1951 Pontiac Super Deluxe Catalina Barn Find
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- Here is a video of my 1951 Pontiac Super Deluxe Catalina Barn Find. Rescued in 2020 and currently in the stages of being restored. Purchased brand new from Goodwin Pontiac in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I hope you enjoy!
Nice to see a young man like yourself taking a interest in the old Iron look forward to its progress
Seems to be I’m one of the few younger guys into these early 50’s Pontiacs. Makes me like it that much more!!
hi jace. so good to see you are going to restore this beautiful car, instead of making a hot rod out of it . so many good cars have been wasted its great to see your family getting involved, i wish you all the best and looking forward to seeing the progress on your car.
Thanks Johnny. Yes, this car was not the hot rod candidate. Between the model it was, completeness, and story behind it, a true restoration was the only way.
That’s a beautiful car. Please keep us posted on the restoration.
Thanks Mr. Simmons. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Can't wait to see more vids on this beautiful car. Lots of hard work needed, please restore to original spec. Good luck. Philip from the UK.
I am glad you enjoyed Phillip. Won’t be resto-modding it, original look from the factory. Follow along for more videos in the future
Hey man. What an awesome story. Us car guys love this stuff. The fact you were able to find the original owners wife was awesome. Growing up and seeing the car too. And the fact that Mr. Dominic was a decorated marine is just icing on the cake. The car itself is a top of the line highly optioned car too. I look forward to watching your progress on this car!
Hi Jake, thank you for the kind comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video and appreciated the history as much as I do. I will try and post more content soon!
Congratulations young man for the saving that car from being crushed
Thank you Wil!
You're so lucky to find the original owners, and that they let you have it. Seen a few abandoned cars like this in my area where the owners are either gone or they don't want to give it up. Awesome story.
Fill the motor up with diesel fuel and let it set until your ready to go through it
Beautiful old Pontiac!! Thank you for not going “rat rod” with it!!
A true "barn find" and one of the few I have seen that has an origins story. You definitely have your work cut out for you, and hope there will be more progress updates as this effort moves along.
No shame to the other "barn finds", but I can proudly say this is a true one. I am glad you enjoyed my video and I hope to update you on all the work I will be getting done!
A lot of work and effort lies ahead of you. But I think that this wonderful coupe is worth it. I wish you much success and am very excited about the progress. 🍀
Great story. I bet if the vandals didn't get to it and the interior would've stayed all closed-up, it would've been quite nice. What an honorable thing to get it restored. The Catalina hardtop is a beautiful car. Good luck!
Nice of you to research the history of the car and pay homage to the original owner. Good luck with restoration, I look forward to more videos.
Thank you!
I love the old Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobiles of this era.
It's a shame it had to get so stomped and kicked in.
You are going to have to do some serious searching for replacement parts. There is a business named Kanter that has old unusual car parts. That engine looks rough, that cylinder looks like it is going to be an absolute bear to get out.
I'll be looking forward to seeing your next video!
Cheers
Terry
Those cars can be straighten out easy they had real metal not the Reynolds wrap the GARBAGE cars are made from today.
Really looking forward to seeing your progress on this Pontiac.
What a lovely introduction to your video, giving us a pictorial history of the car is rare indeed.
Wish you the best of luck on your restoration Jace.
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Thank you Adam! That is what I was hoping to portray!!
Good story;)) Keep up your nice rest. videos! Beautiful car;))
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you for bring this restoration to TH-cam, great story behind the car and now it's you're time to bring the car back to it's former self. Wishing you guys every success. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks Gary, I appreciate the kind comment
Great video !
The floors in that car look good compare to the gastank .
My car is Pontiac is a 53 2doors sedan so i like this old 50`s Pontiac`s.
Thank you for the comment! Yes, floors are not too bad. Passenger rocker is gone. I hope you’re enjoying the 53
@@JaceAllen13 I hope you while find the missing parts for the car .
Sad that people have crashed windows and taken parts form that car .
Very cool story. That was awesome watching it come out of that barn. Good luck with it and keep us posted.
