Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 56Starchief

Location: East Brunswick, NJ

Vehicle Info

1956 Pontiac Starchief

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP239
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Ratings

    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

Login to rate

 

Last updated: Apr 21, 2009

Hits: 3,256

Dan’s Pontiac Starchief
“Empire”

  • Currently 3.4222222222222 /5 Stars.
10 guestbook comments

LATEST NEWS - APRIL 2009

The car is going to be released at the end of this month. Some pictures are below, with comparisons to the old (the new car is blue and is the left picture in each set). What do you think? It is almost complete, sans the chrome bar in the middle of the grille to return from chroming this week.

Thanks,
Dan

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

 

THE STORY

This is a vehicle that was bought by my great-grandfather new in 1956. It was built at Linden Assembly in New Jersey. It was garaged at my great-grandfathers house and largely unused between his death in 1969 and when I saved it in 2005. Some maintenance was performed by my grandfather on the vehicle in the early 1970's and mid 1980's. The following pages will tell the story of the vehicle since it was saved in 2005.

 

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

 

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

 

56Starchief's 1956 Pontiac Starchief

 

Guestbook

Displaying entries 1-5 of 10

buickboy92  

Posted by: buickboy92

08/30/2009 08:08PM

Wow, that is amazing! So much history in Your ride.

buddy67lincoln  

Posted by: buddy67lincoln

04/11/2008 07:01PM

wow! I like that blue roof. Neat story too, especially the fact that you were able to keep it in the family since new! I am looking at a 56 Star Chief coupe but cannot find any good online info or forums to talk about the cars. Know of any? Thanks a lot and take care and good luck with the car!

king1138  

Posted by: king1138

08/26/2006 08:45PM

nice looking starchief! my dad has a 56 chieftan two door that he has been slowly restoring, and i just love these cars. its really too bad that parts can be so hard to come by, because the pontiac looks far better than any other car of that era. keep up the good work!

Toyota03  

Posted by: Toyota03

06/10/2006 12:07PM

the older the ride gets, the more costly it is. Yes, you can get good money for that ride right now, but I would keep it for another 20 years... She's gorgeous. I am glad to see you showing your classic. trust me, I respect you for that. Check out my ride to see if you like it. If you like it and believe it deserves nominate for showoff, simply click the nominate link... If you don't like it, you are also welcomed to degrade the ride... Also, please check out my official website on my page to view more descripion of my ride and to learn more about the job I do. Thanks for your patience

Glenninns  

Posted by: Glenninns

03/02/2006 03:43PM

She's a beauty! Thanks for commenting on mine. You are indeed fortunate to have had family that passed the car down. Lets keep in touch as we restore them. I think we've already been bidding against each other on ebay!!

Show Older Comments

Post a comment

Bookmark this Ride

Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 56Starchief

Location: East Brunswick, NJ