Wagons had many phases of popularity, and the 1950s was definitely one of the biggest. Today I bring you the first car from the Retro Collection: a 1955 Pontiac Safari. This wagon looks like it has been on one too many safari adventures. It’s rusted inside and out. The tires, seats, and headliner all share the same characteristic: ripped and rotted. However, there is something about it that is just awesome.
Imagine
the exterior as is, but with a matte clear coat over it to seal in the
grunge? Now that would look awesome.
The
interior is pretty basic, but has that cool 50s jet-age look. I love the giant lever for controlling the
temperature. I can’t tell how many miles
were on it, as the odometer was pretty cloudy.
The floor is the worst part however.
There are so many holes in the bottom that the partially melted looking
gas pedal is falling through one of them.
The guys
at Retro gave me complete access to all the cars, but I couldn’t figure out how
to get the hood open. However, based on
the V8 badge, some research, and sticking the camera through the gaps in the
grill, this car probably has the 287 cubic inch V8 and makes somewhere between
180 and 200 horsepower. That’s laughable
by today’s standards with cars like the CTS-V Wagon, but this was 1955.
As for
1955, this was the first year of this car.
Only 3,760 were produced which made this the lowest produced Pontiac of
1955.
Regardless
of all that, I don’t think this car will be doing any more safari cruises, or
even just driving down some paved streets.
It looks like it will remain sitting here, Rotting in Style. (Until the guys at Retro make it awesome).
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3 comments:
That's not a Safari. It's the cheaper Chieftain two-door wagon. Note that it does not have the sliding "hardtop" window.
Correct, it also has the wrong tailgate and fins which is what gave it away for me.
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