58 Laurentian Sedan. 30000 miles. Zorra, Ontario

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58 Laurentian Sedan. 30000 miles. Zorra, Ontario

OURWAGON · Guru

THE CAR LOOKS PRETTY GOOD,

SO WHY PULL THE ENGINE AND TRANS TO SELL IT ??

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

OURWAGON wrote:
THE CAR LOOKS PRETTY GOOD,
SO WHY PULL THE ENGINE AND TRANS TO SELL IT ??

My exact thought too.

cdnpont · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

That would be a hard car to part with. But I guess things do change.

65Camino · Uber Guru

Prices seem out of whack.
Even has the choke tube from the exhaust.
What would they do with the pulled motor ?

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

65Camino wrote:
What would they do with the pulled motor ?

Base for a coffee table?

67Poncho · Uber Guru

Car looks ok but seeing all the bright work is now not so bright and terribly pitted, I could only imagine what the underside of this car look like.... and yes, why pull the powertrain? Because of the newly painted water pump? Dunno...

I still kick myself in the royal duff for not pulling the trigger on this one back in April... $13,000 and the powertrain came with it..... (My oh my oh my....)

see2xu · Addicted!

The one you missed looks funny - seems to have Laurentian trim and two-tone paint, with Strato Chief badging? My brother came home in one, a navy blue '58 with the 261 and three-on-the-tree, rubber floor mats and industrial-grade seat upholstery. Still have some old pics of it in a storage locker, not far from BJburnout; it definitely lacked the side trim shown in the ad.

***Correction - just found a '58 brochure online. Dad's car had to have been a Pathfinder. Strato Chief dropped to the bottom of the batting order later.***

-- Edited by see2xu on Monday 22nd of November 2021 10:08:02 AM

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Nice example. Would love to have something like that in my driveway. I agree that the suggestion of selling the car without drivetrain seems a little ridiculous.

Couldn't help but notice the Canadian Tire rubber on it - by the look of it, these tires must be close to 50 years old?

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Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Those tires could very well be the second set the car ever had.

LeeRoy · Guru

65Camino wrote:
Prices seem out of whack.
Even has the choke tube from the exhaust.
What would they do with the pulled motor ?

Pretty strong asking price for a less than perfect 4 door? Trans leaks, a lot of the chrome needs to be redone and those tires would likely fail inspection. I thinking $10K tops? Less if shipping a greater distance. Its a great survivor, too bad its not a 2 dr post car.