For March I am pleased to feature George Dejesus' impeccable 1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe Sedan. I think it's safe to say that this is the nicest 57 Pathfinder Deluxe Sedan in existence. George did a fantastic job on the restoration. His attention to detail and correctness (not easy on a Canadian Pontiac) is clearly evident. George tells us more about his great Canadian Poncho:

" My dad owned the same identical vehicle from 1959 to 1970. I grew up as a kid in the 1960's with a 1957 Pontiac that became my dads second vehicle in 1967, when he purchased a new 1967 Buick Special Sedan. The 1957 Pontiac always meant a lot to me and in 1995 i started getting serious about finding one. In May of 1996 i found one in Omemee, Ontario. The car had to be just like my dads in every regard and this car was except for the two tone green paint. I went through the car front to back making sure this car was safe and dependable to drive. I rebuilt or replaced everything possible that was mechanical first and then drove the car and enjoyed the car until October of 1997 with its two tone green paint. I decided that i was going all out in building a show worthy 1957 Pontiac without going to the total expense of doing a body off.

The car was very solid being a western car from Alberta so body work was very minimal. The car was originally sold new by a dealer called AMOS in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The car has been in Ontario since 1979. This 1957 Pontiac was missing all the usual body rot in the rockers, body mounts and floor and that was what sold me on this car.

The body is amazingly solid and only required minor body work. It was an extensive body on restoration, everything came off the body including all chrome, glass, front clip, doors, all dash parts etc. I was a few bolts away from a body off but did not want to spend the added money and time to do so.

I did all of the work on this car with the exception of exterior paint, headliner install and engine bottom end work. In May of 1998 i finished the car, it was a marathon because i stayed steady on it for eight months.

Since finishing the car in May of 1998 i have put on just over 30.000 miles on her, i know this because i zeroed the odometer when i rebuilt the dash parts. I painted the car silver and white because my dads car was this colour. I have built my dads 1957 Pontiac except i have taken many liberties by adding many factory and dealer accessory options.

I show this car in memory of my late father Anthony (1927-1993), it was always his favorite of all the many GM cars he owned. I have been enjoying this wonderful car now for 16 years and i will continue to do so. I never had any intention of making this car a trailer queen or garage prop, i built it to be driven and along the way i got a few awards with it.

The motivation for this 57 is the trusty reliable 261 inline six cyinder motor backed up by the three speed standard stick on the coloum.

I have done everything possible to this wonderful vehicle and now its just about driving it and enjoying it. Thanks for listening. Cheers. George."