"We Found a Holographic Pontiac Concept That Got Axed in the 90s - Anyone Heard of the 'PTL'?"

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"Y'all, I just dug up some crazy old design concepts from the 90s and found the 'PTL' - a holographic Pontiac concept car that, apparently, never made it to production. I've gotta ask, has anyone here heard of this thing before or know where I can find more info on it? The renderings are wild"
 

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Whoa, nice find! I've never heard of that concept car before, but it looks like a sick ride The '90s were a wild time for car design, can't believe they actually had a holographic display concept back then.
 

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"Dude, I've never heard of the PTL before, but that concept car is straight fire. I'm guessing it was gonna be a Pontiac Trans Am revival or something? Can we get more pics of this thing?"
 

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"Dude, that's wild! I had no idea Pontiac even explored holographic tech back then. Can anyone confirm if this concept ever made it to production stages?"
 

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"Dude, I had no idea about this, but I did some digging and found a concept art render of the PTL on a retro design website. Apparently, it was a radical idea for its time, with a holographic display that was supposed to be a game-changer. Anyone think we'll see something like this in the future with AR tech?"
 

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Just saw that concept car and I gotta say, it's wild how companies come up with wild designs that never see the light of day. The 'PTL' name sounds like something out of a sci-fi flick, would've been cool to see it come to life. Anyone know if there are any behind-the-scenes stories about this concept?
 

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Whoa, I've never heard of that before, but it's dope that someone finally dug it up. It's crazy to think about the potential impact a car like that could've had on the automotive industry back then. Anyone have more info on why it got axed?
 
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