I just purchase a beautiful 1952 Pontiac Hardtop with a 305 engine. I called her La Fée Verte in english it means The Green Fairy , in relation with the liquor called Absinthe.
On my Quebec liscense plate register card it is written PONTIAC model TUDOR. I always believe that Tudor was a Ford model. I think it's a Chieftain or a Catalina. I'm confused, I want to correct this mistake.
Please can someone help me decode my VIN.
Is my car buit in the U.S. as a Chevy and was import and rebadged Pontiac in Canada?
Or was it completly built in Ontario?
Thanks
-- Edited by Catalina1952 on Thursday 20th of April 2017 09:22:49 AM
-- Edited by Catalina1952 on Thursday 20th of April 2017 10:04:51 AM
If your car was built in Canada, or sold new in Canada, Vintage Vehicle Services in Oshawa can provide you info on the car, and possibly some of the options it came with:
I'm certainly no expert on early 50's Pontiac's, but a buddy inherited a 51 or 52 two door (which some people spell Tudor) and says it's a Canadian Catalina.
Often the cowl tag will indicate "GM of Canada" on it.
"Tudor" was a term that I think Ford started in the 30's that referred to a 2 door sedan with generous interior accommodations and a longer roof like a 4-door sedan. A coupe by comparison had a much shorter roof and was a little more intimate (closer) inside.
Tudor kind of went on to become a sort of generic term.
Looking at your avatar reminds me of my old open-face Bell Magnum helmet. I nicknamed the helmet "Gazoo".
Also let me say Welcome to Canadianponcho. We'd love to see pictures of your Green Fairy.
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Model number 2011 is Fleetleader Deluxe 2 door sedan, 6 passenger. Base price was $2293 and weight was 3202lbs. Vin sequence started with 2201100001 and up. According to my source there were no 2 door hardtop Fleetleader's.
There was a 52 Chieftain Deluxe Six Catalina model number is 2537D and a Deluxe Eight Catalina Hardtop model 2737D
Is there a VIN number on the car other than what's on that body tag? What VIN is on your registration?