Pontiac Super Chief

The Pontiac Super Chief was an upper mid size car built by the American maker Pontiac and offered in 1957 and 1958. In 1957 it replaced the Chieftain 870 Deluxe of the year before, while the standard Chieftain 860 continued as the Chieftain. It came as a two door hardtop coupe, four door sedans in standard and hardtop form and a five door estate, and its 5.7 litre V8 gave 238 to 274 bhp, 18 bhp more than the Chieftain engine, with about 64,500 built that year. For 1958 it rode on the long wheelbase of the Star Chief, was offered only as coupe and sedan, and gained twin headlights, a panoramic rear window and wider side stripes over the tail fins; its 6.1 litre V8 came from the Chieftain, and 27,130 were built. In autumn 1958 the 1959 Star Chief replaced it.