Cruisin Classics
3575 Fisher Rd
Columbus, OH 43228
"$26,995
Cruisin Classics is pleased to present this gorgeous 1949 Pontiac Chieftain sedan coupe. 1949 was the inaugural year for the Chieftain and the first all-new car design to come from Pontiac in the post WWII years. This example that we have here today is dressed in a very high-quality respray of its original colors – a Sage Green body with a Wellington Green top, a beautiful color combination. Accenting the green is an abundance of mirror-finish chrome and brightwork that looks amazing in the light. Up front, you'll find a large rounded hood with five chrome bands running down the center culminating with a large Chief Pontiac head ornament with a red headband. Below, on the vertical face of the hood, is a bright Pontiac script badge. The chrome grille is a two-tiered affair with ""teeth"" on the bottom, a red Chief Pontiac badge at the center, and integrated turn signal lights. Under the grille is a wrap-around chrome bumper with guards in front and overriders at the sides. Mounted in the area between the grille and bumper are bright trimmed fog lights. The round headlights sport bright bezels and chrome eyelids. If you like the view up front, you're going to love it from the side! There is a sun visor above the chrome-framed split windshield dressed in Wellington Green with chrome. Brightwork continues with belt molding that starts at the windshield and circles the car just below the windows, serving as a dividing line between the colors. Adding more bling are a side molding spear, chrome rocker trim, rear gravel guards, fuel door trim, wiper arms, side mirror, and door handles. The front fenders are both adorned with ""Silver 8 Streak"" badges and well-fitting fender skirts that class up the rear quarters. The cherry on top of the side view are the black steel wheels with ""Pontiac"" hubcaps all wrapped in BF Goodrich Silvertown 4-ply wide white wall tires. Back at the rear of the car, the decklid emulates the hood with five chrome bands that lead down to a chrome plane-shaped trunk handle with a concealed keyhole. Below is a ""Pontiac"" script badge flanked by a star on each side. Just like the front end, there is a wrap-around bumper with overriders on the sides and guards near the center – but in the rear, an overrider connects the guards. Finishing off the rear are chrome-ringed round taillights and a flared chrome exhaust tip cover.
Lift the large hood to find an engine bay that you'll be happy to show off at any car show or cruise-in. The whole compartment is coated in gloss-black paint and at the center is a big blue 268ci ""Silver Streak"" inline 8-cylinder engine. To the left of the block is a 2-barrel carburetor topped off with a black oil-bath style air cleaner with correct decals. This Chieftain still runs on a six-volt electrical system, and steering is manual. The inline-8 is mated up to a 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission that shifts as it should. Stopping power is provided by 4-wheel manual drum brakes with a single reservoir. As you can see, this Pontiac is still very true to the way it rolled off the assembly line back in '49.
Open the driver's door and take a trip back to 1949! The trim tag on this Chieftain tells us that it was born with deluxe dark grey cloth seats and dark & light grey side/door panels – and that is what it looks like today. Luckily, the interior has been redone at some point in the recent past, and it looks fantastic. The door panels are a stylish mix of grey patterned fabric, flat grey fabric, grey vinyl, and bright trim – all in good condition. The front and rear bench seats are dressed in the same grey patterned cloth found on the doors. The seats are good-looking, comfortable, and have not noticeable demerits. We did note that there are neither front nor rear seat belts. Overhead is a tight light grey felt headliner and underfoot is grey pile carpet with matching carpeted mats. For the rear seat passengers, there are B-pillar grab-straps for entry and exit as well as horizontally-sliding rear windows – a cool feature. Ahead of the driver is a 3-spoke OEM steering wheel with bright horn ring (inop.) and a ""Pontiac"" centercap. The wheel frames an arching 100mph speedometer that's flanked by round gauges for battery, fuel, oil, and water (all of which seem to work except the water temp). Below the speedometer are controls for the heater and blower but they are inoperative. Under the dash to the right of the driver is a button that operates the horn. To the drivers left is a blue switch that lights up but doesn't seem to control anything. We suspect it is for the fog lights, but they do not work (neither do the front turn signals). At the top center of the two-tone grey painted dash is a switch for the wipers, but they're currently inoperative. To the left of that switch , mounted to the dashtop is a traffic light viewer – very popular on cars of this era. At the center of the dash is a speaker topped with chrome concentric circles with a clock at the center (inop.). Below is what appears to be the original ""Chieftain"" AM push-button radio (inop.). Ahead of the front passenger is a ""Pontiac 8"" badge and a glovebox that contains an owners manual. Around back in the fully carpeted trunk you'll find framed period Pontiac ads, another owners manual, a freshly painted black steel battery cover, a hood prop, a full matching spare with jack, and a fire extinguisher.
