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cdnpont said
Feb 15, 2010
A sad sight indeed. Must have been a sweet car at one time in silver and a decent SB. And someone even cared for it enough to at least try at building home made shelter for it... This era is starting to grow on me.
4SPEED427 said
Feb 15, 2010
I see at the bottom of the ad it says sold.
Halfbreed said
Feb 16, 2010
That was a super buy at $500. I would love to have the car for parts in case mine got damaged. I hope the guy who bought it uses it for more than junk. Hopefully, he is a Canadian Poncho!
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 16, 2010
A fellow came into work last week who owns a 57 Laurentian 2 door hardtop. His father bought it new and gave it to him in the early 1960's. Apparently the car is super solid and is about to get a fresh coat of paint . He is not online but said he'd try to get on the site. They are nice cars.
cdnpont said
Feb 16, 2010
You say it would be a good deal at $500, but would the car not be completly rotten from sitting on the ground unprotected? A nightmare to roll out? Or would it be just from what you could recover off the car in parts?
Pontiacanada said
Feb 16, 2010
cdnpont wrote:
You say it would be a good deal at $500, but would the car not be completly rotten from sitting on the ground unprotected? A nightmare to roll out? Or would it be just from what you could recover off the car in parts?
Lots & lots of good parts = good deal. If the car is salvagable, that's a bonus!
2drpost said
Feb 16, 2010
rare 4dr hardtop too!
Precious Metal said
Feb 17, 2010
Hey guys, I'm the "lucky" buyer of this small piece of history. In my opinion I could'nt have gone wrong at $500.00. The car was parked in 98, exactly where pictured, due to transmission troubles. Sitting on the ground has took its tole on the rockers and floor pans. Of course a few pieces that were removed are missing but there are also extra parts that the fellow had collected over time. Will have it on the hoist next week to give her a good look see and decide its future. Sure hope we can restore her or use most of her to restore another. If anyone has some good leads on possible parts or parts cars i would appreciate it.
59poncho said
Feb 17, 2010
good for you, another one saved!! Welcome to the site, hope to see some updated pics of that beast!!
Precious Metal said
Feb 17, 2010
will start taking pics when we get her in the air. Glad to be here and i'm sure i'll be leaning on a few of you for some advice from time to time.
By the way, I hauled a small cat to where the car was, made a road into it and pulled it out to the main road so I could load it. What car guys won't do!!
jmont64 said
Feb 17, 2010
Welcome to the site. I'm sure you will get your money's worth one way or the other. Noticed from your bio you're from good hockey and fastball country. I played against guys from there in my youth quite awhile ago!
427carl said
Feb 17, 2010
Precious Metal wrote:
Hey guys, I'm the "lucky" buyer of this small piece of history.
Welcome!! good for you for savings whats left...
67rag396 said
Feb 17, 2010
Welcome to another Alberta member.
Rick
4SPEED427 said
Feb 17, 2010
Precious Metal wrote:
will start taking pics when we get her in the air. Glad to be here and i'm sure i'll be leaning on a few of you for some advice from time to time.
By the way, I hauled a small cat to where the car was, made a road into it and pulled it out to the main road so I could load it. What car guys won't do!!
Welcome, and yes, car guys will do what ever they have to do!
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 17, 2010
Welcome aboard!
rabbit64cs said
Feb 17, 2010
I'm next door in the Prince Albert area of SK, I may have some parts if you need, or interested in what you don't need.
I have a 2 dr hardtop, and a 4dr post for parts.
enjoy the site,, lots of help a click away !
Precious Metal said
Feb 18, 2010
And so it starts. The tags on the car read as follows, any help decoding would be greatly appreciated.
s/n 72039D839573
Engine 9V78836
Style 2039D
Body 1791
Paint 2408
BSO 213 303 340 (heavy duty shocks & springs; power brakes; V8)
Trim 907
rabbit64cs said
Feb 18, 2010
here's the trim tags on my 4 dr, It was a V-8 car , 3 on the tree.
mr57 said
Feb 19, 2010
I'm sure that 57 poncho 2 door belonged to an old friend of mine from Langenberg. Was it all red at one time? 70's era red velour interior?
rabbit64cs said
Feb 19, 2010
IT is VERY possible, I bought it from Big River area, the car has been around for awhile. I would guess it was built in the early 70's . the engine is a 62 327.
from the colors I've seen on the car , greed, red , purple , green ,, and now white.
the Interior would not have been a cheap job, everything is stitched, they even took apart the dash and put 'red engine turned decal ' behind all the gauges and radio...crazy!!
I'd love to know more about it's history, any stories of pics from the old days.
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RacerRick said
Feb 19, 2010
I know where there is a nice solid 57' 4 dr sedan out near edmonton for $1000.
rabbit64cs said
Feb 19, 2010
that would be the one that you were looking at buying ?
Would it be OK to use as a donor for my hardtop? bumpers ? grill etc.? how are the floor? OR is it too nice to part out?
Any bites on your 57 4 sale?
RacerRick said
Feb 19, 2010
If you end up parting out that 57' 4dr hardtop, we need some parts for my friends 57' 4 dr hardtop that are specific to that car.
Good score either way.
RacerRick said
Feb 19, 2010
rabbit64cs wrote:
that would be the one that you were looking at buying ?
Would it be OK to use as a donor for my hardtop? bumpers ? grill etc.? how are the floor? OR is it too nice to part out?
Any bites on your 57 4 sale?
The one I was looking at is supposed to be very solid. It even has the canada specific dog dish hubcaps.
I have always had a real soft spot for the 58's and a 58' Pathfinder 2 dr has shown up that I would like to get. Too bad its in Regina or I would have already bought it.
I would need to sell the 57' to get the 58' - just to make room. I still have the black 57' 4dr hardtop that I sold to my friend in my shop!
I have had a few bites on my 57' hardtop but nothing solid yet. Its only on this site right now for sale. I bought a bunch of parts for it and have been working on it here and there, but its really not getting the attention it deserves. The 55' is taking all of my time. But if it doesn't sell, I won't get the 58' and it will end up being built this summer.
-- Edited by RacerRick on Friday 19th of February 2010 12:12:23 PM
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-- Edited by 68sd on Monday 15th of February 2010 11:14:26 PM
-- Edited by 68sd on Monday 15th of February 2010 11:15:03 PM
A sad sight indeed. Must have been a sweet car at one time in silver and a decent SB. And someone even cared for it enough to at least try at building home made shelter for it...
This era is starting to grow on me.
Or would it be just from what you could recover off the car in parts?
I have a 2 dr hardtop, and a 4dr post for parts.
enjoy the site,, lots of help a click away !
-- Edited by rabbit64cs on Friday 19th of February 2010 11:43:07 AM
The one I was looking at is supposed to be very solid. It even has the canada specific dog dish hubcaps. I have always had a real soft spot for the 58's and a 58' Pathfinder 2 dr has shown up that I would like to get. Too bad its in Regina or I would have already bought it. I would need to sell the 57' to get the 58' - just to make room. I still have the black 57' 4dr hardtop that I sold to my friend in my shop! I have had a few bites on my 57' hardtop but nothing solid yet. Its only on this site right now for sale. I bought a bunch of parts for it and have been working on it here and there, but its really not getting the attention it deserves. The 55' is taking all of my time. But if it doesn't sell, I won't get the 58' and it will end up being built this summer.
-- Edited by RacerRick on Friday 19th of February 2010 12:12:23 PM