Canadian 57 Pontiac

azmusclecar on Nov 8, 2015 said:

Anything different between the Canadian and the USA version back then?

longstroke on Nov 8, 2015 said:

Canadian Pontiac's were based on Chevrolet's. My 57 Pontiac is a 57 Chev in disguise. The drive train, chassis, front and rear suspension and much of the body is Chevrolet. These cars were built in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on the same assembly lines as the Chevrolet General Motors Canada.

longstroke on Nov 8, 2015 said:

My dad owned a car such as this one from 1959 to 1970. I grew up with it and have many fond memories of my dads 57 Pontiac. These old photos are of our family 57 Pontiac and not my 57. I show the car in memory of my dad Anthony (1927-1993). Cheers. George

Anonymous on Sep 8, 2017 said:

Sorry about your dad. I have on Pontiac like yours in Portugal, a 261 engine. I just love it.

azmusclecar on Nov 9, 2015 said:

I can't think of any better reason for displaying this car. I'm sure your dad was proud of his car. Thanks for the added info.

ghpcnm on Nov 11, 2015 said:

I noticed your dad's car did not have the bullets in the front bumper and your car has them. Were they a factory option or aftermarket ?

longstroke on Nov 11, 2015 said:

My dad had put the rubber 57 Chev bullet tips on his 57 Pontiac. On my 57 i put the 57 Chev custom bullet tips. Nether one of these bumper tips were ever offered on the 57 Pontiac originally. I could not help myself, i had to have these on because they look like they belong there. Cheers. George

Anonymous on Jan 1, 2016 said:

Hi George - - -I put the rubber ones n my 57 Laurentian 2dr HT - - - owned that car for 40 years.

ghpcnm on Nov 11, 2015 said:

I agree...They look perfect.

Anonymous on Nov 18, 2015 said:

I was lucky enuf to have owned a '57 Star Chief convertible. The car was black with a white top. Mine was the V8 with a pink and gray vinyl interior. Before you laff too much.....the girls loved it. After I put the continental kit on it, it looked like it was 20 feet long. I really do miss it.

longstroke on Nov 18, 2015 said:

Are there any other Canadian Pontiac's out there and thank you everyone for the kind comments. Cheers. George

Anonymous on Jan 29, 2016 said:

I remember a road trip to Canada with our new 57 Pontiac. When we stopped for fuel the attendants wanted to know what engine we had. Their boss' new Pontiac had a 283 Chevy engine with Pontiac valve covers.

Anonymous on Feb 25, 2016 said:

These 283 Pontiac script valve covers for the 1957 are very hard to find today.

longstroke on May 16, 2017 said:

I had forgot that i had posted my 57 on here and posted it again under a different title elsewhere. I hope that is ok. Cheers. George

57timemachine on Sep 24, 2019 said:

I really appreciate all the thumbs up on my pride. Thank you and cheers.

Mario on Oct 29, 2020 said:

Beautiful 57 Pontiac George. My first car was a 59 Pontiac Catalina convertible that I bought in 1965 for $850. A lot of money back then. I loved the ride on it. Regards, Mario