American Pontiac Association and Autorama. Check Out The Autorama Page. History, The history between the American Pontiac Association car club and AUTORAMA began in 1979 as the South Texas Pontiac Club. If you’ve ever been to AUTORAMA you’ve noticed the abundance of car club displays, that is 6 to 8 cars from the same car club together with a theme. Well in 1979 the American Pontiac Association started the tradition and competition between the car clubs and their displays. In 1980 the first award was given for a car club display and the APA was awarded the first, first place.