Used Pontiac Chieftain for Sale near Peoria, IL

great old family car i paid $175 for the car put new plugs wires points droped the tank and cleaned it new fuel pump put the tank back up did the brakes lights. got some starter fluid sprayed it once and this old beast started up and purred went for a drive shifted wonderfully 3 on the tree original tires oil bath air filter

I love everything about this car. The originality of what it feels like back in the 50's to actually drive and experience the true feeling of one of these. Mechanically sound and reliable. All original with a complete flat head straight eight engine and 6 volt system with push button start.

Our family car when I was born. Sold it and bought a new 1955 Pontiac when I was 1, so I have zero memories of it other than this picture. They want a minimum of 40 words before they'll let me post so here is some more fluff.

It never was drivable as it had no drive train. I never saw another 1951 but a guy stopped by once that had a 1953 Pontiac delivery. Which I didn't have so much going on at the time with family commitments or i may have got it on the road.

I love this car. The quality is amazing, it always starts and works anytime of year and it's 60 years old. It performs the way a car this old should perform, gets average gas mileage for the time, but this is a car for the weekends, and it's fun to drive because you can't go a block with about making someone smile and wave.