The 1958 Star Chief closed out a 25-year Pontiac tradition: this was the last year the brand’s signature "Silver Streak" hood styling appeared, after debuting all the way back in 1933.
Lead trim: Star Chief 370 cu in V8 (255 hp, manual) · up to 330 hp
Pontiac Star Chief1958–1958
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FactThe 1958 Star Chief closed out a 25-year Pontiac tradition: this was the last year the brand’s signature "Silver Streak" hood styling appeared, after debuting all the way back in 1933.
In 1958 the Bonneville was first given its own position in the Pontiac lineup as the ultimate Pontiac (two-door hardtop and convertible only) and, no longer Pontiac's prestige model, the Star Chief remained a well-appointed car and the division's finest four-door hardtops and sedans. It received all-new bodywork and an updated chassis shared with all GM cars that year, considerably longer and lower with a honeycomb grille and twin headlamps; sedans and coupes shared the 124 in wheelbase and the Custom Safari stayed on a shorter chassis (122 in), width 77.4 in. Sales dropped by around 60% while Pontiac's overall sales fell by more than a third; 1958 was also the last year of the "Silver Streak" trim first used in 1933. The engine was updated from 347 to a slightly bored-out 370 cu in (6.1 L) V8: power increased marginally to 255 hp for the manual version, while the most powerful "PM" option was up to 330 hp.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Chief 370 cu in V8 "PM" (330 hp) | 1958–1958 | 6.1 L V8 | 330 hp | 415 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Star Chief 370 cu in V8 (255 hp, manual) | 1958–1958 | 6.1 L V8 | 255 hp | 360 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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1966 was the Star Chief's last stand under its own name — Pontiac rebranded it Star Chief Executive that year, the first step toward quietly retiring a nameplate it now saw as dated.
For 1962 Pontiac quietly offered the Star Chief a 405-horsepower 421 Super Duty V8 — an option so rare it was probably never actually ordered.
In 1959 the Star Chief — Pontiac's overlooked middle child, squeezed between the Catalina and Bonneville — still accounted for nearly 18% of every Pontiac sold.
The 1958 Star Chief closed out a 25-year Pontiac tradition: this was the last year the brand’s signature "Silver Streak" hood styling appeared, after debuting all the way back in 1933.
A red-on-white 1955 Star Chief convertible drove Lucy and Ricky to Hollywood on 'I Love Lucy' — one of early TV's most memorable car cameos.
The debut Star Chief quietly made history: it was the first car in its price class to offer factory air conditioning with all the hardware packaged neatly under the hood.
Rivals
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