It’s hard to imagine when you look at this big boxy sedan, but the 1933 Pontiac design was described as being streamlined. The radiator has the “shovel” shape instead being flat, but other clues are not so obvious. Most of these cars thought to be original were actually restored decades ago and parked when the restorer died or lost interest. This one, though, appears to be original. It’s listed on eBay with the bidding just over $3,000 and the reserve not met. It’s located in Milton, Pennsylvania. This Pontiac hasn’t been on the road since the 1960s. The seller removed the engine and had it rebuilt. There are lots of parts included in the auction including a clutch, pressure plates, carburetors, as well a spare engine and transmission.

The interior is in there somewhere under all those boxes. Hopefully, it is complete. What little of it that can be seen looks to be rough and will need to be fully restored.

It looks a little empty under the hood. From this angle, the engine bay doesn’t look all that big, but at one time it housed a long inline eight.

Here’s the rebuilt 77 horse 223.4 cui flathead eight. This was the first year of this engine. It replaced the flathead V8 that Oakland introduced in 1930. These straight eights had several advantages over a V8. They are much smoother and quieter than the V8 they replaced, although they are also much heavier. Pontiac used this straight 8 engine until 1954.

For some folks, this would be the perfect amount of patina. As always with this era of car, the unknown is the condition of the wood body frame. Sadly, the listing was ended early by the seller due to an “error” in the listing. It’s more likely someone made them an offer and so they canceled the auction. It would be interesting to know, of course, what this sold for.