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58 Pontiac Chieftain Drag car barn find
Location: Three Rivers,MI 49093 Price: $7500
Follow pics and info here>http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ght=58+pontiac 58 Pontiac Chieftain 2 dr sedan. Sold new in Miami, FL, original heater delete car. Used as a drag car in junior stock class drag racing at US131 Dragway in Martin Michigan through most of the 60's, up through the early 70's before being retired and shoved into a barn where it sat until this past December when I bought it. Competed in the first 3 Popular Hot Rodding Championships at Martin 69,70,&71. All the mechanical parts are new front to back. New aluminum radiator Rebuilt 67 400 Pontiac stock bore stock crank, multi-angle valve job with mild bowl work/cleanup 224/236 @ .050 cam, rebuilt 750 Holley DP, Sanderson headers. Rebuilt 700 R4 trans with deep cooling pan, 2800 TCI convertor Factory column shift hooked to the 700, and the neutral safety does work. 4.30 Posi rebuilt with new clutches from Fab Craft, new bearings and seals as needed All new brakes,lines,hardware,drums turned where needed,rubber brake hoses,parking brake hooked up and operational,etc. New gas tank from a 57 Chevy with new stainless sender, and the gas gauge works! New Hurst Racing cheater Slicks 28.5x 8.5 on factory GM steel wheels rear. New Firestone ribbed narrow bias ply tires in front on Fenton Hawk mags Basically everything is new that you can't see from the exterior other than the wheels/tires. Car needs some minor tinkering before it goes to the track, and will need exhaust if your putting it on the street. If you have questions, email me here> stg1_miller@frontier.com Car is in southern Michigan near Indiana border 49093 zip Asking $7500 as-is, or will consider selling rolling, with or without tires/wheels I'm looking for a 2dr 62-65 Dodge or Plymouth B-body, if by chance you have a 2dr 62-65 Dodge or Plymouth B-body, I would talk some type of trade, yours doesn't need to run. Not interested in any other cars, Thank You. -Tom ___
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" Last edited by 4spdT37; 05-19-2013 at 05:46 PM. |
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more pics and price options
will sell for $5000 minus engine/trans
$4000 minus engine/trans, wheels/tires $3000 for just the body with a 3.23 open third member substituted for the 4.30 Posi Rear control arms have been boxed,and have Urethane bushings.
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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That's some cool stuff right there... glad you kept her roots.
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What?!?!? You haven't even gotten it to the track yet!
I was hopin' to see it at Norwalk this year.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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What ever happened to the original drive train?
Or didn't it come with the car when you bought it. It's a realy neet piece. GT. |
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NEW PRICE--$6700..........You can't build it for this, or duplicate an authentic Junior stock drag car with history.
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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I guess if it sells, it sells. If not, I'll finish it.
Lot's of request's for more pics, only to have them tell me..."sorry, it's in worse shape than I thought"???????????? I thought the pics that have been posted showed what needed to be seen? I could always weld a patch in the fender, and a couple small ones in the quarters, then strip the car, and put it in primer....then take a razor blade and scrape all the decals off the windows, then it will be just another 58 Pontiac with no ties to it's past? I guess I was thinking there would be more interest in this type of car? It surely can't be my price, cause at $6700, I'm breaking even in the cash that has been spent, and getting zero for labor,as usual. If a person hasn't built a car lately, you will be shocked(as I am) at how much the cost of parts has gone up(inflation) over the past couple years. It's all the little stuff that add's up to give you a one-two sucker punch in the wallet. All the belts,hoses,plugs,wires,clamps,oil,anti-freeze,etc. Hell, a cheap battery is 100-115 bucks, $225 aluminum radiator, probably close to $100 just in damn spray paint. Not to mention the bigger stuff, completely rebuilt 400 with a competition valve job, a completely rebuilt 700 r4 trans with TCI convertor,heavy duty Corvette/Escalade reation shell(sun shell),heavy duty reverse roller clutch(also from escalade),$125 deep cooling pan with cooling tubes, new lightweight starter,rebuilt 750 Holley Double Pumper, 9 3/8 rebuilt Posi unit, all new brakes,new lines,new tires,new gas tank,etc.,etc. The receipts add up fast. Maybe I need to be more open to trades, or partial trades?
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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It's a kick a$$ piece and looks to be worth the money and I agree with you, don't touch the car. If anything, gently wash it with CLR and flat clear it. Looks rougher than most would like for a patina car, but with the racing items on the car, leave it alone!!
Good luck!!
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Brad Hansen 65 Cat Ventura, 66 Cat Vert, 63 GP |
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June 1st BUMP
New carpet installed, cleaned-up the seats, making a package tray, all should be done this weekend. Last call at this price, thinking of going for front end alignment and exhaust next week, and the price will be adjusted to cover the expenses.
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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Sale Pending transfer of Funds. Going overseas to Germany.
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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If the "buyer" asks you to send him back money because he sent ya too much.....
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Thanks PY
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Past Poncho's..... 1958 Pontiac Chieftain/ old stock class drag car 71 T-37 400 4spd Nordic Silver 71 GTO 455HO Nordic Silver 71 GTO 400 4SPD Tropical Lime 70 GTO Convert 400 4spd 3.90 rear 70 LeMans Sport 400 69 Firebird 350HO Carousel Red Tom Miller "Just because it hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it can't be done!!!" |
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Congrats on the sale Tom. Wish you could have had that beast at the 2013 Meltdown before you sold it. I was looking forward in watching it make some passes.
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