58L-Y8 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 For Sale: 1933 Pontiac Chief 4 door Sedan, Straight 8 - $22,500 - Wilder, ID Classic Car - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org) 1933 Pontiac Chief 4 door Sedan, Straight 8 cylinder, odometer: 55000 Contact: no phone listed. Copy and paste in your email: 943d52baca113d77a1594e24db60cef5@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1933 Pontiac Chief 4 door Sedan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Were Pontiacs of that era known as Gangster cars? Tommie gun props and Fedora. I thought most drove Fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I find the tommy gun props cringe-worthy in any car. In the same league as those bumper dolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Good question. I would think Fords, Terraplane 8s, or big fast luxury cars (Cadillac etc.). I imagine maybe Franklins and Studebaker Special Sixes a few years earlier. I get the "gangster car" comments all the time in my 36 Pontiac. Kind of surprising to me, but I never say anything to spoil their fun. Pontiacs of that era had a reputation for being long lived but not very fast, so I think it is probably one of the last cars a gangster would be found in. Edited July 17, 2021 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Bumper dolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Beer Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Yeah, those props are just as bad as the same 3 people who park and sit together at every car show and complain constantly about wind blowing dust on their cars or what other people are doing they don't like 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 These things: The urge to start an impromptu soccer game with one of them is almost overwhelming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Totally agree, should be banned from car shows. The cars are stars, not this fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 My parents for years have thought it was cute to carry this stuffed gorilla around with them. It disappeared sometime after this picture was taken. Such a shame... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 The 1933-'34 Pontiacs are 223 ci straight eights, no major performance car. But the one major benefit is to own a car styled by none other than Frank Hershey, who joined GM Art & Color after Walter Murphy Coachbuilder closed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, GregLaR said: These things: Today I learned..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Harley Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Gangsters liked big and heavy sedans if possible, good for protection. Usually with a straight-8 or V-8 for power. Al Capone's favorite car was a Cadillac. Al also was the inventor of the drive bye shooting with a Chicago typewriter, i.e. Thompson Sub-Machine gun. Dillinger, Bonny & Clyde, etc. liked the V-8 Fords for their speed and availability for steeling. They also were not gangsters, but bank robbing/kidnapping/murdering outlaws.😒 Capt. Harley😉 Skirts are for women and not car fenders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Great looking Pontiac! As for the gimmicky stuff at car shows, I think most of that stuff is pretty silly, however at least someone is there with a car. If the tray of fake burgers on the window or the stuffed dog peeing on the tire makes them happy then so what. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Beautiful car! I love seeing 32-34 cars here and an 8 cylinder all the better. Take this to a show and guaranteed nobody’s ever seen one, right? Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 hours ago, GregLaR said: These things: The urge to start an impromptu soccer game with one of them is almost overwhelming.... Wife at any given show- "I just want to kick it as far away as I can. Those things are just plain creepy!" 😁 A standing joke for years! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 4 hours ago, TAKerry said: Great looking Pontiac! As for the gimmicky stuff at car shows, I think most of that stuff is pretty silly, however at least someone is there with a car. If the tray of fake burgers on the window or the stuffed dog peeing on the tire makes them happy then so what. Well if they are trying to recreate the past I admit I cannot remember ever seeing a kid leaning on a car bumper crying or whatever that one is doing but a dog peeing.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul from PA Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Purchased a similar 33 Pontiac this year and it too had a plastic 'Tommy Gun " with it. I prefer plastic "blondes" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Now THAT'S creepy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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