1955, 1956 Pontiac Safari Two-Door Wagons Lure Junkyard Nomads Into The Woods
Dibs on the ’55 Safari! Do y'all shout out back when y'all learned the Definition of “dibs”? I ever understood this to hold out a gentleman’s understanding that hereafter possession was existence claimed. Do y'all shout out back when y'all learned that non everyone knows what calling "dibs” means? I do. It happened when I discovered, together with exclaimed, “DIBS!!!” on two, Pontiac Safari wagons.
Actually, I solely claimed “dibs” on one. The blueish together with white, 1955, two-tone, beauty (above, left). I fifty-fifty agreed to allow individual else assume ownership of the hollow-eyed, 1957 Safari sitting correct beside it.
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| Almost twin, 2-door, Pontiac Safari wagons brand for an irresistible “junkyard find” inwards the woods. The blueish together with white 1955 model, left, together with 1956, right, were produced inwards fewer numbers than the Chevrolet Nomad. |
Safari So Good
When I topographic point eyeballs on 2 of the flashiest wagons that Pontiac ever built, I nearly jumped out of my skin. Both 2-door, difficult overstep wagons were original, fifty-fifty wearing all the stainless bring down together with hubcaps. Although, 1 was a bitten a fighting worse past times the rust bug.
I decided I had to have got the blueish together with white ’55! Negotiating a bargain for the Safari was all but done together with I had several things on my side. Let us review them:
- I knew Bill Jones who knew the Safari owner.
- The possessor actually liked Bill Jones.
- The possessor said things like, “I desire it to acquire to individual similar y'all who volition topographic point upward it together with appreciate it.”
- The possessor accepted my offer. (good money, too!)
The possessor decided, for unexpected, sentimental reasons, that he wasn’t topographic point upward to sell. Yet.
Thus, my announcement of dibs was actually where I went wrong. Because, obviously, the possessor didn’t sympathize the concept of “dibs.” He sold the wagons to individual clearing acre behind his property.
I nevertheless shout out back the heartbreaking telephone telephone from Jones. It ended amongst me nevertheless trying to argue this out.
“But, I had dibs.”
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| The 1955, 1956 Pontiac Safari shared the same roof, windshield, windows, doors, tailgate, together with seats equally the Chevy Nomad. |
Seen whatever 1955-56 Pontiac Safaris?
I wishing I had to a greater extent than pictures. Really, I didn’t realize I had the ones I’m sharing here. Maybe I was trying to forget the whole thing. It was no large deal. It was but a station wagon, right? H5N1 soccer mom, grocery hauling, opor-garai machine, right?
No, No, No. You couldn’t hold out to a greater extent than wrong. But cheers for humoring me.
This was a particular wagon. This was a two-door wagon. Wow! The Pontiac Safari shared the roof together with drinking glass amongst the Chevrolet Nomad Wagon. It appears the same, but the Pontiac has vii to a greater extent than inches of bicycle base. Chevrolet had some major success making their Nomad the most expensive model on the line, other than the Corvette. That existence said, Pontiac’s railroad vehicle was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than expensive, but was existence outsold, left together with right, past times the Nomad.
Fast frontward to now, together with it is tardily to argue why in that place are fifty-fifty fewer Pontiac Safaris, than Nomads on the planet. How many have got y'all seen? This 1 should have got been mine. Rats.
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| This 1955 Pontiac Safari was one-of-3,760 built. All were 2 door wagons. Check out the broad white walls together with master hub caps. |
Better than a Nomad
1955 was the twelvemonth Pontiac introduced their 287 cubic inch-V8 to the masses. They referred to it equally a “Strato-Streak V8”. I trusted that the engine was nevertheless inwards the blueish together with white ’55 Safari, but if it was or wasn’t, I had plans. I would have got dropped inwards a Pontiac 400 engine amongst an overdrive trans. I also would have got shed the white walls together with opted for a reddish trouble tire or fifty-fifty a dark wall BFG. Factory colors together with interior would have got been fine. Although, I would have got splurged for aftermarket air conditioning.
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| The rusty, 1956 Pontiac Safari was one-of-4,042 built. This was the terminal twelvemonth that two-door wagons wore the exclusive “Safari” name. All wagons, including the four-door models, received the Safari shout out inwards 1957. |
Shoulda, coulda, woulda
I know non of the electrical flow whereabouts of this fab, fifties, wagon, but if I encounter it, perhaps, I tin but explicate to the electrical flow possessor that I had the master “dibs,” together with he would understand. He would in all probability apologize profusely together with insist that I right away bring ownership of the 1955 Safari.
I’m a reasonable guy. I would have got his apology together with ride off into the sunset inwards the Pontiac that should have got been.
Ron Kidd
– Junkyard Life
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| 1955 Pontiac Safari cite highlights the frontward slant of the roof trouble of the 2-door railroad vehicle together with decorative flash of the tailgate trim. I almost had one! |
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