https://pontiacchieftain.com/forum/ Tue, 05 May 2026 14:44:33 +0000 MyBB https://pontiacchieftain.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=15 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:14:58 -0800 Dave]]> https://pontiacchieftain.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=15 1953-54 Pontiac Production Numbers

(Six & Eight Cylinder – Transmission Breakdown)

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1953
Six Cylinder
Model: 53-25
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: November 7, 1952 – November 20, 1953

• Standard Transmission: 33,705
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 4,507
  
• Powerglide Transmission: 702
  
• Total Produced: 38,914
  

Eight Cylinder
Model: 53-27
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: November 7, 1952 – November 20, 1953

• Standard Transmission: 68,565
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 293,343
  
• Powerglide Transmission: 17,797
  
• Total Produced: 379,705
  

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1954
Six Cylinder
Model: 54-25
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 1, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 19,666
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 3,004
  
• Total Produced: 22,670
  

Eight Cylinder – Chieftain
Model: 54-27
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 3, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 29,906
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 120,080
  
• Total Produced: 149,986
  

Eight Cylinder – Star Chief
Model: 54-28
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 3, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 571
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 114,517
  
• Total Produced: 115,088
  

]]> 1953-54 Pontiac Production Numbers

(Six & Eight Cylinder – Transmission Breakdown)

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1953
Six Cylinder
Model: 53-25
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: November 7, 1952 – November 20, 1953

• Standard Transmission: 33,705
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 4,507
  
• Powerglide Transmission: 702
  
• Total Produced: 38,914
  

Eight Cylinder
Model: 53-27
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: November 7, 1952 – November 20, 1953

• Standard Transmission: 68,565
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 293,343
  
• Powerglide Transmission: 17,797
  
• Total Produced: 379,705
  

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1954
Six Cylinder
Model: 54-25
Name: Chieftain
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 1, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 19,666
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 3,004
  
• Total Produced: 22,670
  

Eight Cylinder – Chieftain
Model: 54-27
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 3, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 29,906
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 120,080
  
• Total Produced: 149,986
  

Eight Cylinder – Star Chief
Model: 54-28
Production Run: December 1, 1953 – September 3, 1954

• Standard Transmission: 571
  
• Hydramatic Transmission: 114,517
  
• Total Produced: 115,088
  

]]> https://pontiacchieftain.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:19:00 -0800 54starchief]]> https://pontiacchieftain.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5
I have a 1954 Pontiac Star Chief and my body info tag is corroded where the style number is and I cant read the last digits. What should they be? I want to put it in correct in the decode tool.

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I have a 1954 Pontiac Star Chief and my body info tag is corroded where the style number is and I cant read the last digits. What should they be? I want to put it in correct in the decode tool.

Heres a picture


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