Dear Jace Allen.
👍👌👏 I instantly subscribed! Good luck with the restoration! Maaaan, how I hate people that do vandalism, especially on cars.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Good for you Jace !! VERY unusual car and I hope you get it done man......
That’s what I love about it! Still haven’t seen any early 50’s Pontiacs at the car shows I’ve been to this year!!
You've got your work cut out for you on this one! After seeing the old photos of this beautiful Pontiac, I didn't blame you one bit for choosing her for a restore, especially with all the background info and pictures you have. You've got this!
Thanks Mr. Hanger! Stick in there for some more content!!
True barn find! Just imagine if it wasn't stored in the barn it would be so much worse! Amazing find and opportunity to access and chance to restore one, especially knowing full history of it! Most old cars in this shape off the road for 50 years the history is long forgotten.
Chris, thank you for the comment. I am incredibly honored to be the second owner of this wonderful Pontiac. It's an honor to keep the history of it alive
Great story!! 😎
Love vídeos like this I'm hoping to find some thing in Georgia or here in Florida to start my project!! Thanks for sharing!! Keep us updated!! 👍🙂
Thanks for watching Richie! Glad you enjoyed it
Had to subscribe my Grandpa's 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 looked about like that when we pulled it out of his barn he had bought it new warms my heart good memories 💟
Thanks Mary, that’s what I love to hear. Glad the video brought back good memories for you.
I can`t wait to see more! Just a friendly tip, with the price of gas nowadays, I don`t think you should use the original gas tank. Just sayin. lol Take care
Ha! Good one!! I dont think I will be !!
HI JACE,, WE JUST FOUND YOUR PART ONE VIDEO..MAX AND I.. THESE KIDS WERE TRUE MEAN KIDS THE DAMAGE AND STEALING PARTS .. VERY SAD!!! THIS OLD GIRL WASNT ON THE ROSD LONG 10-- TO 12 YEARS..GREAT JOB!! KEEP THE VIDEOS COMMING...THANKS ,,..
Greeting from Canada. You have begun an adventure in saving a car worthy of saving. I will also echo others in saying thank you fro not roding it. I have 1937 Pontiac 224 and love diving more than anything. There will be days when you say what the H E double hockey sticks have I got myself into but do not give up. Keep the vision of driving it down the road with that lovley young lady and it will help keeping you on task. Cheers
Really good to see this old girl being rescued and really looking forward to seeing her being bought back to life
Had to subscribe and like after watching this
It will be a fitting tribute to the US marine she was lived by
Hi Jace… it must be fulfilling to acquire something that you liked for so long. It will be more enjoyable if your lady friend has a part in the process. You have a long road ahead but the journey will be worth it. I have a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback that has 688,000 miles on it. I’ve been driving it for 50 years. I wish you the best in your restoration, and having such a helper will add to the memories you are creating. Bring it back!!!
Hi Dave! How awesome that you kept the mustang for that long. I am glad you enjoyed the video and I make sure she is updated every step of the way!
Update Please love great stories like this good luck with the rebuild!! 👍😎
I love stories like this I got a lot of history in my family as well I absolutely love the story I absolutely love that this old woman allowed you to have it if you do something good with it that's just freaking amazing I can't wait to see another video I'm going to follow this one I love stories like this would have loved to meet the man that bought it brand new that would have been just some listening time it would have been filled my heart I have a lot of stories like this in my family as well but all my loved ones a lot of them are all dead my mother and my father all of his 11 brothers and sisters my my grandpa that was born in 1884 and I knew him for 20 years of my life and I was his pallbearer in 1974 an amazing story is that he used to be able to tell us my dad would tell us some of the stories they grew up in the mountains and the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas I can go on and on that was my dad's side of the family my mom's dad my grandpa Gore lived to be 97 I had so much history from my family and when I see this stuff here makes my heart sing
Hi Lloyd, thank you for sharing those stories. I am glad that my video brought you some joy. I would love to hear some more of your stories here in the comments if you'd like. I am sure your grandpa saw some amazing things
The Support of the Wife thing also tugs at One's heart,In this stuff.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned
from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the
Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by
reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated
central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down
all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From
2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as
exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox
oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no
investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even
created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. :-(
The sad part is you letting your government have that much control over what you do, watch the USA and learn
We will see.
