Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1928	Owned by Arthur P. "Buck" & Ramona Rutherford-Jones in 1980, who restored the car in Bulawayo. Taken to South Africa in the early 1980s.
Model
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder	Stewart?
Body Style	Tourer
Colours	Blue and Black
Registration Numbers	320-422-J/RHO	References	7th Annual VCC Zimbabwe Rally; Photo Peter Pardey

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1941	RHD, assembled from a knock down kit at the General Motors Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Owned from New by a Mr. Pollard in Rhodesia. In 1960 he passed the car onto his grandson, Lister Pollard, who owned the car till the late 2000s. After sitting in a shed for many years, Lister began restoring the car in 1996. Shipped to the UK around 2007. Acquired by someone in Kent who offered the car for sale on eBay in August 2012 for £11 950.
Model	6 cylinder, 4-litre, model 2519
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Torpedo deluxe 4-door
Colours	Blue with grey interior
Registration Numbers	840 XUC	References	Allen

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1954	Ex Rob Stirling, later with one of the Lobel family members. Converted to 12 volt. Passed through several owners before being acquired by Dean Westlake, who painted it red. Noted for sale in Harare in 2015 for US$11,000. 6 cylinder
Model	Chieftain Deluxe
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Beige with cream roof, now red with white roof
Registration Numbers	AAG-9896/ZIM	References	Michael Taylor

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1957
Model	Chieftain
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Black and white
Registration Numbers		References	Saafwan Zoolay

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1963	Noted for sale in Harare in 2015 for US$5,000.
Model	Stratocruiser
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Red with white roof
Registration Numbers	AAU-4662/ZIM	References	Michael Taylor

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1965	Owned by Brian Ward in Harare. Believed to now be in Rome.
Model	Bonneville
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers		References	Brian Ward

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	c1966	Noted in Harare in 2014. Stripped by Chris Kirsten, then sold to Peter Fagan, Gareth Johns, Walley Hankey, then to the current owner. Acquired by Jason Hankey and then sold to a collector in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The new owner has imported everything needed from the USA to restore the car.
Model	Bonneville
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	2-door hardtop
Colours
Registration Numbers	38-593-Y/RHO	References

Make	Pontiac	History
Year		Noted for sale in Harare
Model	Tempest
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Safari station wagon
Colours
Registration Numbers	42-37*-V/RHO	References

Make	Pontiac	History
Year		Noted for sale in Harare
Model	Tempest
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Sedan
Colours
Registration Numbers		References

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1968	Car taken from Zambia to Zimbabwe in kit form - Acquired and rebuilt by Darryl Lindsay around 1995. Later sold and taken to South Africa by the new owner.
Model	Firebird
Chassis No.	223378-U-123154
Engine No.	YJ463041
Coachbuilder
Body Style	Hardtop
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers	639-771-C/ZIM	References

Make	Pontiac	History
Year		Owned by Nick Knill
Model	Formula 400
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Red
Registration Numbers		References	Viv Westbury

Make	Pontiac	History
Year
Model	Formula 400
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Blue
Registration Numbers	ABL/2567/ZIM	References	Viv Westbury

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1978	Acquired by Brian Ward of Harare around 2009 from a Mr. Marebeni. Sold through a car dealer in Harare. Owned by a Mr. Lottering.
Model	Firebird
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours
Registration Numbers	388-324-Q/ZIM, ABV-2811/ZIM	References	Brian Ward

Make	Pontiac	History
Year	1981
Model	Trans Am
Chassis No.
Engine No.
Coachbuilder
Body Style
Colours	Grey with Silver skirting
Registration Numbers		References	Viv Westbury

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