Beautiful example here! I love it in black, very sleek. Just bought a 52 Pontiac Chieftain for $9,000, she’s complete but in rough unrestored shape. Original Pontiac mayflower blue paint. Been fighting with the big Straight-8 under the hood, it runs but I can’t get it just right. It’s in need of a rebuild but it will be great. Thanks for the video
Great styling throughout car from the heavily chromed tasteful front end to the inconspicuous rear doors to the rear with those nice circular tail lights. Well styled inviting instrument panel also.
@azzarbprime1 It really is impressive with all that chrome. It has kind of a stately look to it. Thanks for checking it out, Mike. Hope you have a great weekend as well!
That is a nicely polished rough car! The front seat was a slip over seat cover, the give away is the view in the rear door, the ashtray and passenger assist handle across the back of the front seat were visible as bumps under the seat slip cover. Plus a bungee cord holding in the battery! Plus a flat tire on the vehicle next to it! What a shoddy place!
@hep2jive I haven't always been good about getting the whole car in there either. I've been trying to do a better job of it lately. It can be hard in some of these places because they are so jam packed with cars. Thanks for watching!
Nice job! The paint and chrome are beautiful Seatcovers must have benn the thing. I took off the original plaid seatcovers that revealed gray pinstipe, I think it was mohair, but not sure. very comfortable bench seat.
Awesome car. Kind of strange how Buick had overhead valve I8's, Olds had ohv V8's, and Pontiac was rocking a flatty I8. Just goes to show you how different they really were before 1978.
@bisquik3006 You're right, it wasn't like the later days when they would slap on a different grill and call it different brand. I think this old Pontiac is a great looking car..especially for a 4 door.
@richardarichter123 I haven't been up to Volo yet, but I heard they have a pretty amazing collection. This car is in Staunton IL, which is in Macoupin County here in Southern IL..maybe 35 miles from St. Louis.
It is not an automatic transmission car, it is a manual/stick shift transmission car. At 2:06 and for a few seconds thereafter you can clearly see a clutch pedal, brake pedal, and accelerator/throttle pedal.
I've got a 1950 Chieftain, Siiver Streak with flat head straight 8. It's a 4 door sedan, all original with visor and rear skirts. It's a really beautiful car. It's got 44,221 original miles.
Anyone notice that it’s listed as an "automatic" but it has a clutch pedal and a manual shifter? I drove an automatic 1950 Pontiac for years, and it had a shift indicator above the steering shaft. This one doesn’t, so it is either has an after-market auto transmission or is really a 3-speed manual.
I had a 51 back in my younger years. There really isn’t a lot of difference in the style. Mine was a Chieftain straight six with a 3 speed on the column.
En aviso de venta pegado al parabrisas dice que este auto es automático. Al ver el video se observa claramente que es de cambio mecánico, tres cambios al volante.
@805ROADKING Well, I'm sure glad this one has escaped the junkyard. It's one of the better looking 4 doors that I've seen. Thanks for checking it out!
One obvious mistake: This Pontiac is not an automatic. I saw a clutch pedal and a manual gearshift on the column in this video.
@GeneralGHustler I really do like all the chrome they put on this one. It's a real impressive machine for sure. Thanks for checking it out!
I drove one of these in the eighties, great time in my life
I love cars from the 1950's-1960's and love there bounce suspension
Beautiful example here! I love it in black, very sleek. Just bought a 52 Pontiac Chieftain for $9,000, she’s complete but in rough unrestored shape. Original Pontiac mayflower blue paint. Been fighting with the big Straight-8 under the hood, it runs but I can’t get it just right. It’s in need of a rebuild but it will be great. Thanks for the video
Great styling throughout car from the heavily chromed tasteful front end to the inconspicuous rear doors to the rear with those nice circular tail lights. Well styled inviting instrument panel also.
@shartne They are a great choice to collect, they're nice looking cars. I actually did painting of one once too. Thanks for watching!
@samspace81 I agree completely...they are great looking cars. Thanks for taking a look Sam.
Dad had one when I was a kid. What a DAWG! The old Kaiser we had before the Pontiac was more powerful with its Continental flathead 6 and overdrive.
Thanks for another classic. Original battery -- and if it still works I give it a big WOW !!
@azzarbprime1 It really is impressive with all that chrome. It has kind of a stately look to it. Thanks for checking it out, Mike. Hope you have a great weekend as well!
I've never understood why these old Pontiacs don't command the money of a Chevy. Great car, thanks for posting!
great car thanks you show the car really well.. i like how you step back so we can see the car unlike most people.
That is a nicely polished rough car! The front seat was a slip over seat cover, the give away is the view in the rear door, the ashtray and passenger assist handle across the back of the front seat were visible as bumps under the seat slip cover. Plus a bungee cord holding in the battery!
Plus a flat tire on the vehicle next to it! What a shoddy place!
keep the car videos coming, i have watched nearly all of them.
Awesome movies and great looking cars and trucks
Absolutely Stunning inside and outside best Wishes from the UK
Beautiful classic car!
@PonyPower71 I agree, today's cars are really no comparison at all. The chrome is really amazing on this car. Thanks for taking a look at it!
@hep2jive I haven't always been good about getting the whole car in there either. I've been trying to do a better job of it lately. It can be hard in some of these places because they are so jam packed with cars. Thanks for watching!
