David St.Pierre is the owner of this months feature car. You may recall David also owns a beautiful 1959 Pontiac Parisienne we featured back in 2018. David has a knack for finding nice old Pontiac's and this 1956 Pathfinder Deluxe is no exception. These were the cars that filled Canadian roads back in the day. David tells us more:
"Sold new in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec in June 1956, this car has lived all its life within 30 km from where it was sold. I am the 3rd owner and it has 55 thousand original miles.
I did not really want to buy another car but I knew of this car since I was a kid. Back in the 1980s I used to see this one all the time, dreaming I could own a 1950s car some day.
So when I heard that the old man might want to sell last year I just had to have it.
It was a bit rougher than expected underneath though and I had the floors and rocker panels repaired. The rest of the car was really solid and the original V8 265 c.i. ran strong with just a bit of work. It is also an automatic car with a good working original Powerglide.
Only thing that would remain to do are the seats that suffered from a mice invasion sometime in the past. I just covered them with blankets for now.
Otherwise this is a very reliable and surprisingly fast and agile little driver old car."
No question David, you have the skill for finding the nice old ones and this car is no different. I rode home from school in a '56 Laurentian, two tone white with lighter blue, it was my Grandfather's so seeing this is a real trip down memory lane. That's a car any of us would be proud to own
Good lookin' car, and even though the floors and rockers weren't as good as you thought, I'm sure they are were in much better shape than most other cars of that era in your area.
I can't remember, being a 56 265, does it have an oil filter on the back corner of the block? The 55 265's had an external accessory oil filter.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I also love the fact that this car demonstartes the real paint colour of the tri five small blocks in Canadian Pontiacs. I got my pair of Pontriac script valve covers from David and made them an Early COVID 19 stay at home project. Remember ? CLICK HERE
Very nice original 1956. So many small changes from a 55. The 1956 265 with a powerglide is rated at 170 hp and uses a special high lift camshaft where the 3 speed standard transmission with a 265 is 162hp. Very rare powertrain combination in a Pathfinder Deluxe. Congratulations on "Feature Car Of The Month". I am wondering if the car came from the factory with two tone paint or if the dealer painted the roof . Check the paint code and see if it has a S before the numbers. Radio and clock delete as both were options in both Pathfinder series.
Very nice original 1956. So many small changes from a 55. The 1956 265 with a powerglide is rated at 170 hp and uses a special high lift camshaft where the 3 speed standard transmission with a 265 is 162hp. Very rare powertrain combination in a Pathfinder Deluxe. Congratulations on "Feature Car Of The Month". I am wondering if the car came from the factory with two tone paint or if the dealer painted the roof . Check the paint code and see if it has a S before the numbers. Radio and clock delete as both were options in both Pathfinder series.
Al
Indeed, its a later repainted roof. Car was all turquoise out of the factory.
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1959 Pontiac Parisienne 2 door hardtop Sport Coupe
1956 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Catalina 4 door hardtop
Beautiful original car. This is the car that made me aware that they were still pinstriping wheels from the factory right up into the mid fifties. Well deserving of the monthly feature car honour - congrats!.
The pinstriping on the wheels was only for the pathfinder and pathfinder deluxe series. The Laurentian series did not get pinstriped wheels as they came with a full wheel cover . I use dog dish hubcaps when driving my 55 and only put on the full wheel covers at a car show. Ever since I installed wide white radial tires the full wheel covers pop off and will not stay on the wheel