Pontiac offered two cars for 1948, a year in which it was much rebuilding for the civilian mart after the Area Strike II senescence and trying to retool itself for the inevitable. The cars looked all the more approximating the 1943 models. They featured six- and eight-cylinder Streamliners and Torpedos. The Streamliner was a family sedan, while the Torpedo was besides of a sporty van.All of the cars had a 17-gallon gas tank. Both the six- and eight-cylinder vehicles used six quarts of oil, 1.75 pints of transmission fluid and 3.25 pints of differential fluid.
They both ran the identical six- and eight-cylinder L-Head engines.
The six-cylinder featured a 239.2 cubic inch, 93.5 horsepower engine and the eight cylinder sported a 248.9 cubic inch, 107.5 horsepower engine. The L-Head had mechanical lifters for its valves that were positioned over the cylinders. The Muzzle and stroke for the eight-cylinder engine was 3.25 and 2.75 inches and for the six-cylinder engine it was 3 9/16 and 4 inches.
The six cylinder had 185 aliment of torque while the eight cylinder had 220. Most of the cars ran a one-barrel carburettor, however a two barrel was available that boosted performance.
Both cars had sample three-speed instruction transmission. An automatic transmission was an optional effects. Both Pontiacs had 17-gallon Gauze tanks and held six quarts of oil.
General Details
Both of the models came in coupe, sedan and estate car models, and Everyone had a general and deluxe container. The cars were designed with consolation in brainpower with capacious seats and a big passenger existence.
The Streamliner featured deluxe station wagons that would grip six to eight passengers, and at a reward of $2,495, it was the most expensive in the Pontiac edge. At the other edge, the six-cylinder Torpedo Coupe was priced at 1,495.
The wagon extremely came in a "woody" legend with corporeal wood on the reason. It was normally featured on the six-cylinder and matchless occasionally employed on the eight cylinder. Only a few of these cars were built.
The Streamliner was the official name of the car that was popularly called the "Silver Streak." It acquired that name partly due to the chrome going down the hood. The 1948 model had the most elaborate grille of any car during the postwar era.
Dimensions
The Torpedo was more sporty and smaller, though not much smaller than the Streamliner. The Pontiac Streamliner sedan weighed 3,450 lbs., and it was 210 inches long, 76 inches wide and 65 inches tall. The Torpedo sedan weighed 3,360 lbs., and it was 204.5 inches long, 75 inches wide and 66 inches tall.
The lightest car was the Torpedo Business Coupe at 3,295 lbs. while the heaviest was the Streamliner Deluxe Wagon at 3,765 lbs.
The cars carried prices in the mid radius and they had a name for gigantic performance.
