Pontiac died out a while back. Twenty years ago they were still pumping out G6 sedans. Now? They are mostly rust in a junkyard. This one though. It has a history. And it’s about to go up for bid.
Usually when people hear “Roush” they picture a Mustang. A Ford truck maybe. Roush is synonymous with Blue Oval horsepower. So seeing them slap their name on a mid-size Pontiac is a little jarring. It makes no sense on paper. That is exactly why it matters.
Read this if you prefer trucks: [Roush’s New RT6]
Back in 2004 this specific G6 made its debut at the SEMA Show. It wasn’t a stocker. Roush decided to wake the car up. They slapped an AEM cold air intake onto the 3.5-liter V-6. Added a new exhaust. Dual tips. The sort of thing you do to make a grocery getter sound angry.
The car had to fight to be noticed at SEMA. A G6 never grabs the headlines. So they dressed it up. Merles Opus Orange paint. Yes. That’s a color. Custom hood. Chiseled bumpers. A rear lip spoiler that says I belong here. It sits on 19-inch wheels wrapped in sticky Bridgestone Potenzas. It looked fast. Even if it wasn’t.
Most have been consigned to the trash. This one? It survived the party.
Mecum Auctions handles the sale in Nashville. September 26 is the date. Nobody really knows where the car has been since 2004. The paperwork is silent. There’s a picture online though. The odometer says 90 miles. Or 145 kilometers. That’s probably just a trip meter reset. Real mileage? A mystery.
Doesn’t matter. The paint is still shiny. It catches the light like it was rolled off the show floor yesterday.
The Inside Story
It’s not just skin deep.
Roush tore up the inside too. Threw out the standard seats. Put in black-and-yellow Sparco bucket seats up front. Hard seats. Good for hugging curves. Maybe less good for your back on a road trip.
They added yellow trim on the dash. Tacked extra gauges onto the A-pillars for oil pressure and temp. Drivers love numbers. Engineers love numbers more. The rest is Roush branded floor mats and a DC Sports strut bar. Eibach springs drop the ride height. The stance is aggressive. The car looks ready to drag race a Honda Civic.
Who wants a modified Pontiac from 2004? That is the real question.
Maybe someone who remembers the 2004 SEMA show. Maybe a collector of oddities. Or just someone who likes orange paint and leather seats that hurt your ribs after an hour. The gavel falls soon. The history stops where it begins again.
