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The Pontiac Star Chief is an automobile model that was manufactured by Pontiac between 1954 and 1966. It was Pontiac's top trim package on the Pontiac Chieftain , with later generations built on longer wheelbases, and serving as the foundation platform for the Pontiac Bonneville .
The Pontiac Executive is an automobile model that was produced by Pontiac from 1967 to 1970. [1]The Executive name replaced Pontiac's long running mid-range Star Chief, beginning for 1966 when all Pontiacs in this range were named Star Chief Executive for this one year only, before the series became simply the Executive for 1967.
A light-up plastic Chief Pontiac hood ornament that illuminated with the headlights adorned the front end. [7] The Star Chief was added to the Pontiac line in 1954 and the Chieftain was moved down to entry level status. Both cars were built on the A-body shell, but the new Star Chief had an 11 in (279 mm) extension added to its frame.
Star Chief: 1954 1966 GM A platform ... Pontiac Strato-Chief (1955–1970, Canada) Pontiac Sunburst (1985–1989, rebadged Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu Gemini, Canada)
1956 Pontiac Star Chief Convertible in Glendale and Hialeah green two-tone 1956 Canadian Pontiac Pathfinder sedan delivery, 1,383 built, not available in the U.S. Completely new bodies and chassis were introduced for the 1955 model year and sales increased.
For 1957, the Star Chief Custom Safari declined in sales to 1,294 vehicles (1,894 Transcontinentals), again serving as the slowest-selling Pontiac; the model lost out to the Star Chief Bonneville as the most expensive model line. [13] In total, 9,094 examples of the A-body Safari were sold from 1955 to 1957. [10]
English: 1958 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari (2793SD), seen in the flea market area of the AACA Fall Meet, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 2009. Date 9 October 2009, 12:37
For 1959, Pontiac dropped the name "Chieftain" and "Super Chief" models for its junior-level series and renamed it "Catalina", while demoting the former top-line Star Chief to intermediate status eliminating the two door Star Chief Catalina, the only hardtop for the Star Chief was the four door hardtop and expanding the Bonneville nameplate to ...