1958 Pontiac Chieftain

1958 Pontiac Chieftain in Mookie, Movie, 1998

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Ray B. ◊ 2008-05-11 14:23	1958 Oldsmobile
Big Dave ◊ 2008-05-11 16:39	1958 Pontiac, count the letters on the hood.
Ray B. ◊ 2008-05-11 16:47	Oops !
58Roadmaster ◊ 2008-05-14 04:21	Correct, and it doesn't say BONNEVILLE on the hood, so it is one of the lower series. Chieftain or Star Chief? Was there a Super Chief? I may be crazy but those front seats look to have backrests!
boblichty ◊ 2009-02-12 05:02	Yes you are right Pontiac did have a Super Chief in '58 also. no back rests for sure, so I would guess those were added many years later. Film crews often don't worry about out of date details like that