Dang, the chrome on that car looks to be in very good condition. Congratulations.

thanks everybody,i need as much help as i can get lol

my 50 parts book doesn't show anything for silverstreak. any chance of the first 5 digits of the serial number to see what model it is, and is it a canadian oshawa built car? i found reference to a silver streak on the net but it was a fleetleader de luxe

love it   My Dad had a 52 with shirts and sunvisor  Welcome

very cool ride for sure

welcome from another noob as well from mb. sweet looking car ya got there.

i love the second shot, kinda makes ya think of a crooked toothless grin. lmao

I'm thinking you have an american built car. here are 2 tags to help you decide what you have

1st, canadian 50 pontiac



2nd, american built 46 buick



the american ones have a separate tag for the vin

if you have a american built here is a web site to ident GM's from that era

click here

From what I can see you have a 50 Pontiac Chieftain. I'm not sure that if it says silver streak on the fender that its an US chassis car bought in Canada or not. Your cowl tag will let you in on that fact. I know some had the name Silver 8 Streak on the fender when it was a 8cyl under the hood. From as far as I know most Canadian sold cars came with the 239 6cyl. But some did come with 8's in them. Those were most of the time were in the starchief's.
I don't think your car is badged incorrectly.
Models go like this
Chieftain Model # 2500
Starchief Model # 2700

-- Edited by Rolilk on Sunday 26th of July 2009 02:50:14 PM

ref what Rolilk said. heres a page out of my 37-51 gm parts book. this pg is 46 to 51 canadian pontiac models

here are some updated pics,unfortunatly as i look closer at the car im a little disheartened by the condition,it needs some substantial work(body mounts and rear quarters)but ti did have a trunk full of goodies like,3 extra wheels,intake/exhaust manifold,cylinder head and whole pile of brake parts and a ton more trim pieces.so im at an impass,do i suck it up and carry on or do i sell the car and look for something in better shape?i cant decide.here are some more pics

hey bill,thanks for the advice.you are correct it is a 51 grille,but the car is a 50.some of the extra stuff i got with it included 2 grilles,both for 51 s for some reason,but i dont have a correct grille at all.in a few weeks in our area is a giant automotive fleamarket called "burls creek "it is a massive out door parts mecca,for new cars and old cars alike.i hope to find some parts there.i live in a city called barrie we are a lake front community about an hour north of toronto.i just saw that california pontiac parts has a body mount kit for 97$u.s. Have you or anyone else out there used them for parts,is it expensive for them to ship to Canada?

thanks hillar,good to know!