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Any info about 1958 Safari Pontiac 2 dr. wagons.

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Welcome to the site!!!!    Where is East Passage?

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I have at last found the data that I was sent years ago by GM of Canada, and which they may have "lost" by now:

MODEL
DEL RAY SERIES
1141 4 LHD
1149 8 LHD
1149 DOM (Diplomatic sales, a seperate model!) 1 RHD
1193 (4-door Yeoman Wagon) 2 LHD
1171 SEDAN DELIVERY 1 LHD

BISCAYNE SERIES
1541 1 LHD
1549 20 LHD 58 RHD
1549 DOM 4 RHD
1593 (4-door Brookwood wagon) 2 LHD 5 RHD

1649 2 LHD
1693 (4-door Brookwood wagon) 2 LHD

BEL AIR SERIES
1739 16 LHD
1747 (Impala Sport Coupe) 2 LHD
1749 30 LHD 235 RHD
1749 DOM 1 RHD
1767 (Impala Convertible) 1 LHD
1793 (Nomad Wagon) 2 LHD


1839 8 LHD
1847 4 LHD
1849 6 LHD 35 RHD
1867 7 LHD

ALL 6-CYLINDER: 89 LHD; 304 RHD
ALL V-8: 29 LHD; 35 RHD

CKD (all RHD) for assembly
1549X4 (Biscayne 4door Sedan) for AUSTRALIA 1,152
1693X9 (V-8 Brookwood Wagon) for SOUTH AFRICA 504
1849X5 (V-8 Bel Air 4-door Sedan) for NEW ZEALAND 384

TOTAL 2,040

ALL LHD CHEVROLET 118
ALL RHD CHEVROLET 2,379

To these must be added Tarrytown, NY LHD and RHD exports.


Note that the Sedan Delivery was included in the Del Ray series and in the next posting the equivalent Pontiac Safari SD was in the Pathfinder series.

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 April 1957) decided that all Divisions would use the corporate 'B' Body, all based on the Buick roofline and front doors, save that Cadillac were allowed a different roof line and a re-strike of the doors.
  Thus, the '58 bodies were relegated to a one-year only lifetime - unique in the history of GM.

Having said that, Pontiac Engineering came up almost by accident with the widening of their 59 "B" Body with a widened track. This cost a great deal of money to achieve in re-engineering, but it had the side effect of improving the cars handling. The marketing men then stepped in and "Wide Track" was born! 
 
The Canadian Pontiacs also used the Chevrolet shell adapted to look like the U.S. Pontiacs, but because Chevrolet running gear was used, the Wide Track style body sat on the narrower Chevrolet frame which looked rather odd! This until 1969 when Canadian Pontiacs went over to using the wider Chevrolet Wagon frames.

The net result of all these machinations, therefore, was that the '58 Chevrolets and Canadian Pontiacs used the 'A' body for one year only and the Impala (and Caprice 1965 on) used the 'B' body until the end of Canadian productions (November 1984) and US production (August 1985?)



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Thanks for the reply
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
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Can you post pictures?

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I recently purchased a 58 Pontiac Safari 2 dr. and can't seem to find any info as to how many were made and or still registered.

Thaks again

Kallie

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Welcome aboard my guess would be very few made and a whole lot less around any more. There were only 1632 57 4d wagons built and your number will be a lot less then that. I have only heard of 6 57 4D wagons3 were parts cars not to much left 1 in the US 1 in Ont and mine. If you send for your GM vintage docs they will tell you how may were made.
http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/shopping/parts/vintage

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This thread contains the 1958 Canadian Pontiac showroom brochure, including a 2-door Pathfinder wagon.

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=118110&p=3&topicID=31007533


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This would have to be rare now.

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If I'm reading this right? only one Delray Sedan delivery built??? If so I know where it is, sitting in auto wreckers near me [ last summer] ROTTED BADLY I thought there would have been more built, or I;m reading figure wrong??

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If its true there is only one made it needs to be saved no matter how rotten it is. If you know where it is and don't want the under taking PM me and I will go get it.

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Vern, I'll drop in next time by there & see if it's still there & if they will sell it. It was "really" tough when I saw it last yr. I've already got a project [52 torpedo back] & the 58 is "too far gone"  IMO   I wouldn't take it on!!!!   Pete

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Kallie wrote:

I recently purchased a 58 Pontiac Safari 2 dr. and can't seem to find any info as to how many were made and or still registered. Thaks again Kallie

Welcome from Ingersoll Ont. I know Eastern Passage area as my mom lives in Cole Harbour and i did live in Lwr. Sackville. That is a rare car, did it belong to a delivery company in Halifax at one time?                                                 

 



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The figure for SDs was for export only...the original data posted by me is here:
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/172448/

and for model availability, here's from my own website:
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/chevytalk/GMhistory/1958MODELNUMBERS.html


I understand that there were in fact 943 Chevrolet 1958 Sedan Deliveries plus the 449 Pontiac Safari SDs.





-- Edited by Oracle on Friday 8th of January 2010 02:48:21 AM

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Pontiac Sedan Deliveries were Pathfinders, not Safari's.

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I am still looking for a 'solid' 1958 Pontiac station wagon for restoration.  I would appreciate any help.

 

Thanks,

 

Allan

 

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Member hasn't posted since 2011... wonder what happened with the car?



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Member hasn't posted since 2011... wonder what happened with the car?

 Make that Jan 2010. Said he's [or her] had purchased one????  Thats a hard yr/ to find a good one of any model let alone a wagon!!!  1 yr. only & it seems not many survived. I remember looking at a 58 2 dr. post before I bought the 52 & it was a tough,tough car, floors were gone,as well as trunk, & it was all apart to boot.  Think a member here bought it but don't know what progress is being made or if he's still on here?? Car was cream & bronze or brown.



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I am looking for a tail light assembly for a '58 pontiac wagon ( four door ) and the chrome trim pieces along the side of the body. An help would be appreciated.

Allan Jack
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Halifax NS, Still looking for a hood for my 58 Cdn. Pontiac.

 

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SEEN ONE FOR SALE IN BARRIE SWAP MEET ON FRIDAY   FIRST ROW  IN 2 DR WAGON



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