I am going to guess that there will be an exemption for antique and classic ICE vehicles. As long as they are not being used as daily drivers and are displayed at car shows or rallies I believe most laws will have provisions. I am going to guess that could apply in other countries as well especially since many of these old ICE vehicles are a part of history and it is important to preserve history. It is wrong to not to preserve and keep historical artifacts and I am going to guess that there will be special exemptions even in the EU for historical ICE vehicles.
Bad prospects. But I suspect that the German Green Party will no longer be in government in 3 years. Europe has accumulated too many problems and will eliminate itself politically. Of course environmental protection is important, but the people in the member countries will not agree with too many bans.
@@lemonjack358 I think environmental protection is important as well but just like anything it can be carried to extremes. Most collectors of old cars are not going to drive them that much and the amount of pollution generated from old classic cars is a drop in the bucket compared to other sources. I think these old cars should be preserved for posterity and the majority of these old cars have long since been crushed and recycled which makes the few that are left even more important. There are still coal locomotives being used for tourists because they are historical and you can still find some in many European countries. I doubt even most environmentalists are for an outright ban of these and want them preserved for future generations. We all want cleaner air but we don't want to erase history.
Big project bud I’ll be following.
wow ... lot's to do on that oldie! Good luck!
This should be a interesting build. Beautiful lines! I just subscribed!
Thanks Rich!
Good luck with it ! Wishing you all the perserverance it takes to restore it back to the '51 glory !
Great to see this old car being rescued. You have photos of the car when it was brand new. The roof sadly has been damaged. It will be interesting to see the progress of the restoration.
Hi Carl, I already knocked most of that roof dent out with a rubber hammer! Gotta love the thickness of this old metal!! I am glad you enjoyed the video
I know what I'd like to do to those kids that broke the windows out of the car and vandalized it. But I can't. Pontiac's my favorite car and I hope you restore this old girl back to her former glory. Good luck
I'm glad to see you're planning to get the Pontiac back in shape. I had a far gone 51 Pontiac Ambulance as a parts car for my 53 Catalina, and used its straight 8. Your project may not be inexpensive, short term or simple, but I think that you, as only its second owner, will have a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction from it - not only when it's done, but as you reach milestones of progress along the way. Best wishes!
Hi Stephen, you hit the nail on the head. I dont plan on it being cheap, but it sure will be worth it. I'd love to see some pictures of your Catalina, possibly the Custom Catalina?? 1953's name change from the Super Deluxe Catalina as I am sure you know
@@JaceAllen13 Mine isn't the Custom Catalina. I think its designation is Catalina DeLuxe Chieftain, so it came without the Custom's extra goodies, like leather seats, wider and fluted C pillar trim - (wait, hardtops don't have a B pillar in the usual location, so is the one at the rear of the roof really a C pillar?), different upholstery panels, and the exclusive colors. I was surprised, looking at Google Images this summer, to see my car. It was posted in a very brief recent item by Buffalo News, two shots taken when it was parked in front of our daughter's home when we were visiting several years ago. I found one shot of it just now, way down in the list from its position when I first saw it. Fame is fleeting.
Well Done,My Barn Finds Are,41 Chevy Master Deluxe,58 olds 2dr,88.67 Corronet.And 2 ,1958 jag mk1s.All while working on my 2.1929 model AA ,Dump trucks.
Hi restoring history is a great thing, with a little love and lots of patience you can achieve anything, keep up the good work you two cheers mate
Thank you Ian!
