[{"id": 2853125, "authorName": "MIEngineer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/miengineer/", "bidAmount": 500, "content": "$500 bid placed by MIEngineer", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547155482, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2853269, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful car with too many doors to fit my checksheet. Doubt this could be any cooler, though as it is great in color, interior etc. Using the big GM a/c compressor and an underdash unit is interesting-a Sanden would have been easier. Like the way this looks like a stocker with a heart transplant staying in the chosen marque! Well done. How does a \"dual zone\" A/C system work with underdash unit?? GLWTA", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547156924, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2853307, "authorName": "AlexBert", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexbert/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A DropDead Car like this with NoReserve: Selling Dealer: You Got some Balls....!! ;-))", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547157179, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2853311, "authorName": "Bricklin2117", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bricklin2117/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "After perusing the pictures again it appears that this may have had factory air which in 58 would have been trunk mounted-which it is here. I assume that the rear ac blows through the tubes in the package tray? Interesting.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547157216, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2853352, "authorName": "DorkusMaximus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dorkusmaximus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I saw a beautiful one of these parked as I was driving by yesterday, almost swerved into traffic to go take a closer look and find out what it was. Lo and behold, BaT answers the question! Can\u2019t say I like these colors, but man what a cool looking car with those side details and rear end.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547157482, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2853938, "authorName": "Powerful", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/powerful/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "GM cars of the late 50\u2019s had so much style.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547161942, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2853972, "authorName": "bondgraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bondgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A gem! Pontiacs from the 50s are so much more appealing to me than the Chevys", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547162491, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854037, "authorName": "bob.os", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bob.os/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That trunk emblem is an absolute work of art.\r\n\r\nIt looks like the exhaust should exit through the bumper ports. Probably best for the chrome that it has been re-routed. \r\n\r\nGLWS!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547164128, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854129, "authorName": "Lab_Rat1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lab_rat1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love those Civil Defense markers on the radio. In case of nuclear attack, please tune to these stations.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1547166423, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854148, "authorName": "Caelestis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/caelestis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm not sure I'd want Pee Wee Herman sitting behind me after that theater incident...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547166729, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854274, "authorName": "rbcnewfield", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rbcnewfield/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bricklin2117, The AC compressor and mounting brackets are most likely from the 69 400 engine and therefore the easiest set up to use. Also the modern Sanden is a great unit but may not be big enough to run the \"dual zone\" system.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1547169416, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854276, "authorName": "rbcnewfield", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rbcnewfield/", "bidAmount": 999, "content": "$999 bid placed by rbcnewfield", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547169427, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2854392, "authorName": "wem2697", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wem2697/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Complete with ashtrays in the doors!! What a great time capsule!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547173091, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854492, "authorName": "RadialSkid", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/radialskid/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why is there an exhaust pipe sticking through the rear parcel shelf?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547175569, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854834, "authorName": "joe.ob", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/joe.ob/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This '58 Chieftain is so much better looking, imho, than the '68 Catalina convertible a few entries downstream.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547206545, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2854980, "authorName": "bondgraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bondgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RadialSkid\r\nIt\u2019s for the rear mounted A/C", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547214231, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2855157, "authorName": "randomregrets", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/randomregrets/", "bidAmount": 2555, "content": "$2,555 bid placed by randomregrets", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547217694, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2855304, "authorName": "Brewster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brewster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "We were married 53 year ago, both working poor, had a carton of smokes, a few bucks in the bank ,and a full tank of gas in our 58 Pontiac. Black and white, a 283, three on the tree.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1547220614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2855312, "authorName": "JimBot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimbot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is dying for wide whites or blackwalls. The colors are perfect, A/C is a massive plus, and there just aren't very many Pontiac's out there like this. So much more unique and pretty than the Chevy's of the era (IMHO). I love it, good luck seller!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547220798, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2856270, "authorName": "Capt_Nemo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/capt_nemo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Brewster - I find it hard to imagine a U.S. Pontiac used a Chevy engine in '58, I thought that didn't happen until the late '70's. None of my business, really, but are you in Canada?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547235494, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2857225, "authorName": "Housewiz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/housewiz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Older brother had a 2 door, \u201858 Star Chief. Factory bronze w/cream cove - interior followed the same color combo. Motor was factory 370/285 I believe. Promised to me (@15) for $200 then sold for some indefensible reason. I used to go out in the garage and sit in the drivers seat, polish the dash chrome, clean the seats, and wonder how I was going to repair the dent in the left front fender with a few Boy Scout tools. Still lust after that Poncho. Another neighborhood dude had a white \u201857 Fuelie Bonneville vert - my brother stole his girl :-)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547244654, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2857883, "authorName": "Techno", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/techno/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My folks had one of these that they allowed us teen-aged kids to use on Friday nights. I remember how you could easily burn all the tread from one rear tire in an evening, how gas station folks always had trouble finding the fuel filler (it's behind the back-up light on the driver's side), and how one stop from higher speeds would completely do in the brakes from fading. Many good memories though.