Vehicle Description
Nut & Bolt Frame Off Restoration! Flawless Sun Beige Yellow & White
ExteriorRestored Gray & White Vinyl Interior370ci V8 Engine with
Automatic Transmission Three Rochester 2-Barrel CarburetorsRare
Lighted Hood Ornament & Sun Visor! Mint Condition Throughout! This
beautiful two-door 1956 Pontiac Chieftain 860 Special Wagon retains
its external styling cues but offers much more under the hood.
Noted in 1956 advertising as high style comes to low-priced wagons,
this scarce model has been treated to a nut-and-bolt frame-off
restoration that takes its 1950s packaging to new heights, thanks
to the addition of a Tri-Power-equipped 1958 Pontiac 370 CI
Strato-Streak engine mated to the Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic
transmission. The Chieftain was one of Pontiacs well-established
model names by this time, and the two-door version featuring a
station-wagon cab was part of the initial 1955 redesign of the
brands vehicle line. At that time, the top powerplant was the first
Pontiac V-8, displacing 287 CI. This example replaces that with
nearly an additional 100 CI in the 370 CI package, factory rated at
270 HP with its three Rochester 2-barrel carburetors now under
GTO-type chrome air cleaners. With the engine rumbling gently
through dual exhaust, the exterior is painted in a combination of
Sun Beige yellow and bright white, with premium chrome hood and
headlamp trim, the lighted hood ornament, three-quarter-length side
spears, Pontiac script lettering fore and aft, a full-width sun
visor and chrome door visors. Inside is a gray and white vinyl
six-passenger interior with a split front bench and fold-down rear
seat, the deluxe Electra-Matic AM radio, power steering, in-dash
clock and two-spoke steering wheel with full horn ring. This car
has power steering as well, and it also features classic full-size
wheel covers, wide whitewall tires, mild-relief bullet tips
designed into the front bumper guards, paired rear exhaust ports,
surf-motif glass-mounted decals and a drivers-side exterior mirror.
Offered with an assortment of manuals, books and brochures, this
wonder wagon presents a package of 1950s-era technology with
touches that will create interest beyond mere appreciation. Beyond
that, all two-door station wagons retain a special place in the
marketplace, and this example is pure Pontiac excitement.