I hope you actually RESTORE, rather than resto-mod, this car. Remember, you need to use 1 gauge battery cables, as this is 6 volts. You CAN NOT use 4 or 6 gauge battery cables with 6 volts. You just can't. If you use 1 gauge cables, and a correct battery - I think for this car, Group 3, NOT Group 1, you will not have starting troubles. The original owner drive it for over 15 years, so it had to have been easy to start. You can use an 8 volt battery if you truly want more cranking power. All you have to do is re-calibrate the regulator. Everything else stays stock. Even the radio.
Hi Jace, I really enjoyed reading about the history of the car. One thing I'm wondering about: Did you ever find out why the car was warehoused after only 17 years? Surely it was still in serviceable condition in 1968. Why was it abandoned?
Wonderful job so far ! Hoping the restoration goes well and smooth, you have a jewel in your hands. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼
Thanks Edgar! A real jewel to me!!
Boy I sure like the 49-52 Chevy, Pontic, Olds and even the Caddy. Good luck just drop a v8 if possible. Would be a great everydayer
Awesome car
Just watched part 2. Had to see the beginning. Great project. Great story. I’m a old Marine as well. Thanks from. Sc
Jace I watched your newest video from a few days ago. I am one year younger than this old Ponitac. I love the history of my Brother Marine. GySgt Reagle USMC Retired
Quisiera encontrarme un carro antiguo o regalado no importa que esté bien jodida de la chingada pero a un que parta la madre para restaurarlo sin hecharle la mano a .i familia , dejaría un poquito al carro
Don't know why you used a tractor. Looks like you could have called AAA from the sticker on the bumper. Can't wait to see the progress.
I'll be here watching with bated breath.....I won't hold my breath lolol.
I will be watching 👀for the next video.
Stay awesome 👌
Congratulations Jace Allen for the rescue of the 1951 pontiac, in 2001 I had the same pleasure in rescuing a 1951 pontiac 8 cylinders (currently 6 volts) four door automatic. The same was also in a barn since 1980 where we had to cut a tree too, which I will soon restore.
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How incredible! I would love to see some pictures. I am on Instagram as well, both my personal account and Pontiac_Chieftans if you'd like to send me a picture of yours
I don't have instagram, you can send email ok
Hi from Wales, Uk. Jace, Great Story & Video Man, Can't Wait For The Next One.
You promised an American hero's widow Jace You're off to a great start. Keep The Faith, Stay The Course.
I love pontiac I own 1949 silverstreak 2 door sedan flathead 6 hydra-matic drive also blue is my favorite color I'm still restoring it I love driving in car shows
Awesome Car! Awesome Story to go with. Just one request if it is possible. Do Dominic's wife a favor and take her out in the car after you get it restored, she deserves a good memory.
Ah man, I stumbled onto your video. What a story😊. I am going to look for some more episodes. I am in South Africa. Do a bit of restorations myself so always good to see.
G'day mate awesome so far looking forward to your next post well done buddy 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Well sir I certainly wish you the very best of luck restoring that old car. It's gonna be quite the project. It looks like some one beat the stuffings right out of that car and that is a real shame to say the least. I look forward to seeing it completed.
excuse my language but fuck a 1951 model and the wheels are not seized up? thats incredible
I hope you are aware that it will empty your wallet more than once...depending on your financial availability and your skills.
Umm I have 51 chieftain about 3 hours north of you, they should be close to the same if you need pictures on anything let me know
There is no part on that car that can't be found. They are out there. Halfass Customs would chop it and set it on another chassis. I hope you all the luck to bring it back to life.
As bad as under the head looked, ive seen worse run. And chances are thats a virgin block, could be bored with plenty of meat left
If that car could talk imagine what it would say about the kids breaking its glass pounding and denting her old beautiful body years of bad boys being boys
I hope you do a good job and it's loved by your family for years to come. Would love to find a car like that around here in Arizona.
