Pontiac Chieftain

The Pontiac Chieftain is an automobile produced by Pontiac from 1949 to 1958. The 1949 Chieftain and Streamliner models were the first all-new car designs from Pontiac in the post World War II years, since earlier cars had been 1942 models with minor revisions. In 1949 the A-body Chieftain replaced the Pontiac Torpedo as Pontiac's smaller and lower priced model, although the newly redesigned B-bodied Streamliner was now very similar in dimensions, engines, trim levels and options. It was the first time since 1934 that all Pontiacs had the same wheelbase.