Just super! Was hoping u were going to fire it up...Also Ive never seen seat covers like that before, very retro indeed!
@dickylobster Thanks for having a look. She really is a beauty.
Sharp lookin' car!! I like the styling on it, the hood chrome and ornament is really cool!! I recently seen a few of them in the junkyard!!☺
@FatGuyWithAKatana Definitely the nicest 4 door that I've seen in a while. Thanks for taking a look!
@koioo2 Glad you liked it my friend...thanks for watching!
Nice look at the Pontiac. What a cool ride.
@oldtime40s It's definitely a beauty....thanks for checking it out!
@hunhun23 It really is a beauty. Thanks for taking a look! Have a great weekend Maria!
@talfacprez I really like finding them in mostly original condition like this one. Thanks for checking it out!
@msteele323 I agree...thanks for watching, Michael.
Beautiful and Very Presentable
Nice job! The paint and chrome are beautiful Seatcovers must have benn the thing. I took off the original plaid seatcovers that revealed gray pinstipe, I think it was mohair, but not sure. very comfortable bench seat.
Gonna come to your showroom and buy an old car. I like how you show the prices
Awesome car. Kind of strange how Buick had overhead valve I8's, Olds had ohv V8's, and Pontiac was rocking a flatty I8. Just goes to show you how different they really were before 1978.
@fastdrive55 Thanks for checking it out!
@machone7I I'll try to check it out the next time I'm up there. Thanks for watching!
@ONWSCCO They sure don't build them like that anymore. I really like all the chrome on this one. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great weekend!
@bisquik3006 You're right, it wasn't like the later days when they would slap on a different grill and call it different brand. I think this old Pontiac is a great looking car..especially for a 4 door.
@gregmporter Thanks for taking a look Greg!
@SuperLou63 Glad you like it......thanks for watching!
@elbacooks4u Thanks for taking a look at it!
My grandfather had a black 1950 Silver Streak, but it was 2 door and had a straight six flat head.
@emma4639702 They definitely are great looking cars. Thanks for taking a look at this one!
Great car. Reminds me about my 49 Olds.
Absolutly beautyfull and awsome car i lov the straight 8 motor Nice sounds like 🏁 racecar or motertorpedo boat thanks jeff
I had the 51 in light green! Identical!
@richardarichter123 I haven't been up to Volo yet, but I heard they have a pretty amazing collection. This car is in Staunton IL, which is in Macoupin County here in Southern IL..maybe 35 miles from St. Louis.
@cheddyrod I'm not sure why it says automatic....definitely looked like a 3spd on the tree. Thanks for checking it out!
It's definitely not an automatic. No shifter indicator and there is a clutch pedal.
I'm in love
My Father Had One Just Like This One It Was Cool
I could easily spend days just walking around looking.
@JOHNINCOLUMBUS I guess that could be a possibility...I didn't look that closely.
Nice! I have a 49 convertible straight 6 all original
sweet looking car!
I wonder, having superhighways today vs the slower roads of yesteryear - could this car maintain a 55 mph speed for say 4 to 6 hours?
A super car! What happened to the rear fender skirts though? Full skirts were a part of this car.
It is not an automatic transmission car, it is a manual/stick shift transmission car. At 2:06 and for a few seconds thereafter you can clearly see a clutch pedal, brake pedal, and accelerator/throttle pedal.
@errick51 Thanks for watching!
@juicedmonkey1111 Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support!
those are from the era when general motors used to make a quality product not like the junk they make today
It was literally 70 years ago dont fucking act like you remember it lmao
my Uncle had one forever, had the visor and the Stoplight crystal on the dash.
I've got a 1950 Chieftain, Siiver Streak with flat head straight 8. It's a 4 door sedan, all original with visor and rear skirts. It's a really beautiful car. It's got 44,221 original miles.
Where is the other battery connection? Will it run if you find it?
Anyone notice that it’s listed as an "automatic" but it has a clutch pedal and a manual shifter? I drove an automatic 1950 Pontiac for years, and it had a shift indicator above the steering shaft. This one doesn’t, so it is either has an after-market auto transmission or is really a 3-speed manual.
If the transy is an after-market auto, the clutch pedal would have been removed.
OK, so 9 years ago, but I have never seen a Hydramatic with a clutch pedal before!
I had a 51 back in my younger years. There really isn’t a lot of difference in the style. Mine was a Chieftain straight six with a 3 speed on the column.
Could you do a video on that mercury-ish white car near the pontiac?
En aviso de venta pegado al parabrisas dice que este auto es automático. Al ver el video se observa claramente que es de cambio mecánico, tres cambios al volante.
@RamblinAround And for me that Blazers too :)
I see a clutch pedal, I wonder why they wrote automatic on the window.
We had a Bronze color one from 50 to 55.
My cousins they are brothers collect those. none of theirs are fixed up though.
a buddy of mine has one of these. but in desperate need of restoring.
Not an automatic with a clutch pedal.
Four Doors look the coolest.
It looks like it might have had fender skirts at one time.
sei onde tem um asim deste modelo
No doubt about it they made REAL CARS back in the day today we are getting SCAMMED
Este carro.pontiac 1950.
Tem em loja de carros antigos de São paulo
Such a shame chrome has been replaced by plastic. Today's junk sure won't
Last like these did.
First car was a 1951
I don't think it has enuff chrome. Ha ha