Nope, not a Chevy, it's a Canadian Pontiac.
As many of you know Canadian Pontiacs had more in common with Chevy's than they did with Pontiacs. They sat on a Chevy chassis and had Chevy engines. This particular car has an in line six but the 283 and 348 were also available.
Here's a picture of the car but it's mostly hidden by the 60 Pontiac.
Here's a picture from Aubrey's site of one that he restored a few years ago.
Right now we're waiting for one of Bob Walla's blocks to build a new engine for the 55. The engine that's in the 55 now will go into the Pontiac and the other Jim that's partners with me on the 55 will race the Bubbletop. No more lounging in the pits with a rum and Coke for him.
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We're thinking about keeping the car licensed for occasional street use as well.
The car was relatively cheap but it's relatively rough
so it's going to get a complete frame off overhaul. It's difficult to find body panels for these cars and chrome trim is also a problem so rather than replace damaged side trim we might remove it all together and go with the cleaner look that Pontiac used on their 62 Grand Prix's. (the 62 Grand Prix's weren't Bubbletops but the body was similar to the 61's) We haven't decided on a color yet but red looks pretty good.
We're flying to Winnipeg tomorrow and the plan is to drive this thing home. It's almost 1,300 miles so were going to bring some tools and spare parts.
As many of you know Canadian Pontiacs had more in common with Chevy's than they did with Pontiacs. They sat on a Chevy chassis and had Chevy engines. This particular car has an in line six but the 283 and 348 were also available.
Here's a picture of the car but it's mostly hidden by the 60 Pontiac.
Here's a picture from Aubrey's site of one that he restored a few years ago.
Right now we're waiting for one of Bob Walla's blocks to build a new engine for the 55. The engine that's in the 55 now will go into the Pontiac and the other Jim that's partners with me on the 55 will race the Bubbletop. No more lounging in the pits with a rum and Coke for him.
bang We're thinking about keeping the car licensed for occasional street use as well.
The car was relatively cheap but it's relatively rough
so it's going to get a complete frame off overhaul. It's difficult to find body panels for these cars and chrome trim is also a problem so rather than replace damaged side trim we might remove it all together and go with the cleaner look that Pontiac used on their 62 Grand Prix's. (the 62 Grand Prix's weren't Bubbletops but the body was similar to the 61's) We haven't decided on a color yet but red looks pretty good.
We're flying to Winnipeg tomorrow and the plan is to drive this thing home. It's almost 1,300 miles so were going to bring some tools and spare parts.
That is Canadian Rum right.....
. OK, I have a soft spot for the 1961 Chevy, but I also like the Poncho version from that year. You might remember I have an ongoing body off project with a 1961 Bonneville, which is the stretched version of what your car is. Looks like yours is the one that is comparable to the U.S. version of the Catalina or the Ventura. Not sure exactly what the Canadian counterparts are (Parsienne, etc.)
