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  1. On 11/30/2023 at 6:37 PM, PONTIAC1953 said:

    your 1948 Pontiac, is a Streamliner Eight Deluxe Sedan, the Silver Streak emblem is not part of the car's name, that emblem is the name of the engine, and the long waterfall trim on the hood and trunk lid. Interesting thing is the assembly plant mistakenly stamped the body style code 2609 which is for a Streamliner Six Sedan.

     

     

    In 1948 the 8 cylinder engine and hydramatic transmission were such a popular combination that some cars that were slated to have the automatic with a six cylinder were changed on the assembly line.  There’s a somewhat crude secondary plate under the main one indicating that.  The Pontiac club ran an interesting article about it a few years back.

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  2. 36 minutes ago, m-mman said:

    1950 - Straight 8

    1951 - Hemi V-8 

    The cars are basically identical.  I always wondered . . . . 

    How many 1950 buyers said "Darn I wish I waited for the new motor!"   

    How many 1951 buyers said "I sure wish this car had the old reliable flathead!" 

     

    Did the new V-8 have any teething problems?  Being all new, I would think think there were some issues. 


    My suspicion is that the 1951 buyer would have been satisfied:

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    https://www.mopardiy.com/the-history-of-chryslers-original-hemi-engine/

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