1957 Pontiac Chieftain Tri-Power

SOLD!

PONTIAC COLLECTORS AND FANATICS, WAKE UP! IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A TRUE PIECE OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY! I HAVE HAD SOME OUTSTANDING 50’S ERA CLASSIC CARS THROUGH THE YEARS BUT NONE CAN TOP THIS INCREDIBLE 1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN TRI-POWER 2-DOOR POST! FROM BEING FEATURED ON THE COVER OF “HOT ROD” MAGAZINE IN JUNE 1957, TO WINNING MULTIPLE FIRST PLACE HONORS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THIS GORGEOUS 1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN IS A PONTIAC COLLECTORS DREAM! SHE IS THE SISTER CAR TO THE FAMOUS JOHN ZINK SPECIAL WHICH SET A SPEED RECORD OF 141 M.P.H. ON THE DAYTONA SAND AND RECENTLY SOLD IN BRANSON MISSOURI IN 2009 FOR $192,500! SHE WAS SOLD OUT OF THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS THE ZINK SPECIAL AND IS BASICALLY THE IDENTICAL CAR IN STREET TRIM! A COMPLETE NUT & BOLT ROTISSERIE RESTORATION WAS PERFORMED BY PONTIAC RESTORATION INC. IN JUPITER FLORIDA AND WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 1990 (COMPLETE PHOTO HISTORY OF RESTORATION) AND SHE THEN WENT ON THE SHOW CIRCUIT! HONORS INCLUDE: FIRST PLACE @ AACA NATIONAL MEET IN TOPEKA KANSAS IN JUNE 1990, FIRST PLACE @ AACA IN STUART FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER 1990, FIRST PLACE @ AACA IN VERO BEACH FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER 1990, FIRST PLACE @ AACA NATIONAL MEET IN BOCA RATON FLORIDA IN MARCH 1991, AND MANY, MANY MORE! SHE WAS MUSEUM KEPT THROUGH THE YEARS AND IN 2009 SHE WAS FRESHENED UP ONCE AGAIN! WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER NOW, YOU WILL SWEAR THAT SHE WAS JUST RESTORED YESTERDAY! THE 100% RUST-FREE BODY IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT ALL AROUND THE CAR AND THE FACTORY CORRECT TWO-TONE SHEFFIELD GRAY & BRAEBURN GREEN PAINT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! ALL OF THE CHROME AND STAINLESS IS BEAUTIFUL AS WELL! THE FACTORY EZ-EYE TINTED GLASS HAS A MINT GREEN TINT AND LOOKS AWESOME ON THIS CAR! THE SHOW-QUALITY UNDERCARRIAGE IS ALSO PAINTED SHEFFIELD GRAY AND IS FULLY DETAILED FROM FRONT TO BACK! WHEN YOU SLIDE INTO THE FACTORY CORRECT MINT GREEN INTERIOR, YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HOW ABSOLUTELY PERFECT EVERYTHING IS! IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE IT DID 54 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS BRAND NEW! ALL OF THE FACTORY GAUGES, LIGHTS, BLINKERS, ETC., WORK PERFECTLY! EVEN THE ORIGINAL A.M. RADIO FIRES RIGHT UP AND SOUNDS GREAT! AGAIN, THE INTERIOR IS FLAWLESS AND FEELS LIKE IT’S 1957 ALL OVER AGAIN! NOW, LETS GET TO THE HEART OF THE BEAST! POP OPEN THE HOOD AND YOU WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING 347 C.I. / 290 H.P. TRI-POWER ENGINE TUCKED NEATLY INSIDE THE DETAILED ENGINE BAY! THE ORIGINAL 347 C.I. / 290 H.P. TRI-POWER ENGINE IS LINKED TO THE ORIGINAL “DUAL RANGE” HYDRA-MATIC 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL 3.42 POSITRACTION REAR-END! SHE STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES, STEERS AND BRAKES BEAUTIFULLY WITH NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER! YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE POWER THESE 347 TRI-POWER ENGINES CRANK OUT AND THE THROATY SOUND IS AWESOME! SHE SITS ON HER ORIGINAL 14” STEEL WHEELS W/ POVERTY CAPS AND BRAND NEW B.F. GOODRICH 8.00 X 14 TIRES! THIS INCREDIBLE 1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO DRIVE AND I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT YOU WILL WIN A FIRST PLACE TROPHY AT ANY NATIONAL LEVEL CAR EVENT THAT YOU DECIDE TO ENTER! AGAIN, IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU FIND A 50’S ERA CLASSIC CAR WITH A RICH HISTORY AND SHOW CAR PROVENANCE LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL PONTIAC HAS! OF COURSE, ALL DOCUMENTS AND PAPERWORK WILL GO TO THE NEW OWNER! THIS 1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN TRI-POWER 2-DOOR POST IS AN INVESTMENT GRADE CLASSIC CAR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD AND WILL ONLY APPRECIATE IN VALUE AS THE YEARS GO BY! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GO WRONG INVESTING IN A CLASSIC CAR OF THIS STATURE! ENCLOSED SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE COAST TO COAST AT THE BUYERS EXPENSE!