53 Pontiac chassis

Hey guys, just curious if someone could clarify if a 53 Pontiac chassis is the same as an early 50's Chevy?Sorry if that's a dumb question.

 

Canadian '53's were a Chevy Chassis. The rest were their own breed.

Do you have a '53 Pontiac?

 

Yep if its a Canadian car its the same chassis.

 

I'm looking at buying a 51' style line and it comes with a rolling Pontiac chassis, so I was curious how easy of a body swap it would be, and since I live in Canada it's more than likely a canadian chassis.

 

American Pontiac's are way tougher, and a little bigger than the Chevy's. I don't know much about the Canadian ones. Just bring a tape measurer

 

Ya, car and chassis are in 2 different spots

 

All I can suggest is find out if the Pontiac is Canadian. If not, then the Chevy wont bolt on and some fabrication will be necessary.

 

If it's a 115" wheelbase, torque tube rear, top-hat style frame rails with K-shaped crossmember at the cowl, then it's more or less the same. 53-54 Chevy chassis differ somewhat from 49-52. Canadian Pontiacs can be pretty confusing because some years American style ones were imported and sold along side the Canadian made ones that were more or less a Chevy in drag.

 

Rustynewyorker is correct ,American Pontiacs could be ordered new from the Pontiac dealers..

 

I think the only American Pontiacs imported by GM were some straight eight models, and possibly certain performance models like GTO and Trans Am. Any others were privately imported.