Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Picking up where the Pontiac Ventura model left off , the Grand Prix first appeared in the Pontiac line for 1962 .
Simplified: jpg thumb ( 800x600 ) px right 1988-1996 Pontiac Grand Prix ) ) The Pontiac Grand Prix is an American car . It was first introduced around 1962 .