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Rare 1942 Pontiac Torpedo at Country Classic Cars
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2018
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We thought you might like a look at this very rare 1942 Pontiac Torpedo. This car was frame-off restored about 8 years ago and has been well-maintained ever since. It's powered by a straight six, backed by a manual transmission and features a very streamlined fastback body style. We hope you find it interesting, thanks for taking a look!
This is the 1st time I've ever seen one. Pontiac is my favorite brand. A lot of nostalgia for me. I mean this when I say, Thank you so much for taking the time to put this video together.
I'm glad you like it, thank you for watching!
Pontiac is my fav too
The video reminds me of Sunday drives with my dad when we'd be the only car on the road. Very peaceful times.
Glad it brought back some good memories. Thanks for watching!
@@koioo2 The rear wiper had to be a rare sight in the early 40's. Thanks for taking a look Alberto!
Some 1942 cars came without their chrome bright work, because chrome was rationed. Some 1942 cars also came with special covers for headlights to make them harder to spot from the air.
I have always loved the hood ornaments on these Pontiacs.
Me too, it's definitely one of the best features. Thanks for taking a look!
Those good orbs were lighted on some of the Pontiacs don't know when they started that my uncle had a 48 with a lighted hood orn
That's hood orbs my error
Fantastic car....mostly orginal! And a 1942! very rare indeed. Thanks for posting Jeff!
This body style was also know as a sedanette.
Thanks for taking a look Gerry, I'm glad you like it!
Wow, never have seen a rear wiper on cars that age!
Beautiful.
A torpedo back in the forties, a fastback in the sixties.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate it!
I have seen a couple of 42 Fords in my life, at least ones that I recognized and remember. Thanks for bringing us this, it is a great looking car and cheaper than the body work can be done to restore a car.
The 42's are definitely few, and far between. I'm glad you like it, thanks for taking a look!
Just found out about these cars after I did research trying to find out what the remains of a car that is in the woods by my house. Turns out it’s was once one of these! Very beautiful car and if I didn’t have kids in college, I might drive out to Staunton and pick it up as I’m just over the river in St. Louis!! Thanks for posting!
Great car Jeff, bargain classic you can enjoy
Thanks Sam, it is a lot of car for the money.
My late father bought his first car a 1950 Pontiac Chieftain. Lemon yellow below the window and dark green above. He bought it from the original owner.From 1942 till 1949 the radiator grill changed very little.
Always a fan of the Pontiac Torpedo, and this is exceptional! :) Jack
A beautiful and irreplaceable piece of Americana, thanks for sharing Jeff.
Thanks for watching my friend!
Very impressive car with the great profile of Chief Pontiac on the hood ornament, that's classic. It has lots of style, with a flat head 6 engine and 3 on the tree, I like it
Thats a great price for such a rare car.
It does seem very reasonable for what it is. Thanks for watching!
Awesome Car!! That sunset couldn't have been better for that video!! Well done Mate!!☺
Thanks EJ, I was pretty fortunate with that sunset. I appreciate you taking a look my friend!
Wow! a rare one there. Love that front end on the '42. The GM Aerosedans are one of my all time favorite cars. I'll take any one. The crowning touch on these are skirts and Fulton visors to complete the streamline look. Simply art on wheels.
Super cool classic.
Wow. That's a stunning vehicle. Very nicely filmed!
I'm glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
Wow!!!! You can’t even look at that Pontiac for 17K today… I wish I would’ve seen your video 4 years ago.
A real work of art exterior as well as interior.
Chief pontiac would be proud of this beautyfull car 🤟 love it thanks jeff and Jordan for this 😊 😊 video
Not very many '42 civilian vehicles of any marque were produced, for obvious reasons commencing in December of '41. Very cool, always a treat to see a 1942 anything. Thanks for posting.
Beautiful
Never seen one before this one The trim on the hood reminds me of an Oldsmobile
The Olds and Pontiacs did have a lot of similarities. Thanks for taking a look Jim!
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I’m an Oldsmobile man, but this 42 Pontiac is much better looking than the 42 Olds.
My first car was a 49 Buick Roadmaster torpedo, fastback, or sedanette as it was called.
Nice.. never even knew about this model. This would be great with a old Caddy V-8 under the hood. Great buy for someone, Thanks Jeff, Paint looks great too !!
Thanks for taking a look my friend, I appreciate it!
They even had wiper on the back window so cool.
Wow. Love that thing!
Glad you like it, thanks for taking a look man!
excellent video. nice car great edit.
Thank you, I appreciate you watching!
Very nice Pontiac Torpedo!
That is a Masive looking Car 😊
Lovely car.
Glad you like it, thanks for taking a look!
Great job ❤😂😅.
😎👌🏽👍🏽👌🏽👍🏽WOW 1942💞 Wow what a beautiful Pontiac very rare 42 It's probably gone by now👌🏽👍🏽👌🏽👍🏽
Pontiac, nine years without your models, projects, concepts, life style....
It's really sad that Pontiac went away. It's hard to believe it really happened.
If I went to the trouble, time and expense to do a frame off restoration, like on this car, I know that I would have spent at least a little more money and painted the engine!
Gorgeous
Wow! In 1942 were'nt they making tanks?
stunning. how much does that cost now?
Just think these could have been the last American cars ever if ww2 was lost by the allies
Is it for sale?
Wow / Nice find. What Interstate are you off of? / Two tone cars with a nice hood ornament with the split windshield make for a classic ride. Cool 😎 • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂
It's along Interstate 55, that runs up to Springfield, IL.
Nice car at a great price! Too bad the steering wheel wasn't restored.
I saw an original abandoned one in the morning edit: in Puerto Rico
Any 1942 model car is collectible, due to the abbreviated production run caused by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Less than a month after the Japanese attack, the federal government’s Office of Production Management froze car-making. OPM’s officials also froze the sale and delivery of cars-except for individuals who had signed a contract, to buy a car, before January 1, 1942.
If a person had such a signed contract, the local rationing board could issue a permit allowing the buyer to secure the car’s delivery. Every American car manufacturer had to end car production by the 22nd of February, 1942. All cars and light trucks which hadn’t been sold by that cutoff date-around 520,000 of them-became part of a new stockpile. While the war lasted, those stockpiled vehicles could be sold to “essential drivers” via a system of rationed sales.
Of the handful of passenger cars manufactured in January and February 1942, many used painted rather than plated exterior trim, as chromium was declared a strategic material. Extremely rare today, these vehicles are known as blackout or victory models. Here are the dates when various manufacturers stopped building '42 models:
January 24th - Willys Overland
January 29th - Dodge
January 31st - Lincoln, Chrysler & Studebaker
February 3rd - Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Hudson & Nash.
February 6th - Chevrolet
February 9th - Ford & Packard
February 10th - Pontiac
If only I were rich!!!WOW!!!❤❤❤😂
My Great Uncle had one like that My Uncle Al My Dads Uncle his was green
Красава!!
This car is 79 years old
That's pretty amazing when you think about it. And it still looks this good.
for sale?
is it for sale?
Why don't they make so beautiful cars like this anymore? I'm sick of new cars, they're ugly, uninventive design.
About as rare as they get.
Anyone here after watching Lucifer S5 E4 ?
Just posted a 48 torpedo video not sure if I should get her or not check it out on my channel and tell me what you think
Jordan fix this car and you have a New podracer