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Manufacturer
Model
Chieftain Coupe
Year
1952
Transmission
Automatic
Horsepower
36,4 HP nach historischer US-Steuer-PS-Angabe, real ca. 95–100 PS
Milage
25.561 km
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Country Version
US
Location
Hamburg
Color
Green and White
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Pontiac Chieftain Coupe (1952)
Vehicle description
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Kick
down Check - On-site kick
down assess ment com pleted - 168 pho
tos - Paint thick
ness mea sure ment - Video includ
ing engine run - The vehi
cle passed the DEKRA gen eral inspec tion on July 2, 2025, with no defects found - Clas
sic car appraisal report in accor dance with § 23 StVZO issued by TÜV NORD on Octo ber 10, 2023, avail able with a pos i tive eval u a tion of all cri te ria
Facts & Spec
i fi ca tions - Year of man
u fac ture: 1952 - Ini
tial reg is tra tion: USA (Ohio) – First reg is tered in Ger many with an “H” license plate on July 1, 1952 - Engine: 8-cylin
der inline engine, 36.4 PS (his tor i cal U.S. spec i fi ca tion) - Trans
mis sion: Auto matic - Exte
rior color: Green/White - TĂśV valid until July 2027 & H license plate
- Chas
sis num ber: P8WH19051 - Engine num
ber: 8WH 19051 - Gross Vehi
cle Weight Rat ing: 2,100 kg - Mileage: 25,561 km (accord
ing to DEKRA-HU), 25,553 km (accord ing to clas sic car appraisal) - Fea
tures: - The fol
low ing mod i fi ca tions have been made:
Con
di tion Exte
rior - The vehi
cle is painted in a green/white color com bi na tion - Paint thick
ness mea sure ments show val ues between 217 and 288 microm e ters, indi cat ing an orig i nal paint job with some touch-ups - The body is in good con
di tion with slight signs of wear and minor scratches or dents—con di tion rat ing 2 - Orig
i nal mate ri als and period-cor rect appear ance con firmed—clas sic car appraisal require ments met
Inte
rior - The inte
rior is in good con di tion with slight signs of wear and min i mal soil ing or wear—con di tion rat ing 2
Mechan
ics - Passed the DEKRA gen
eral inspec tion on July 2, 2025, with no defects found - Brake val
ues: Axle 1 left 315 daN / right 310 daN, Axle 2 left 250 daN / right 280 daN; park ing brake left 230 daN / right 210 daN - Ser
vice brake z = 55.0%, park ing brake z = 20.9% - Tire tread depth is con
sis tently 0.9 mm on all four wheels—new tires required - Engine runs and func
tions prop erly - Frame and chas
sis cor re spond to the orig i nal design—meets clas sic car cer ti fi ca tion require ments - Engine, fuel sys
tem, and exhaust sys tem meet spec i fi ca tions—meets clas sic car cer ti fi ca tion require ments
His
tory Own
er ship His tory - 1952: Orig
i nal owner Frances O. Henry, 4361 Elliot Ave., Day ton, Ohio, USA - 1952: Sold by Pad
dock Pon tiac Com pany, 520 N. Main St., Day ton, Ohio (pur chase price $3,071.64 plus Ohio sales/use tax $92.15)
Ser
vice His tory - July 2, 2025, at approx. 25,561 km – Passed DEKRA gen
eral inspec tion with no defects - July 2023 – last gen
eral inspec tion - Octo
ber 10, 2023 – Clas sic car appraisal pre pared in accor dance with § 23 StVZO (TÜV NORD, Appraisal No. 10523085929003)
Doc
u ments - U.S. Title (Ohio, Mont
gomery County) – Cer tifi cate No. 326,399 / Cert. of Title No. 571245295, issued March 14, 1952 - Orig
i nal bill of sale from 1952 - Ger
man vehi cle reg is tra tion doc u ments with H license plate - DEKRA Gen
eral Inspec tion Report dated July 2, 2025 - Clas
sic Car Appraisal Report pur suant to § 23 StVZO – TÜV NORD
Sum
mary For sale is a rare and his
tor i cally doc u mented 1952 Pon tiac Chief tain Eight in an ele gant green/white color com bi na tion. The vehi cle was reg is tered as new in Ohio, USA, in 1952 and comes with the orig i nal Ohio title as well as the sig nif i cant orig i nal bill of sale from the year of its ini tial deliv ery. The 8-cylin der engine and auto matic trans mis sion are in run ning con di tion, and the body and inte rior are in good con di tion with only slight signs of wear (con di tion rat ing 2). The DEKRA gen eral inspec tion on July 2, 2025, was passed with out any defects, and a com plete clas sic car appraisal in accor dance with § 23 StVZO cer ti fies its com plete orig i nal ity and suit abil ity as a clas sic car. With its “H” license plate, well-doc u mented his tory, and exten sive doc u men ta tion, this 74-year-old Pon tiac is an excep tional col lec tor’s item for the dis cern ing enthu si ast of Amer i can clas sics. - On-site kick
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