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49 Pontiac

Blackhole49

Blackhole49

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Location
White Lake MI
About 2 months ago, I posted some pictures of my 49 Pontiac that took me 25 years to redo. Here are some pictures of what it looked liked when I brought it home and worked on it the first year and some of the finished interior.
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25 years does a lot to a man. lol Great looking car. Seems early in life money has a lot of other places to be spent. As time goes on, a little more time and money to work on projects. The upholstery looks fantastic......gobble
 
Very nice, I like it. While some collectors might shun a four-door sedan, I think they are the most important part of automotive history since by far, most cars from those eras were those family rides. Did you do a lot of the restoration work yourself? When I was a kid, our neighbour Mr. Springsteel had one very similar. Have you redone the engine yet or was it in pretty decent shape? Post more photos whenever you want, Good stuff.
 
The restoration is superb. I would be afraid to drive something like that down the road for fear of getting it dinged after all the work you obviously put into it. For a restoration, the paint job is outstanding....looks like a new car.

My older sister dated her husband to be and early marriage when he had a 49 coupe, 3 on the tree, straight eight. Funny, after they were married and going to college, they traded it for a pretty well used Studebaker 4 door with a wimpy little straight 6. That wasn't much of a car but it got great mileage and never needed any repairs.
 
The only thing I didn't do war the bead blasting and paint which was done 25 years ago. If I were doing it today, I would still pay to have it blasted but would paint it myself. Here is a pictured of a Jeep I painted for my son in 2018.
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You do nice work '49 .... well done. The Jeep looks great .... a cousin to my '91 YJ which isn't quite as shiny as yours .... photo below. It's my tool hauler when I go to our club's farmsite, half of my tools are in there somewhere.
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That body style,(the Chevy version too) is one that looks better in the four door version than the two door.The whole two door-four door thing has been taking a different direction in the last 20 years or so.Folks are seeming to go for the cars they remember their parents and grandparents having.And,the modern day car nuts seem to be going for the little four doors.
 
(quoted from post at 06:58:57 07/25/22) Very nice, I like it. While some collectors might shun a four-door sedan, I think they are the most important part of automotive history since by far, most cars from those eras were those family rides.
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I agree. Everyone now wants the convertibles and 2-door hardtops, which is fine, but the 4-door sedans were by far more common.
I get Hemmings Classic Car magazine. They tend to showcase a lot of this type of car, and I think that's really neat, because most car publications want nothing to do with them.

This post was edited by Rich'sToys on 07/25/2022 at 05:44 am.
 
Missed the engine question. The car shows 62,000 miles and the od works. The straight 8 is a little tired but runs like a Swiss watch so it just had a tune up and carb. rebuild.
 
Keith .... there must have been two versions of the four-door sedans, most I remember were more of a notch-back style as opposed to Blackhole's more streamlined torpedo shape. I'm sure GM had a name for it ....
 
That is a beautiful car!

I can't imagine taking on a job like that. The mechanical stuff, no problem, but interior and body work, no way would I attempt that, especially black!

Now it's time to get full enjoyment out of it!
 
My first car was a '51 Chev. four-door deluxe. Same body style as that Pontiac. Mine had a damaged right rear door, so I swapped the damaged door for a good door from a four door sedan of the other body style. I think they called it 257? It was an exact fit.

Butch
 
You do great work. This pretty much explains your handle. Funny how little we change from say 18 or20 to 43-45. But I found out that the change in me from 35-60 has been remarkable, I hardly look like the same guy. While yes you have aged, 25 years will do that, you really dont look that much different. But oh my gosh, your car hardly looks like it could be the same car. Great work and dedication to completing your project.
 
Yes,you're right.I was thinking of that torpedo back style.That's what I always heard them referred to as,and still call them that today.It's really the only style GM I like from that era too.
 
On the interior upholstery do they have matches for the same as it was originally or do they just have what you show there. Just curious what options are available for vehicles. I've never had the patience for car restoration. No time for tractors either. So just fix them and use them.
 
My first car (age 12) was a 47 Pontiac 4 door with 239 CI flathead 6. All options except 8 cylinder and Hydramatic. Even had a wiper on the rear window.

I learned how to wrench on that car and (earlier)my go kart. Did a valve job on the Pontiac when I was 13. Took me about two weeks.

Is yours 6 or 8?
 
Is the biggest change in you or the car? I will go with the car.
It's nice to have something that a person can be proud of.
 
The Pontiac looks excellent. Nice work. I need new door panels like that for my 52 Merc as mine are pretty ragged. About fifty years ago I got to drive a 52 Pontiac (Canadian) coupe with powerglide and the flathead six. Also a very nice car.

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Interesting.

I was unawares that Pontiac used the Powerglide in Canada in the era.

Only the Hydramatic was used in the US until the 60s.
 
(quoted from post at 07:40:32 07/25/22) Interesting.

I was unawares that Pontiac used the Powerglide in Canada in the era.

Only the Hydramatic was used in the US until the 60s.
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Hydramatic or Powerglide were optional here in Canada. Our Pontiacs were mostly Chevrolet sheet metal with Pontiac drive trains in those days.
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Trivia: Back in the day, I owned a 1950 Lincoln sedan that had a GM Hydramatic transmission.
 
I bought the upholstery kit 25 years ago and was able to pick out what I wanted for material. Did the head liner and seats after it was painted back then along with painting the interior and reinstalling the dash. I painted all the interior window trim when I did the dash. It was amazing I could find all the parts after 25 years. Made the door panels a month ago.
 
My wife started calling the car the blackhole a couple of years after I got it. I guess it stuck. I must add, she really likes how it turned out.
 
Probably not it was in good original shape, I drove it daily, I forget if it was a straight 8 flat head like my Uncles ??

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Yes Sir, very nice work, so stand proud. My Dad's 1950 fastback developed a bad engine after ~7 years and having a wrecking yard and all the eqmt available, I put an Olds Rocket 88 engine in the old Pontiac and promptly rolled it in a farmer's field off a gravel road. Hitched a ride back , got the wrecker & tried to hide the car in the junkyard, but Mom caught me! Told her I was fine or I wouldn't be towing my own car. Those were from the days of real iron....it wasn't bent that badly.
 
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