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547252972, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2858188, "authorName": "Nfexn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nfexn/", "bidAmount": 2655, "content": "$2,655 bid placed by Nfexn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547262744, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2859016, "authorName": "Brewster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brewster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hey Capt, the 55 Pontiac had a 265, our 58 had the 283, think they started in 57, yep they're Canadian cars", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547312092, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2859313, "authorName": "firebird301", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firebird301/", "bidAmount": 3500, "content": "$3,500 bid placed by firebird301", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547321372, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2859338, "authorName": "Nfexn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nfexn/", "bidAmount": 4321, "content": "$4,321 bid placed by Nfexn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547322203, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2860124, "authorName": "firebird301", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firebird301/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by firebird301", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547384902, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2860126, "authorName": "Nfexn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nfexn/", "bidAmount": 5150, "content": "$5,150 bid placed by Nfexn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547384965, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2860163, "authorName": "firebird301", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firebird301/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by firebird301", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547387707, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2860173, "authorName": "Nfexn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nfexn/", "bidAmount": 5858, "content": "$5,858 bid placed by Nfexn", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547388133, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2861251, "authorName": "bondgraham", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bondgraham/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Really nice Pernedell on this one, just like today\u2019s automatics", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1547472552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2862233, "authorName": "Bimmerphile", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bimmerphile/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bringatrailer - I think it can be spelled either way, but the badging shows that Pontiac spelled it \"Chieftain\" with a second \"i\", not Chieftan.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547494854, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2862246, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bimmerphile Thanks for the catch! This has been corrected", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547494985, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2868620, "authorName": "mbrunet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbrunet/", "bidAmount": 6777, "content": "$6,777 bid placed by mbrunet", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547657229, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2872388, "authorName": "C.G", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/c.g/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If I had another space in the garage I\u2019d want this sitting next to my 58 Brookwood.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547744813, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2872834, "authorName": "calanc", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/calanc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hey old design geek guys. What about this said Pontiac in 1958? Did Pontiac have design elements that were lost when the grill split was adopted?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547752014, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873597, "authorName": "firebird301", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firebird301/", "bidAmount": 6877, "content": "$6,877 bid placed by firebird301", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759516, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2873610, "authorName": "brindleb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brindleb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great Four Door body style with beautiful colors (other than the carpet). Biggest worry has to be the rust coming back from underneath.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759641, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873612, "authorName": "Duffbennett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/duffbennett/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gorgeous Car with excellent photos, looks like no surprises with this Pontiac... Even this 4 door example is a quiet a head turner. GLWA", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759648, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873615, "authorName": "mbrunet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbrunet/", "bidAmount": 7000, "content": "$7,000 bid placed by mbrunet", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759679, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2873624, "authorName": "mbrunet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbrunet/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 1/17/19 for $7,000 to mbrunet", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759802, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 2873628, "authorName": "brindleb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brindleb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "very well bought!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547759821, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873639, "authorName": "Dreamer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dreamer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mbrunet Congrats on the Chieftain. Well played and bought. Enjoy!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547759968, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873695, "authorName": "MdPensfan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mdpensfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow.. what a steal!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547760477, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873698, "authorName": "MdPensfan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mdpensfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nicely done.. You can barely get a used Corolla for that kind of money.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547760512, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2873893, "authorName": "Texasplumr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/texasplumr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well, you snooze, you lose! That went entirely too cheap. Congrats!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1547761742, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2879356, "authorName": "MBM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gee another one out the door for just the cost of paint and carpet ....", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1547917622, "type": "comment"}]