| Pontiac Chieftain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1952 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe two-door Sedan | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Pontiac (General Motors) |
| Production | 1949–1958 |
| Assembly | (main plant) Pontiac, Michigan, United States (branch assembly) South Gate, California, United States Arlington, Texas, United States Wilmington, Delaware, United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States Kansas City, Kansas, United States Framingham, Massachusetts, United States Linden, New Jersey, United States[1] |
| Designer | Harley Earl |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | A-body |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | 3-speed synchromesh manual 4-speed Hydramatic automatic |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Pontiac Torpedo |
| Successor | Pontiac Catalina |
The Pontiac Chieftain is an automobile which was produced by Pontiac from 1949 to 1958. The 1949 Chieftain and Streamliner models were the first all new car designs to come from Pontiac in the post World War II years. Previous cars had been 1942 models with minor revisions.