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Wanted: 55 Pontiac

GTOman said
Apr 16, 2022

My first car was a 55 Pontiac Chieftain, 2 door post, green/white/green, V8, Auto, I am in Saskatchewan, any leads, please email me, Thank you

Taylor55 said
Apr 17, 2022

Do you have a picture of your original car ? There is a 55 Chieftain on ebay a 2 door. this is an Amercian built car which are totally different from our canadian built Pontiacs .

Al

oshawacliff said
Apr 17, 2022

Terry
Welcome to the site.
Lots of helpful people on here to guide you as you go.

American production versus Canadian is a challenge but we will be up to it.

-- Edited by oshawacliff on Sunday 17th of April 2022 11:04:24 AM

GTOman said
Apr 17, 2022

Hi Al

Thanks for reply, I am not great on computer, how can I email you a picture of my car? Is this message only viewable by you?

If it is, I will send you my Email address and toll free phone number

Where are you located?

I have a note saying serial number was 5-2011-814722, dont know if it is correct, I would like to find out if I had an American Pontiac, or a Canadian

Thanks

Terry

GTOman said
Apr 17, 2022

Thank you, hoping this site will assist me find the right car

Canadian Poncho said
Apr 17, 2022

Welcome aboard Terry. Everyone can see your post here. If you want to send a private message to someone click on their username and then on the next screen click on the "Send message" on the lower left.
You can email a photo to me at canadianponcho@gmail.com and I'll post it for you. Someday if I'm ever not so busy I'll have to create how to videos for navigating Canadian Poncho and show how to post photos etc.

GTOman said
Apr 17, 2022

Thanks for the guidance, I am no whiz on computer!!!

NOS said
Apr 17, 2022

I believe the Chieftains were built in Canada up to 1951 or 52. Not sure when they stopped production? A friend of mine had a 1951, I believe a 6 cylinder,

DALE

norontcan said
Apr 17, 2022

Looks like a 55 Pontiac series 2011 would have been a Pathfinder Deluxe 2 door sedan in either 6 or 8 cylinder. However since the serial number begins with an 8 as in 814722 then it would have been a 265 cu in V8.
Made in Oshawa, ON. My book shows the Chieftains as being 2700 or 2700D series and being made in Pontiac, MI

GTOman said
Apr 17, 2022

Thanks a lot norontocan, thats great info!

Mine was a 265 V8

May I ask what book you looked that up in?

Wonder how difficult it will be to find one like this!!!

DonSSDD said
Apr 18, 2022

www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/swift-current/1955-pontiac/1611118283

This is a 4 door project, a done 55 2 door post does pop up once in a while.

Taylor55 said
Apr 18, 2022

Your car is a canadian pathfinder deluxe as referenced by norontcan. The sequence numbers 24722 is the production number of all 55 Pontiacs built in Qshawa. There were appx 31,000 built . I have the correct number at home but I am away until mid may.

Al

norontcan said
Apr 18, 2022

GTOman wrote:
Thanks a lot norontocan, thats great info!
Mine was a 265 V8
May I ask what book you looked that up in?
Wonder how difficult it will be to find one like this!!!

Taken from Cars & Parts, Catalog of Canadian Car ID Numbers.

GTOman said
Apr 18, 2022

Thanks DonSSD!!!

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