Rare desireable car, Canadian built Pontiacs are built on Chevrolet chassis. This is a very complete original, with 283 4 barrel, dual exhaust, powerglide (not running). Has usual rust like 57 Chevys. Most Chevy repair panels fit this car. Comes with another 2 door hardtop and 4 door hardtop. Parts cars.
$3500 OBO
mike667 said
Jun 4, 2010
Was just looking at this one on kijiji.
68sd said
Jun 4, 2010
little rusty but i like its patina
its way up north
427carl said
Jun 4, 2010
It might need a "little " body work love the Pontiac valve cover on sbc
Beaumont4008 said
Jun 4, 2010
looks like not much has been changed in the engine compartment. Love the valve covers. Looks like the original fuel filter assy. Four barrel version of the 283. I do not think the throtle return spring was ment to stretch that far though.
4SPEED427 said
Jun 4, 2010
That sure does look like an original 283 4 barrel setup for that car doesn't it? I love those underhood look as well.
Oh, if only I needed another project car... I love 57 hardtops.
Agreed, it's rusty but how many are out there???
68sd said
Jun 5, 2010
pictures of the parts cars
73SC said
Jun 6, 2010
That 4 door hardtop would have been some ride in it's day. Don't you love the Poncho 4 door hard top roof line?
4SPEED427 said
Jun 6, 2010
73SC wrote:
That 4 door hardtop would have been some ride in it's day. Don't you love the Poncho 4 door hard top roof line?
That has to be one of the most beautiful 4 door hardtops ever made.
RacerRick said
Jul 6, 2010
I asked the guy if he would just sell the 2 dr parts car - I miss mine and want to build a gasser this time!
Cadman said
Feb 24, 2013
I have to agree with Carl, one of the nicest cars ever built. I have a 57 Laurentian 4 dr. hardtop, it is in a thousand pieces right now. I am trying to fix her up but hate the body work part, mechanical is what I am good at. Needs floor and rocker panel work as well as rear drivers collision damage. The car has been sitting since collision in 1981 but has always been in heated garage. I should sell it but she is my baby, what can I say. Someday back on the road.
RacerRick said
Mar 11, 2013
I have spoken to the guy who has bought all those cars from Fort Francis. It looks like they have gone to a good home.
Pheadrus said
Mar 11, 2013
I bought the cars including the Laurentian. It is an original numbers matching 283/220hp"Super Strato Flash" with factory 4 barrel and dual exhaust. I'm probably going to sell the Laurentian because I'm getting married and could use the cash. If anyones interested just send me an e-mail.
Thanks, Steve
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 12, 2013
Cool!
Pheadrus said
Mar 12, 2013
I hate to sell it but my fiance is totally worth it and after 9 years deserves a wedding. She has been very understanding of my automotive obssesion and me in general. She doesn't even flinch when she hears "Honey, guess what I found in this farmers field today. . . ." But don't feel bad for me, the changes are all for the good.
I still have the 57 Pathfinder Business Coupe I'm making into a 60's Gasser, a 57 4dr Safari(two tone blue original 283 car) that will hopefully be the tow vehicle for the Gasser, and a rough 57 Pathfinder Deluxe 2dr hardtop that I hope to make into a custom with heavy body mods. Thats why I'm willing to sell the Laurentian for what I have in it to someone who can give it the attention and restoration it deserves. I'm into it for about $2500. Which I think is a very fair for a car that is likely the only 57 Pontiac 283/220 known to exist let alone numbers matching. I have other parts that could be available that I have bought for extra. I might be able to deliver it to southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Ottawa for reasonable expenses.
I was asked to post some pics of my 57's so I'll try and post a bunch now.
-- Edited by Pheadrus on Sunday 24th of March 2013 04:17:58 PM
Or you could just save your money and not get married!!,lol,no seriously.I told my wife once when she was questioning my automotive dlsease,i can always find another wife,they stopped making 54 Pontiacs a long time ago.
Pheadrus said
Mar 14, 2013
Thanks, rog. Can you believe someone cut the rockers out of the Business Coupe to fix a 55 Chevy. And if you come across ANY 57 parts please let me know!
Thanks, Steve.
-- Edited by Pheadrus on Thursday 14th of March 2013 01:40:05 AM
rabbit64cs said
Mar 14, 2013
Nice collection of 57's
rabbit64cs said
Mar 15, 2013
I'll make a list of what I have left, a few odds and ends , I believe I have a complete set of side trim?
PM me your home email and I can mail out pics next week.
dcneric said
Mar 15, 2013
Where did that red white Laurentian come from? Sure looks awful familiar, kind of like one I looked at briefly 10 or 15 years ago out side Saskatoon while I was hunting down parts for my 57 Chev 210 2 dr sedan.
Pheadrus said
Mar 15, 2013
dcneric wrote:
Where did that red white Laurentian come from? Sure looks awful familiar, kind of like one I looked at briefly 10 or 15 years ago out side Saskatoon while I was hunting down parts for my 57 Chev 210 2 dr sedan.
Hi Eric
It's likely the same car. Especially if the one you looked at had a maroon coloured 4 barrel 283 with dual exhaust and mostly all original. The car was sold new in Calgary. There is a sticker in the side window that says either Saskatchewan or Sakatoon. I bought it out of the small town of Fort Frances, Ontario which is between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.
