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The Streamliner station wagon ranged from $1,265 for a base Six to $1,340 for a Chieftain Eight, making it Pontiac's most expensive model. [1] At 215.8 in (5,481 mm) in overall length the 1942 Pontiac Streamliner station wagon also set a record for the longest Pontiac, this would not be exceeded until the 1959 Pontiac Star Chief and Bonneville.
This is a list of Pontiac vehicles. ... Streamliner: 1941 1951 GM B platform: 2 ... Full-size station wagon Bonneville: 1958 2005
However a new body style to the A-bodied Pontiac was a 5-passenger 2-door Sedan Coupe which had fastback styling similar to the Streamliner. After December 15, 1941, the Torpedo received wartime 'black-out" trim, which meant that all the chrome pieces were painted in Duco Gun-Metal Grey.
The first appearance of a Pontiac station wagon using wooden panels for the doors, accommodating seven passengers for a list price of US$992 ($21,025 in 2023 dollars [2]) was initially offered on the 1937 Pontiac Deluxe Six Series 26.
Final assembly plant was located on N. Glenwood Ave. Complex also known as Pontiac North to distinguish from GMC's multiple plants in Pontiac, MI. Final Assembly was Plant 8 of Pontiac's Assembly complex in Pontiac, Michigan. Idled in 1982 but reopened in January 1985. Closed in December 1987. Last vehicle built was a Buick Regal Grand National.
In 1950, a Catalina Coupe was added to the range while a station wagon was added in 1952, with the demise of the top-of-the-line Streamliner wagon. [4] 1949 Chieftains came with a choice of four engines: a 239.2 cu in L-head 6-cylinder engine making 90 horsepower (67 kW) at 3400 rpm
Pontiac, or formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors.It was originally introduced as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles. [3]
A Silver streak 8 in a 1949 Pontiac Streamliner - note the large intake silencer leading to an oil-bath air cleaner on the left side of the engine. The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954. Introduced in the fall of 1932 for the 1933 models, it was Pontiac's most powerful ...