LOVE THE PONTIAC AND JUST TAKE YOUR TIME,,, THAT MADE ME WANT ING TO START WITH MY 62 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX THE CAR NEED MECHANIC WORK BUT LOOKED GOOD I HAD IT ON THE DRIVE WAY AND LEFT THE WINDOW S DOWN WITH A PROTECTIVE TARP COMING DOWN TO HALF WAY DOWN ON THE DOORS COONS GOT INTO THE CAR FOR THE WINTER AND GOT TRAPPED ON HOW TO GET OUT WINDOW S ARE OPEAN THEY SPREAD ED THE INSIDE AND USED THE DRIVERS SET AND COUNSEL AS A TOILET THE INSIDE LOOK ED LIKE YOUR CAR AND IT JUST TURNED ME OFF WANTING TO REDOU THE CAR BUT YOU GAVE ME A SHOOT OF GET UP AND GO OUT THERE AND GET HER DUN THANKS FOR SEEING THAT VIDEO GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FU N THANKS FROM BILL
HI JACE THIS IS A BRILLIANT VIDEO AND THE STORY LOVE THINGS LIKE THIS VERY INTERESTING YOU GETTING THE PHOTOS OF THE NICE PEOPLE YOU GOT GIVING THE CAR FROM PLEASE KEEP US POSTED HOW YOU'S ARE GETTING ON WITH THE RESTORATION ITS A BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN CAR VERY CLASSY 👍GREETINGS FROM BELFAST 🏁
Thank you Alan!!
What a nice and interesting story as background ! History has also a relation to former people - thank you for this !
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Honest question, why did you pick this car to restore? It's pretty far gone.
what a beautiful car ...worth to be restored ... i am interested to follow your progress ...
That’s a pipe dream money pit. Just wait til you start buying parts and dealing with all the repairs it’s going to need to restore it.
That will be one beautiful pontiac when you are finished with her .Good luck .
Really such a shame someone had to dent the shit out of that thing and blow all the windows out. Such a beautiful car
Hi from Texas! Looking forward to more videos and best wishes!
even though creeps vandalised being in that barn kept it dry which really saved the metal
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Man... you really have your work cut out for you with restoring this car.
I just stumbled on this and thought it would be a 5 year old vid. I almost choked when I read 10 days ago !!! Please keep us up to date on your progress, no matter how long it takes. I have an Oldsmobile in my garage that I’ve been working on for 20 years…….
I am glad you liked the video Stratman! I will make sure to keep you updated!
This is going to be monumental task. Good luck!!!
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What a shame this car was not taken care of, good luck to you sir , this is a real challenge.
I have a 52 chevrolet. A lot of parts are similar and readily available.
Good video Wow the vandals critters and elements really got to that poor old Pontiac
That's a 2 door hardtop to what a shame it was vandalized its actually very rare
Good luck on this ambitious project. High time to start looking for a donor car, as complete and rust free as you can find it. Please note that if you start with a car in this state it will cost you more money to restore it than what it will be worth in the end. If you're a romantic with deep pockets then that will not be a problem. Otherwise - find a better car to start with.
Really curious as to if you watched the video? Sentimental value for this car was clearly displayed. Already have found 3 parts cars for it!
Im eagerly awaiting the next instalment 😊
Wow very cool car. Hope this goes well
In 1951 there was no CATALINA model with Pontiac the "Top of the Line" model was the Chieftain, my father had one he bought new in in 1953.....😏
Hi Terry, I understand what you’re saying, but you’re a little incorrect. You are right to a certain extent. There were essentially two models that Pontiac released, even though there were really three. The two that Pontiac officially released were the chieftain and the streamliner series. The Catalina and super deluxe Catalina were a branch off of the Chieftan. The super deluxe Catalina was the highest model Pontiac offered in terms of quality. You can look up the 1951 Pontiac documentation that they released clearly notes the vehicles as Catalinas
A great find and good luck with the restoration.
the out side viser is the rare ball cap viser worth straighting it a rare one
very cool. will you rebuild engine or swap out?
I'm thinkin" you might need a new gas tank.🙂
Looks like you have most of the chrome ornaments.
I’ll definitely stick around for this. As a kid our family car was a 51 Pontiac bought in 1955. Not a Catalina but a four door chief actually!
How’s awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I’ve got love for the 4 doors