- Seller: Jeff D (Contact)
- Location: Albany, Oregon
- Mileage: 37,600 Shown
- Chassis #: P857H443902
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 347 cui V8
- Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic
Pontiac produced some of the most distinctive American automobiles of the 1950s, and this 1957 Star Chief combines its dramatic styling with enough comfort equipment to make it an appealing family cruiser. Restored in 2013 and showing 37,600 miles, this four-door sedan is located in Albany, Oregon, and is offered as a Barn Finds Exclusive with a clean title and an asking price of $16,800.
Finished in metallic green, the Pontiac has the generous chrome trim, hood ornament, broad grille, and pronounced rear fins expected from a premium late-1950s automobile. The photos show an attractive driver-quality presentation with straight panels, bright exterior trim, and wide whitewall tires that were reportedly installed fewer than 1,000 miles ago.
Power comes from Pontiac’s 347 cubic-inch V8, paired with a four-speed automatic transmission. The seller provides few mechanical details beyond the drivetrain specification, but the engine compartment appears clean and orderly in the gallery. Power steering and power brakes should make this Star Chief far easier to maneuver and enjoy, whether it’s your Sunday cruiser or daily driver.
The interior is trimmed in complementary green upholstery and appears to have benefited considerably from the 2013 restoration. The seats, carpeting, door panels, and headliner present well in the photos, while green-tinted glass adds to the period appearance. This Pontiac is unusually well equipped with power windows, a power six-way front seat, an electric clock, courtesy lighting, and a trunk light.
Speaking of the trunk, it also presents neatly and retains a full-size spare. With four doors, comfortable seating, V8 power, and a generous list of convenience features, this Star Chief could serve equally well as a local show car, weekend cruiser, or comfortable classic for family outings.
Four-door sedans are often overlooked in favor of hardtops and convertibles, but that can make them an excellent way into classic car ownership without paying top-tier prices. This 1957 Pontiac Star Chief appears ready to provide plenty of vintage style and relaxed cruising for its next owner. The question is, will you be the one to hit the road in it?
Beautiful poncho. I miss my Chieftain Catalina.
Beautiful. If I had the $17,000, Id buy it
If it’s in the writeup I missed it. Is this an original color? I say yes, my wife who had relatives employed at Pontiac says no. Anyone?
Sure looks like the original color Code ‘S’… https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1957&model=Pontiac&sort=sico&rows=50
Its called Limefire green poly
Might be steering wheel is green
Hello BF folks I’m the seller. The colors are original i.e. Limefire Green and Kenya Ivory. Thank you for looking.
Beautiful Star Chief! We had the four door hardtop in Charcoal and Silver Beige back in the sixties. GLWTS
What is the chrome device under the glove box? Thx.
John, that is a Kleenex holder….
Really nice car and a reasonable price! I like it.
very clean and tidy. ready to go.
WOW! Really a green car! Popular color several years. Great condition.
This looks like quite a deal. All the hard stuff is done, great color truly of its era, get in and go with the family. If I weren’t on the other side of the country, I’d be considering this.
My dad bought one new in 1956 when the 1957 model came out. Pink and silver/charcoal. He said it would fly. This would have been the first car I rode in. He said it used too much gas and traded it off in 1960 for a Rambler American station wagon.
We have similar experiences. Dad bought a new 57 Star Chief Convertible with the 347 TriPower setup and Nascar Cam. It really would fly! We left it in Hawaii when we came back stateside in 1962. Dad also purchased a 62 Rambler. It was a Classic Cross Country station wagon with six cylinder and auto. We drove it from California to North Carolina, but AC didn’t perform so well crossing the desert.
Had 57 2 dr ht with 347 2bl that was originally a demo. Bought it in 62 and drag raced it. I Stock Auuto. 107 mph in the quarter. Would love to have it back. If this one had air I would like to have it. 104 F in Roseville yesterday. Great Car
She’s a beautiful car. Cars of today simply don’t have the flowing lines, real metal chrome or the presentation that cars used to have. They were “solidly” built and pleasing to the eyes. That’s a very nice Star Chief there.
Fifties styling at its best. Good looking two tone and just enough ornamentation. Sure, all the power conveniences are nice, but I’m seeing a new radial spare tire in the trunk. That’s the promise of a nice driver.
