America's first plexiglas car
The 1939-40 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six as the name implies was built on the chassis of a 1939 Pontiac Deluxe in 1940; hence the 1939-40 model year. The Plexiglas Deluxe Six was based on drawings of a Pontiac Four-Door Touring Sedan and Rohm & Haas replaced all of the sheet metal with their new Plexiglas. All of the structural components underneath were built by GM and were given a copper wash before being wrapped in Plexiglas. To complete the see-through look, all of the Plexiglas Deluxe Six’s trim and hardware was chromed and then all of its rubber (including the original U.S. Royal tires which it still rolls on), was painted white.
In 1947 the car was removed from display and it spent the next 30 years being passed around Pennsylvania Pontiac dealers, before it was purchased by a collector in 1980 where it remained; the still-running Plexiglas Deluxe Six collecting only 86 miles on its odometer until this day.
This one-of-a-kind Plexiglas Pontiac still looks just like it did at the New York World’s Fair back in 1940. It’ll now be up for sale at RM Auctions’ July 30 Plymouth, Mich. auction and the unique Pontiac is expected to fetch a hefty $475,000 at auction.
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The 1939-40 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six as the name implies was built on the chassis of a 1939 Pontiac Deluxe in 1940; hence the 1939-40 model year. The Plexiglas Deluxe Six was based on drawings of a Pontiac Four-Door Touring Sedan and Rohm & Haas replaced all of the sheet metal with their new Plexiglas. All of the structural components underneath were built by GM and were given a copper wash before being wrapped in Plexiglas. To complete the see-through look, all of the Plexiglas Deluxe Six’s trim and hardware was chromed and then all of its rubber (including the original U.S. Royal tires which it still rolls on), was painted white.
In 1947 the car was removed from display and it spent the next 30 years being passed around Pennsylvania Pontiac dealers, before it was purchased by a collector in 1980 where it remained; the still-running Plexiglas Deluxe Six collecting only 86 miles on its odometer until this day.
This one-of-a-kind Plexiglas Pontiac still looks just like it did at the New York World’s Fair back in 1940. It’ll now be up for sale at RM Auctions’ July 30 Plymouth, Mich. auction and the unique Pontiac is expected to fetch a hefty $475,000 at auction.
http://wot.motortrend.com/americas-first-plexiglas-car-hits-...
