This is a 55 Pathfinder Deluxe. The rear bumpers are the same 55 and 56. The hoods are different mainly in the silver streak moulding area. A 56 hood will fit a 55 but the hood bar and grille ends are different and will not line up correctly. The name plate is printed letters in 55 and a written script in 56. It is easier to use the correct hood.
Al
geokome said
Jul 14, 2015
Thanks Taylor 55 good to know. i will have to find a 55 hood with no rust. How do you know its a pathfinder Deluxe what makes it a deluxe
Taylor55 said
Jul 14, 2015
Your model number will be 2011. The Pathfinder Deluxe had the narrow chrome along the bottom of the windows which is interchangeable with a 55 Chevrolet 210 and the rear quarter strip. A Pathfinder had no chrome or stainless on the sides or around the windows. A Laurentian had the same beltline mouldings which are stainless steel as a 55 Chev belair. It also had the wider door stainless and the 3 star emblems. It looks like your car has the factory shade lite tinted glass in all windows which is a very nice feature and very hard to find now. All Canadian Pontiacs had Shade lite tinted glass and the Americian Pontiacs had EZEYE tinted glass if so optioned.A good place to find a rust free hood will be in western Canada.
Al
Taylor55 said
Jul 14, 2015
Post the information from your data plate and I will decode it for you. Serial no. Model no paint and trim codes. If your car originally came from the factory painted in the two tone format it has it should have a S after the paint code indicating Special paint as only the roof was painted the second colour on most two door sedans.
Al
long stroke said
Jul 15, 2015
A hardy welcome aboard from Milton, Ontario. All your questions will be answered here, no doubt about it. George, you have to post more photos of your 55 for the C.P. brotherhood. Good luck with the resto and cheers. George
paris69 said
Jul 21, 2015
Welcome to CP. Nice looking 55. I am looking forward to seeing more pics and progress reports. I am working on a 56 that I acquired last winter. It has a few things that do not match originals so I am not looking to restore
to original, more just make it look good and serviceable. Here's a few pics for comparisons sake.
Nice 56 Pathfinder. Be very careful with the back up lites. Soak the mounting area and the lens screws with penetrating fluid for a long time before trying to remove them. The housings are very hard to find but the lenses are reproduced in plastic.
Al
55ken said
Jul 22, 2015
hey, nice find, also love the patina.Hello from the west coast
long stroke said
Jul 22, 2015
B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. on both those fine Pontiac's.
davelacourse said
Jul 23, 2015
It is a little hard to tell from the one picture you posted here, but the rust in the lower front corners of your hood does not look too bad, seems similar to what I had, all you need to do is braze in a little bit of sheet metal and spend a little time with bondo and sandpaper to make it look like new, no reason to buy a whole new hood IMHO.
You can see (if you look closely) similar rust on my 56 (very similar hood to your 55) here:
First i would like to say hello, I have attached a picture of my 1955 pontiac coming home in the last snow fall of the year. Second i have a question
Does any one know if a 1955 and 1956 Cnd Pontiac have the same hood and back bumper? i know the front bumpers are different
This is a 55 Pathfinder Deluxe. The rear bumpers are the same 55 and 56. The hoods are different mainly in the silver streak moulding area. A 56 hood will fit a 55 but the hood bar and grille ends are different and will not line up correctly. The name plate is printed letters in 55 and a written script in 56. It is easier to use the correct hood.
Al
Al
Post the information from your data plate and I will decode it for you. Serial no. Model no paint and trim codes. If your car originally came from the factory painted in the two tone format it has it should have a S after the paint code indicating Special paint as only the roof was painted the second colour on most two door sedans.
Al
A hardy welcome aboard from Milton, Ontario. All your questions will be answered here, no doubt about it. George, you have to post more photos of your 55 for the C.P. brotherhood. Good luck with the resto and cheers. George
Welcome to CP. Nice looking 55. I am looking forward to seeing more pics and progress reports. I am working on a 56 that I acquired last winter. It has a few things that do not match originals so I am not looking to restore
to original, more just make it look good and serviceable. Here's a few pics for comparisons sake.
Looks really solid! Love the patina on the hood.
Al
B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. on both those fine Pontiac's.
It is a little hard to tell from the one picture you posted here, but the rust in the lower front corners of your hood does not look too bad, seems similar to what I had, all you need to do is braze in a little bit of sheet metal and spend a little time with bondo and sandpaper to make it look like new, no reason to buy a whole new hood IMHO.
You can see (if you look closely) similar rust on my 56 (very similar hood to your 55) here:
And how it looked when done:
Dave