I've searched all over and my car is the only 283/220hp car I can find, including all the other 57 Pontiac model lines. I have heard of a dual barrel 283 57 existing but I haven't seen it, a picture or spoken with the owner. I think he might have been a member here named something like "DualQuadPete." A fellow member who worked at a Pontiac dealership in Calgary at the time remembers at least a few 57's coming in for service work with the maroon painted blocks so their were multiple "high performance" maroon 283's built originally. How many were 4brl, dual 4brl, who knows? Some have spoken about the holy grail of 57's - a 283F.I. but I found on a website someone had copies of the original production records for Rochester and no F.I. units were shipped to the Canadian plant. My car is the only one I've been able to find with a factory high performance 283 anywhere in any condition. Luckily it still has all it's original numbers matching driveline intact.
Bad57Pontiac said
Mar 15, 2013
Pheadrus wrote:
Luckily it still has all it's original numbers matching driveline intact.
LUCKY! wish mine did...someone put a '68 307 in it :(
Bad57Pontiac said
Mar 16, 2013
I can put some pictures up in Members rides for you guys :) Mine was originally a 283/powerglide, more than likely was a two barrel car
-- Edited by Bad57Pontiac on Saturday 16th of March 2013 06:07:45 PM
Pheadrus said
Mar 16, 2013
Bad57Pontiac wrote:
Pheadrus wrote:
Luckily it still has all it's original numbers matching driveline intact.
LUCKY! wish mine did...someone put a '68 307 in it :(
Nice car. What was the original motor in yours? Was it a high performance 283? Can you post a few more pics of your car?
Cadman said
Mar 25, 2013
Hi. I am interested in the 4-door hardtop for parts. Any chance of sending pictures and price to me at CarmenA@live .ca. Thanks.
1957 Pontiac Laurentian 2 Door Hardtop
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its way up north
Oh, if only I needed another project car... I love 57 hardtops.
Agreed, it's rusty but how many are out there???
I bought the cars including the Laurentian. It is an original numbers matching 283/220hp"Super Strato Flash" with factory 4 barrel and dual exhaust. I'm probably going to sell the Laurentian because I'm getting married and could use the cash. If anyones interested just send me an e-mail.
Thanks, Steve
I hate to sell it but my fiance is totally worth it and after 9 years deserves a wedding. She has been very understanding of my automotive obssesion and me in general. She doesn't even flinch when she hears "Honey, guess what I found in this farmers field today. . . ." But don't feel bad for me, the changes are all for the good.
I still have the 57 Pathfinder Business Coupe I'm making into a 60's Gasser, a 57 4dr Safari(two tone blue original 283 car) that will hopefully be the tow vehicle for the Gasser, and a rough 57 Pathfinder Deluxe 2dr hardtop that I hope to make into a custom with heavy body mods. Thats why I'm willing to sell the Laurentian for what I have in it to someone who can give it the attention and restoration it deserves. I'm into it for about $2500. Which I think is a very fair for a car that is likely the only 57 Pontiac 283/220 known to exist let alone numbers matching. I have other parts that could be available that I have bought for extra. I might be able to deliver it to southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Ottawa for reasonable expenses.
I was asked to post some pics of my 57's so I'll try and post a bunch now.
-- Edited by Pheadrus on Sunday 24th of March 2013 04:17:58 PM
Thanks, rog. Can you believe someone cut the rockers out of the Business Coupe to fix a 55 Chevy. And if you come across ANY 57 parts please let me know!
Thanks, Steve.
-- Edited by Pheadrus on Thursday 14th of March 2013 01:40:05 AM
Nice collection of 57's
I'll make a list of what I have left, a few odds and ends , I believe I have a complete set of side trim?
PM me your home email and I can mail out pics next week.
Hi Eric
It's likely the same car. Especially if the one you looked at had a maroon coloured 4 barrel 283 with dual exhaust and mostly all original. The car was sold new in Calgary. There is a sticker in the side window that says either Saskatchewan or Sakatoon. I bought it out of the small town of Fort Frances, Ontario which is between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.
I've searched all over and my car is the only 283/220hp car I can find, including all the other 57 Pontiac model lines. I have heard of a dual barrel 283 57 existing but I haven't seen it, a picture or spoken with the owner. I think he might have been a member here named something like "DualQuadPete." A fellow member who worked at a Pontiac dealership in Calgary at the time remembers at least a few 57's coming in for service work with the maroon painted blocks so their were multiple "high performance" maroon 283's built originally. How many were 4brl, dual 4brl, who knows? Some have spoken about the holy grail of 57's - a 283F.I. but I found on a website someone had copies of the original production records for Rochester and no F.I. units were shipped to the Canadian plant. My car is the only one I've been able to find with a factory high performance 283 anywhere in any condition. Luckily it still has all it's original numbers matching driveline intact.
LUCKY! wish mine did...someone put a '68 307 in it :(
I can put some pictures up in Members rides for you guys :)
Mine was originally a 283/powerglide, more than likely was a two barrel car
-- Edited by Bad57Pontiac on Saturday 16th of March 2013 06:07:45 PM
Nice car. What was the original motor in yours? Was it a high performance 283? Can you post a few more pics of your car?
Hi. I am interested in the 4-door hardtop for parts. Any chance of sending pictures and price to me at CarmenA@live .ca. Thanks.