You will have to search long and hard for a '49 Chieftain that is as beautiful as this one – it looks like it belongs in a museum! It is impossible to take this car anywhere and not have people gather around it, it's just that nice! It does have some small items that could be attended to over time like the wipers and heater, but all of the hard and expensive elements of the restoration are already done and done well. Give our friendly staff a call today – don't let this chance to own this gorgeous Pontiac pass you by!
ENGINE
268ci ""Silver Streak"" Inline 8 Cylinder
2-Barrel Carburetor
Black Oil-Bath Style Air Cleaner with Correct Decals
Six-Volt Electrical System
Manual Steering
Clean Organized Engine Bay with Glossy Black Paint
TRANSMISSION
4-speed Hydra-Matic Automatic
BRAKES
4-Wheel Manual Drums
Single Reservoir
EXTERIOR
High-Quality Sage Green and Wellington Green Paint
Stunning Mirror-Finish Chrome and Brightwork
Sun Visor
Fender Skirts
Correct Badging in Excellent Condition
Black Steel Wheels with ""Pontiac"" Hubcaps
BF Goodrich Silvertown 4-Ply Wide White Wall Tires
Flared Chrome Exhaust Tip Cover
INTERIOR
Correct Two-Tone Grey Interior
Grey Cloth Bench Seats in Excellent Condition
Tight Felt Headliner
Nice Grey Pile Carpet with Carpeted Mats
B-Pillar Grab Straps
Sliding Rear Windows
Two-Tone Grey Metal Dash with Original Gauges
Traffic Light Viewer
Original AM Radio (Inop.)
Fully Carpeted Trunk
Owners Manual
Full Matching Spare with Jack
If you have any additional questions, please call one of our friendly sales staff. We will be glad to help in any way with questions on financing, shipping the vehicle, or perhaps an interest in our sell-your-car brokerage program. We've been in business since 1996 and have sold cars all over the world, and we insist on giving the best personal service in the industry.
The sale is subject to the following conditions and representations. This vehicle is being sold as-is, where-is, with no warranty in connection therewith. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowances or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect, or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle and to have satisfied oneself as to the condition and value based upon that judgment solely. The seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs, regardless of any oral statements about the vehicle.
Thank you from all of us at Cruisin Classics.
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| Year: | 1949 |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | chieftain |
| Mileage: | 4546 |
| Exterior Color: | Green |
| Interior Color: | Gray |
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| Body: | |
| Stock: | H25830 |
| Engine Size: | |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Vin: | P8RH25830 |
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Here at Cruisin Classics, we understand that you have many options when choosing where you purchase your classic, muscle or collector car and we would like to thank you for considering us.
Cruisin Classics has been buying and selling cars for many years.. The majority were your average daily drivers but our passion has always been in muscle cars and hot rods so in 1996, Cruisin Classics built a 56,000 sq.ft. showroom located in Columbus, OH that they still operate out of today. All of our vehicles are hand-picked and selected to ensure they fit our inventory. This facility is now arguably one of the best-stocked collections for sale in the US housing hundreds of unique automobiles all under one roof. We invite you to our facility! There is something for everybody when you come to visit.
After years of serving as central Ohio's premiere classic car dealer at Cruisin Classics Auto Sales, we saw an unfulfilled need that was not being met for our clients. We loved helping match our clients with the classic and American muscle cars of their dreams. But what about after the purchase? We recognized that our clients needed a trusted resource to continue to care for their classic vehicles. It did not sit well with us that our valued clients and their incredible vehicles were being outsourced to, sometimes several, third-party resources for maintenance and performance needs. We also wanted to help the many people that we had met over the years who already owned classic vehicles which were in need of restoration, upgrades, and maintenance. Too often, we were seeing vehicles with so much potential left sitting in garages under covers because their owners did not know who to turn to for such specialized work. It is our goal to offer our clients a truly comprehensive, seamless, and enjoyable classic car ownership experience, from purchase to maintenance to storage. Thus, Cruisin Classics Performance Center was born. We have cherry-picked the most talented, experienced, and passionate team of technicians to offer our clients a true one-stop-shop solution for any and all of their classic car needs. Our honest business model has lasted almost 25 years to date and Cruisin Classics has a worldwide reputation as one of the best in the business.
Outside of the shop, this business has afforded us the opportunity to be actively involved in our community and fulfill our goal of supporting several local and national organizations that hold a special place in our hearts. We are proud sponsors of the Kiwanis Club of Columbus, the Columbus USO, Honor Flight, Special Olympics, multiple car clubs, and much more.
In conclusion, 100% customer satisfaction is our main goal. Always has been.. always will be. We would like to invite anyone considering one of our vehicles to come to our beautiful facility to inspect the car in person or send somebody on your behalf.
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