Guest 50 Pontiac Chieftain Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I recently (this weekend) bought a 1950 Pontiac Chieftain. It has a straight 8 with the hydro-matic. I would like to keep the car as original as possible, however the previous owner has already converted it to 12v. They also did a paint job, but neglected to remove the tape after painting. I have all the trim/badges and the interior is good. Only needs the headliner replaced. Can someone help me with the following numbers? Style No- 50 2569DBody No- 13637Trim No- 71Paint No- 00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The 50 tells you the year, 25 tells you it has 6 cylinders (it would be 27 for an 8 cylinder), 69 tells you it is a 4 door sedan. I'm not sure but the D probably means it is a Chieftain Deluxe. Body number is sequential but my information does not say where they started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 00 should equal the color black, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 50 Pontiac Chieftain Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks for the help. I found the trim 71 is a grey wool interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The 50 tells you the year, 25 tells you it has 6 cylinders (it would be 27 for an 8 cylinder), 69 tells you it is a 4 door sedan. I'm not sure but the D probably means it is a Chieftain Deluxe. Body number is sequential but my information does not say where they started. You are correct, D = Deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PontiacEight Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Just to make a correction to the first reply. The 25 does not denote it was a 6 cylinder car. The 2569D shows it was a 4 door sedan deluxe. Both the sixes and eights used prefix 25 - the 69D indicates the body style. The engine size is not specified on the body tag. Only on the serial number. All cars from 1949-1953 used prefix 25, this continued through 1954, however the Star Chief's used prefix 28 staring in 1954. I have a 1951 and a 1952, both are 2569, one is a deluxe, the other is not. Both are factory straight eight cars. If you look at the second characater of your serial number (located on the drivers A pillar), that will tell you if it was a straight eight or straight six car (6 or 8), the 4th character S or H denotes if it was a manual or hydramatic transmission. Also, as pontiac1953 pointed out - 00 or "5000" indicates the car was black, and most likely came with Carteret red wheels from the factory. Dave Edited July 6, 2015 by PontiacEight (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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