YES! Paint code ‘S’: https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1957&model=Pontiac&sort=sico&rows=50
Josh, great find and write up.. I would have to check with Haggerty on the price, but it sounds reasonable.. This is an excellent example of 50’s styling even if it is a 4 door, which will make someone a turnkey entry into the classic car hobby. Too bad I am too old and on the wrong coast..
Beautiful car in & out. 4 doors never bother me. Not many came with p/w & or power seat.
Saw a black ’57 2 door at a car show years ago. Black with emerald green between the chrome molding with green interior. Rotisserie restore with factory air.
I think this one’s worth the money.
These poor ol’ Ponchos never got the respect they deserved. I always thought they had class. My wife thought the same thing when she brought her ’57 home. She drove it for a few years but someone approached her to see if it was for sale. She sold it then instantly regretted it. But, at least, the new owners like it…
That’s a beauty also!!!
Had a 4-door hardtop in a dark brick red paint job with cream top
And side spear. I bought it from
An old friend when he wouldn’t
sell me the ’50 Plymouth business coupe he owned back then. He bought it new for his wife in ’57. And when she passed away in ’72, he was so heartbroken that he covered the car inside and out and never drove it again. Don’t recall how much I paid him, but I bought it in
’74. And to my surprise when I opened the hood, There was a 347 V-8 with factory tri power looking back at me! I think it had
a factory high lift cam too as it loped it’s way back to my house.
So we took it down to Clay Dooley tire in Bloomington to get
an NOS set of Uniroyal tires with
3 1/2 while walls for it so my Mom could drive it safely to work
as the Machinists Union was giving her grief over the new Chevy LUV pickup truck that Dad
and I bought her for her birthday
that year. It never ceases to amaze me just how prejudiced the Union was against imported
vehicles at that time. Some of Mom’s friends were fired and expelled from the Union because
they drove a Datsun or a Toyota to work. At least my folks got rid
of that lemon of a Caprice they
bought from Johnny Martin Chevrolet. Think she drove my
Star Chief for maybe 6 months
before Dad put her in a super nice
’75 Mercury Comet sedan with a
302 and all the goodies. Sold my
Star Chief to a friend I knew who
worked for Wiley Pontiac Buick
and he drove it 10 years after that
before selling it to a collector in
Rock Island Illinois. And 50+ years on, I still regret selling it.
My brother showed up at his work with his wife’s Honda one time and he got the Third Degree. But his employer was stamping out panels for ship hulls, something the Japanese were doing too, and for cheaper (note that it was only cheaper–far from better). Still, within five years his job was gone, with EVERYTHING now contracted to Japan. Once he saw that he realized that the folks back home were right; people should be supporting their own manufacturers.
It still took him a while to go completely back to domestics. Now he drives his Ford Power Stroke and his wife drives a chevy Impala…
Its called Limefire green poly
This is a beautiful restoration Oregonman, and a beautiful car.. I love it. I hope she goes to a new home where she’ll be well cared for.
These look so cool lowered with Packard tail lights
DO NOT mess with it!!!!! It is a perfect restored classic.
This is one nice looking Poncho and I would prefer this over a’57 Chevy and this one of Pontiac’s best looking cars of the 1950’s with the ‘59 model being tops (IMO).
I’ve owned 7 antiques over the years, currently own 2. I loved my 57 Chevy 210, which is mechanically similar to this car. It was very easy to work on. I’m pretty sure you can convert the front brakes to Chevelle discs (I own a 70 Chevelle, the front disc brakes are good). It’s not hard to change over to a dual brake system and electric power steering.
This is a really nice car. It’s not going to appreciate, but it would be a good time. The owner must have spent a lot of money to get it to this level.
Very nice ’57 Pontiac. My first car was a ’57 Pontiac Chieftain 4 dr, with the same engine and transmission as this one. I loved that car – it even had AC with the evaporator hanging below the dash in the middle and it really worked well. Even though mine was a 4 door, it had no center pillar. When the windows were rolled down – it was all open across the roof line. I wonder how many body styles Pontiac made that year?
This ’57 Star Chief is in excellent condition as far as I can see, and seems to be well worth the asking price. If I had the money and lived a LOT closer to Oregon, I’d be right on it!