A few pics of the real Pontiac Sloper.

[RHB785]

Here are a few pics of my 1939 Pontiac Sloper.

Regards,

RHB.

[Tom Geiger]

Ross, was that body style produced in Australia?  It doesn't look familiar to me.  Way cool though! 

[RHB785]

Hello Tom. Are you a Pontiac enthusiast?  Yes that body style was only produced in Australia. It was made by GM-Holdens, GM's Aussie arm. the Sloper bodies were made here from 1935 to 1941 in 2 distinct styles, 1935-37 and 1937-41. Whatever the car was in North America for that year the front clip was the same in Australia. The Slopers were available in Chev, Vauxhall (very few), Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick styles with the body from the firewall back being pressed here. Over the 6 years of production GM-H produced only about 7,200 of these bodies. There were 85 Pontiac Slopers built in 1939, all 6 cylinder cars with only 3 left now. She's in very good shape for a 76 year old car and had no body damage when I purchased her from a fellow in Townsville Nth Queensland in October 2012. Unfortunately, some unco person dropped something heavy on her roof just above the left hand door somewhere in transit from Townsville to Newcastle. The original owners, two spinster sisters in Brisbane who bought her new drove her around for 50 years without putting a mark on her and some hamfisted clown puts a dent in her on the two week trip down the east coast. I could have cried when I saw that dent Oh well, that's life I guess.

Regards,

RHB.

Edited August 27, 2015 by RHB785

[Tom Geiger]

Aha!  I knew that was a local body style!  I am a fan of Aussie cars and that is one cool and different body type.  Sure to have US car guys turning their heads if it showed up at an event here.

[Speedfreak]

Very cool car, what size wheels are those?

[disabled modeler]

That is nice Ross...and I am not a big fan of the bubble shaped cars...cool..!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great post. Never knew that existed. Very interesting. Thanks for the info on the production figures and the pressing of the bodies down there. You must truly enjoy having her. She's a beauty.

Edited August 30, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[RHB785]

Thank you Speedfreak,disabled modeler and Ace-Garageguy. Speedfreak, the wheels are 16x6 steel.

Regards,

RHB.

[ChrisBcritter]

Beautiful. I've always thought of Australian slopers as the last version of the Victoria body style.

Edited September 4, 2015 by ChrisBcritter

[Harry P.]

That is a good-looking car.

[peekay]

I'd never heard of these before, very interesting.

[RHB785]

Thanks fellas. I have a couple of pics of a '39 Ford sloper at a car show here in Newcastle earlier this year on my mobile phone. I just have to work out how to upload them to my computer as I've misplaced the driver disc I got with the phone.

Regards,

RHB.