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One of numerous innovations from the Pontiac Motor Division in the 1960s was the hood-mounted tachometer, which was conceived by GM designer Ron Hill as a charismatic cure for the overly congested instrument panel of the full-size cars. In by Rocky Rotella, Hill stated, “While I was in the Pontiac studio, I came up with

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