http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/mystery-car-of-the-day/mystery-car-of-the-day-sep-04-2010-2731/ Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/mystery-car-of-the-day/mystery-car-of-the-day-sep-04-2010-2731/comment-page-1/#comment-284 JerryandMary Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:09:08 +0000 http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/?p=2731#comment-284 Holy cow! Talk about fasst! CorvairJim has already found Today's Mystery Car and the owner. Thanks! Can you find Today's Mystery Car and the owner? Holy cow! Talk about fasst! CorvairJim has already found Today’s Mystery Car and the owner. Thanks!
Can you find Today’s Mystery Car and the owner?

]]> http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/mystery-car-of-the-day/mystery-car-of-the-day-sep-04-2010-2731/comment-page-1/#comment-282 CorvairJim Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:06:33 +0000 http://www.motortopia.com/carblog/?p=2731#comment-282 This is an example of the ever-popular Chevy Nomad's lesser-known, higher-style cousin, a 1955 Pontiac Safari. They shared a basic underbody, including the iconic swept-pillar roof, but the other body panels were all Pontiac. It rides on a Pontiac chassis which is several inches longer than the Chevrolet frame; You can see the difference in length in the front fender dogleg. This was to allow room for the Pontiac straight-8 engine which, as I recall, was entering it's final year of production. This soon to be restored example is JackTaff's "Safari" This is an example of the ever-popular Chevy Nomad’s lesser-known, higher-style cousin, a 1955 Pontiac Safari. They shared a basic underbody, including the iconic swept-pillar roof, but the other body panels were all Pontiac. It rides on a Pontiac chassis which is several inches longer than the Chevrolet frame; You can see the difference in length in the front fender dogleg. This was to allow room for the Pontiac straight-8 engine which, as I recall, was entering it’s final year of production. This soon to be restored example is JackTaff’s “Safari”

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