Imagine that you ran a Chevrolet in 1966. You run the most significant part of GM, which has made more than 2 million passenger cars. Everything is good, yes. Hold on a second. In 1966, it looked like the competition was eating USA-1’s food. Chevrolet needed help on many fronts. People liked the Ford Mustang the most. Millions of Mustang buyers avoided Chevy dealerships. Their only choices were boxy Chevy II Noves and bad-reputed Corsair’s because there was no direct rival (the Camaro wasn’t out yet). Given how hostile Ford and the rest of Detroit were getting, Chevy didn’t want more fighting within General Motors. And that is the start and end of the story of the Pontiac XP-833. The Pontiac Banshee was the first car to be shown as a concept.
