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03-07-2010, 07:51 AM
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Been looking after this for a friend
Friend of mine lives in Japan and this car was at his Dad's place for years. As his Dad was moving house he needed somewhere to store it for about 3 weeks. So I took it in.
A very rare car over here. This one is RHD and it has an autronic eye plus a spotlight which doubles as a rear view mirror. All set up on the Right hand side of the car. It runs a 283 and powerglide. Had not been started for about 6 years but a fresh battery and some fuel, it lept into life. I drove it out of my warehouse and up onto the tilt tray. He's probably going to sell it in the future. I had a good look at it and could find NO rust at all. Amazing.  Ian 
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03-07-2010, 08:22 AM
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I have seen that mirror/spotlight setup on early 50's Pontiacs. That is a cool car. I see the Bel Air trim, but is that a 150 or a 210?
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03-07-2010, 08:38 AM
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Is that painted glass or is that metal? (on the drivers side, where the paint is missing)
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03-07-2010, 09:07 AM
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03-07-2010, 09:13 AM
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From what I understand, the car has been in Australia for over 20 years. It was converted to RHD using local '57 Chev components. GMH assembled Chev's in RHD right up till 1968. I think the local cars were called 210??
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03-07-2010, 12:01 PM
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I had a 210 in High School that had those rubber bullets in the front bumper. The rest looks like BelAir trim for sure. Looks like you are hauling quite a load in the back.
I used to have such a great time pulling into full service stations and watching the young attendants look for the filler cap... That was back when they really built a solid car. Something that surprised me back in the early seventies was the thick cork gasket they used to put under the tail light lenses back in the fifties. Real attention to detail. Kurt |
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03-07-2010, 12:41 PM
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A sedan delivery would have been built only with 150 trim, at least here in the USA.
The only wagons that used Bel Air trim were the Nomads and 4-door Townsman. Very nice five-seven. Bart |
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03-07-2010, 01:21 PM
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What a neat car! Look again beneath the tailgate, I see some rust there. Very common on Tri-fives.
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03-07-2010, 01:38 PM
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Nice peice, you don't see a lot of panels over here, are they common there?
Mike
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03-08-2010, 08:50 AM
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To answer the other comments, that's not rust on the rear panel. Its staining from some sort of goop which was left in the car. And yes, she sure is down at the back. Its absolutely jam packed with parts. I saw a powerglide resting in the back plus there's a lot more stuff Ian
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11-17-2011, 04:24 AM
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Pulling up an old thread from the dead...
This is my car, thanks for looking after it Ian! I just joined here today looking for photos of Pontiac deliveries (the Canadian ones on the Chevy chassis). The car is largely rust free, but there were a couple of small holes I fixed when I painted it. The rear panel is slugdy from sitting outside in the rain for a few months before it arrived at Ian's place, but it's not rusted through. It is a 150 as all sedan deliveries were, and the Bel Air trim was fitted to it probably in the 60s when it did duty as a drag car (I'm told). It hadn't been licensed since 1971 when it arrived in Australia (1996). It sat in a field in Washington state for the time in between. The original stamped holes for the 150 trim were still there when I removed the stainless to paint it. I'm looking at buying a 58 Pontiac delivery, and searching for pictures of others brought me to this site. I've found one for sale, quite rusty though, but purportedly one of only four known survivors of the 449 built. I'm just not sure about swapping a good rust free car for a rust bucket...  Don't tell my dad, Ian! |
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