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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose
Ramon Lowe's '58 Pontiac...
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That body looks like a Star Chief sedan. Longer wheelbase than the cheaper base models. Similar to a top of the line Bonneville....
They made a bunch of different body styles. Hardtops, sedans, convertibles and wagons....
and with the over the counter stuff a lot of different engine combos..
338 hp would have been with an over the counter McKellar solid lifter cam.
Can't recall whether that was with a Tri-Power or a Rochester Fuel Injection unit.
Trans was a 4 speed hydro but they had a reputation for breaking and I broke mine....
I Loved those cars.
I had a 58 Chieftain.....was my first nice car and it had fresh laquer paint. White with a blue cove and roof......370 cubes 2 barrel hydramatic.
I did the heads...added a 4 barrel (AFB).....borrowed a 4.56 gear form Craig Muller and had a hokey exhaust with cutouts...Craig also did my trans and it shifted very hard....too hard.
Drove it to the track and ran high14's a few times around 1966.
I loved that car and unfortunately it ended up as scrap.....