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How many Pontiacs like yours were made?

      I have been told that a fire unfortunately destroyed some records that would have told us just how many of each body style were produced. The information that I have found can only tell us how many of each series and year were produced. A fellow Nat'l Woodie Club member told me that had read there were only about 800 to 1000 of the wooden bodied models made each year but I couldn't get any more accurate figures than that. One can only guess how rare or common a particular model was. The ones that remain can give us a clue, only as to which ones were popular for restoration or which ones survived.

     Below are the numbers I was able to find in the " Standard Catalog of American Cars".
Special Thanks to Ted Cram for sending along the numbers for the 42 models.
To get the breakdown for each plant go to the  Place_of_manufacture page.
1942
Torpedo Sixes (25 series)
29,886
Streamliner Sixes (26 series)
 *12,742
Six Cyl. Total
 42,628
Torpedo Eights (27 series)
14,421
Streamliner Eights (28 series)
**26,506
Eight Cyl. Total
40,927
Torpedo Series Total
44,307
Streamliner Series Total
39,248
Model Year Total
83,555
* Includes 2,458 Chieftains   ** Includes 11,041 Chieftains
1946
Torpedo Sixes (25 series) 26,636 Streamliner Sixes (26 series) 43,430 Six Cyl. Total 70,066
Torpedo Eights (27 series) 18,273 Streamliner Eights (28 series) 49,301 Eight Cyl. Total 67,574
Torpedo Series Total 44,909 Streamliner Series Total 92,731 Model Year Total 137,640
1947
Torpedo Sixes (25 series)   67,125 Streamliner Sixes (26 series)   42,336 Six Cyl. Total 119,461
Torpedo Eights (27 series)   34,815 Streamliner Eights (28 series)   86,324 Eight Cyl. Total 121,139
Torpedo Series Total 101,940 Streamliner Series Total 128,660 Model Year Total 230,600
1948
Torpedo Sixes (25 series) 49,262 Streamliner Sixes (26 series) 37,742 Six Cyl. Total
87,004
25 series w/Hydramatic 25,325 26 series w/Hydramatic 23,858 Six Cyl. w/Hyd. Total
49,138
Torpedo Eights (27 series) 35,360 Streamliner Eights (28 series) 123,115 Eight Cyl. Total 158,475
27 series w/Hydramatic 24,294 28 series w/Hydramatic 98,469 Eight Cyl.w/Hyd.Total 122,763
Torpedo Series Total 84,622 Streamliner Series Total 160,857 Model Year Total 245,479
   In 1948, the first year it was offered, 73% of all Pontiacs came equipped with the $185 optional Hydramatic Transmission.