Javier Mejia's 1958 Pontiac

Javier's Pontiac as it sat in August of 2009. Photo courtesy of Royal Jokers Car Club.

Photo courtesy of Royal Jokers Car Club.

Photo courtesy of Royal Jokers Car Club.

Photo courtesy of Royal Jokers Car Club.

Photo courtesy of Royal Jokers Car Club.

Javier's old Pontiac as it sat when Charles Simpson of Ladonia, Texas bought it in 2014. Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Charles' Pontiac as it sat in January of 2015, when it was advertised for sale on Craigslist. Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

Photo courtesy of Charles Simpson.

1958 Pontiac Starchief owned by Javier Mejia. In 2009 Carlos Valteau painted the car for Javier, giving it a Metalflake panel paint job. The clear on the car cracked, and the car was never completed. It sat for a few years before Javier sold it off. The next owner gave the car a primer paint job before he also sold it off. In February of 2014 Charles Simpson of Ladonia, Texas bought the car on eBay. He bought it from Randy Patterson of Patterson Racing in Southern California. By then the car was still covered in grey primer. Charles did not know what was under the primer until he started to block it down for paint. He was quite shocked when he discovered the crazy paint job underneath, and he thought that he had stumbled across an old Larry Watson creation. Charles worked on the car everyday, and by June of 2014 he had carefully sanded away all of the primer. With help from an airbrush guy, Charles wanted to complete the build as it was first supposed to be. Charles continued the restoration by installing a 468 cubic inches Chevrolet Big Block engine and a Turbo 400 transmission. The engine was fit with a 2x4 manifold with Holly carburetors. In order to fit the new engine, Charles installed a scoop on the hood. New drive shaft, exhaust, gas tank, gas lines, brake lines, radiator, power steering, power brakes, wiring harness and more were also installed. By January of 2015 Charles had realized that he wasn't able to fix Carlo's paint job, so he decided to sell the car, as he didn't want to paint it over.

For Sale

January 24, 2015, Charles advertised the car for sale on Craigslist, the asking price was $32 500 USD. Click here to check out the Craigslist ad.