshee has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
	1989	Speed Fleet	Red	None	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	Black	UH	1796	Malaysia	"Pontiac" imprint on rear
	1990	Speed Fleet	Red	None	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	Black	UH	1796	Malaysia	Without "Pontiac" imprint on rear
	1990	Mainline	Red	None	Blue / Metal	Tinted (Black)	Black	UH	1796	Malaysia
	1990	California Custom	Gold Chrome with Red top insert and Red hood	Orange "Pontiac" on front, w/Yellow "Cal Custom" on window	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	Red	Yellow Hub RR	1303	Malaysia
	1990	California Custom	Gold Chrome with Orange top insert and Black hood	Orange "Pontiac" on front, w/Yellow "Cal Custom" on window	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)		Yellow Hub RR		Malaysia
	1991	Racers 5-Pack	Red	None	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	Black
	1993	Heroes on Hot Wheels	Blue with Blue top insert and Dark Blue hood	Blue and Yellow squiggles	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	unseen	UH		Malaysia
075	1993	Mainline	Red	No tampos	Blue / Metal	Tinted (Black)	unseen	UH Gold	1796	Malaysia
	1993	Demolition Man	Red with Red top insert and Black hood	No tampos	ZAMAC	Clear	Black	PC5	11088	Malaysia	Came with Park'n Plates box
	1994	Revealers 10-Pack	Red with Red top insert and White hood	Yellow, Pink and Purple "Banshee"	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	White	UH	1796	Malaysia	10-Pack was a prize
075	1995	Mainline	Red	No tampos	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	unseen	5SP	1796	Malaysia
	1995	Mainline	Red	No tampos	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	unseen	BW	1796	Malaysia	International Blisterpack
075	1996	Mainline	Red	No tampos	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	unseen	7SP	1796	Malaysia
457	1996	Mainline	Black metallic	Red HW logo on windshield	ZAMAC	Clear	Lime Green	5SP	15965	China
457	1996	Mainline	Black metallic	Red HW logo on windshield	ZAMAC	Clear	Lime Green	LW	15965	China
	1997	Pontiac Power Collection 3-Car Set	Yellow	Red "Banshee" on sides.	ZAMAC	Tinted (Black)	Black	5SP	16181	China	Kmart Exclusive
	1998	Target Holiday Set	Black	None	ZAMAC	Clear	Red	5SP		China
457	1998	Mainline	Metalflake Purple with Black top insert and Black hood	White HW logo on rear glass	ZAMAC	Clear	Black	5SP	15965	China
457	1998	Mainline	Black metallic	Red HW logo on windshield	ZAMAC	Clear	Lime Green	LW	15965	China	Same as 1996 release but on a 30 Years card
032	2000	CD Customs 4/4	Metalflake Orange	Black, Silver flames "CUSTOM CAR DESIGNER"	ZAMAC	Clear	Black	5DOT	26035	Malaysia
074	2001	Logo-Motive 2/4	Blue w/ Silver top insert and hood	Black, Silver flames HW logo	ZAMAC	Tinted (LIght Blue)		5SP		Malaysia
	2003	Robo Zoo 5-Pack	Blue	Black	ZAMAC	Clear		5SP		Malaysia
	2008	Clover Cars	Metaflake Green	Green and White tampos on sides and hood	ZAMAC	Tinted (Light Blue)	Black	5SP	N1119	Malaysia
	2009	Fright Cars	Metallic Blue	Black, Purple Flames w/ eyes	ZAMAC	Tinted (Purple)	Black	White PR5		Thailand	Walmart Exclusive Base Code(s):
	2009	Scary Cars 5-Pack	Green	Black, Yellow and Orange Flames w/ eyes	ZAMAC		Black	Yellow PR5		Thailand	Target Exclusive Base Code(s):
	2011	The Hot Ones	Green	Blue and pink Grapics	ZAMAC	Tinted (Light Blue)	Grey	HO	W1588	Thailand	Base Code(s):
	2011	The Hot Ones	Green	Blue and pink Grapics	ZAMAC	Tinted (Light Blue)	Grey	RLHO	W1588	Thailand	Chase Base Code(s):

Pontiac Banshee

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