The driver is Jack Corley out of Oregon who, btw, is still a well known dealer in vintage race/hot rod parts in the PNW.
Shelby, Maserati 250f, 1958. One of Shelby’s rare GP entries. Seattle Speedbowl 1936 NASCAR on dirt 1957 22 Fireball Roberts
Pontiac made 12 1963 Super Duty Tempest Le Mans. 11 raced on drag stripes while the 12th was setup to run NASCAR.
Clear plastic top… 1961 Olds 88 styling and engineering concept. Promo photo of Thunderbird Note cracked windshield 1963 Pontiac Acadian Beaumont Sport Deluxe Convertible
hey 31Dodger, thanks for the links, wow, i often wondered that nobody started a replica of this one[/QUOTE] Anybody reproducing any hard to find parts private or commercial my hats off to them for helping us have access to these items.
Thanks Loudbang For those of you wondering why you've never seen a Pontiac Acadian, it's cuz it's Canadian. Pontiac dealers in Canada had Chevrolets slightly (or more) altered n badged as Pontiac. In the fifties a Canadian Pontiac looked like the U.S. version but was shorter and on a Chevrolet chassis with a Chev drivetrain, usually a six cylinder. Funny to see a big 59 Pontiac convertible with a 6. Ford dealers also had a Mercury badged as Ford while Mercury dealers had a Ford with a Mercury badge. Canada was a great place to buy a Mercury truck, a M100 or bigger. You could buy a Dodge truck badged as a Fargo there too. Vehicles looked current with U.S. style, unlike Australian vehicles which lagged a few years behind, i.e. a 59 looked like U.S. 56. And of course Utes (utility vehicles like El Camino/Ranchero decades before U,S.) All makes for some interesting collector vehicles. Too bad there were so few and in Canada salt on roads rusted so many away. 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
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