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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.