1957 Pontiac Other

CHIEFTAIN 2 DOOR

347 V-8

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN 2 DOOR, 347 V-8, AUTOMATIC, AND TRI -POWER MANIFOLD!! ORIGINAL COLORS OF WHITE AND CORAL EXTERIOR. INTERIOR WAS UPGRADED TO BLACK AND CORAL. LONG STORY IN SHORT VERSION: DAD PASSED AWAY AND MOM DOES NOT WANT TO KEEP OR FINISH THE CAR. THE '57 WILL START, RUN, AND DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK. WE HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE CHIEFTAIN MORE THAN THAT. DAD HAD MANY VEHICLES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SOLD IT TO US AS AN ORIGINAL TRI-POWER CAR. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS RUNNING STANDARD CARB SET-UP. THE ORIGINAL CARBS WERE NOT REBUILDABLE. TWO DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL SHOPS LOOKED AT THEM AND SAID THE SAME THING. SO DAD SCRAPED THEM. JUST THE CARBS; WE HAVE THE TRI-POWER MANIFOLD!! AIR-BREATHER TOO. THE PONTIAC IS NOT FINISHED. THERE IS WORK STILL TO DO. INTERIOR: 1. HEADLINER 2. DOME LIGHT 3. REAR SHELF NEEDS RE-COVERED. (THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE REAR WINDSHEILD) EXTERIOR: OVERALL, THE PAINT IS GOOD. BUT THERE ARE SOME SMALL SPOTS HERE OR THERE THAT NEED TOUCHED UP. THE BODY HAD ALL THE RUST REPAIRED AND PAINT WORK DONE BY A LOCAL COMPANY MANY YEARS AGO. SOME WEATHER AND THE CHIEFTAIN SITTING IN STORAGE HAS CAUSED SOME FLAWS. THE '57 REALLY NEEDS A GOOD DETAIL. I AM NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH WITH A BUFFER TO DO A PAINT RENEW OR WAX SEALER STUFF. DAD SPENT THOUSANDS WITH A LOCAL COMPANY TO HAVE ALL THE CHROME DONE. NOW YEARS LATER, IT ALL STILL LOOKS GOOD EXCEPT A 2 INCH BY 2 INCH SPOT ON THE FRONT BUMPER IS PEELING. A PIECE OF CHROME (DRIVER SIDE, FRONT, NEXT TO THE HOOD) IS LOOSE. DANG FASTENER FELL OFF AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. GLASS IS GOOD. NO CRACKS OR BREAKS. DOOR HANDLES, WINDOW HANDLES, INTERIOR KNOBS ARE ALL GOOD. THE LIGHTS AND DASH WERE WORKING WHEN DAD BOUGHT THE CAR. THEN IT WENT TO THE BODY SHOP. NOW THEY DO NOT WORK. WHAT NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED IN, HOOKED UP, ADJUSTED, OR REPAIRED?? I DO NOT KNOW. FOR STORAGE PURPOSES AND DRIVING ONLY HERE IN THE DRIVEWAY / STREET, THE PONTIAC HAS JUNK TIRES AND WHEELS. YOU'LL WANT TO GET NEW TIRES AND WHEELS. MOTOR: STARTS, RUNS, AND DRIVES. IT RUNS ROUGH. I'M NO MECHANIC. DAD NEVER DID ANY TUNE-UP, CARB-CLEANING, AIR FILTER ETC. ANYTHING BEYOND THAT... I DO NOT KNOW. THE BRAKES, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION ALL SEEM FINE HERE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE '57 IS NOT LICENSED TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DROVE IT BOTH IN TOWN AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DAD WAS NOT BUILDING A TRAILER QUEEN. THIS '57 WAS GOING TO BE A DAILY DRIVER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DROVE IT OFTEN / FREQUENTLY. WITH SOME WORK, YOU TOO CAN HAVE A HECK OF A DRIVER! OR TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND YOU COULD HAVE ONE HECK OF A HOT ROD. THERE'S A LOT OF CAR HERE AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE PICTURES. MOM HAD THE CAR PROFESSIONALLY APPRAISED. THE PONTIAC IN IT'S CURRENT UNFINISHED CONDITION IS VALUED BETWEEN $14,000 AND $16,000. FURTHERMORE, HALF A DOZEN "CAR GUYS" HAVE ALL BACKED THIS VALUATION UP. AND ONE COLLECTOR ON THE EAST COAST SAID THE SAME NUMBERS WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT OUR APPRAISER SAID. SO... ALL OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED. MOM IS READY TO SELL! PLEASE, NO LOW BALL OFFERS. WE KNOW THE VALUE OF THE CAR. MOST OF YOU "CAR GUYS" KNOW THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WINTER IS FASTLY APPROACHING. NOW WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME TO BUY THIS CLASSIC AND HAVE IT READY FOR THE UPCOMING CAR SHOW SEASON. *** MILEAGE IS EXEMPT BY LAW. THIS 1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN WILL BE SOLD "AS-IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. *** I WILL INCLUDE ANY MANUALS, BOOKS, SPARE PARTS, ETC. DAD MAY HAVE IN THE GARAGE WITH THE CAR. NO, WE WILL NOT SELL THE TRI-POWER MANIFOLD SEPERATE SO PLEASE DON'T ASK. *** BUYERS OUTSIDE OF U.S WILL NEED TO PAY FOR ANY AND ALL BANKING FEES. U.S DOLLARS ONLY. *** WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH SHIPPING VEHICLES. I AM FLEXIBLE AND EASY GOING; WE EXPECT THE '57 TO BE PICKED UP WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *** THE PONTIAC MUST BE PAID FOR IN FULL AND FUNDS CLEARED BEFORE WE RELEASE THE CAR. *** I'LL BE HAPPY TO SET UP A TIME FOR YOU OR YOUR EXPERT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO HAVE THE CAR APPRAISED, IT WILL BE AT YOUR COST. NOW YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE ME AN OFFER I CAN'T REFUSE AND THIS AWESOME '57 COULD BE YOURS!!