by Faulkner » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:31 am
Yes, Jon Ponulak had this car! He writes on his Facebook page:
Jon Ponulak wrote:May 9 2018
My 1959 Belvedere Convertible, Barn Find before clean-up, gas tank and a ride! After clean up, it was sold to collector in Texas
Dec 27 21
Sold a few years back, 1959 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible, “barn find” I had to remove the barn door to remove the car, previous owner had a 63 Plymouth big block, 4 speed, posi, all was in this car including the rear bumper, I have pictures clean somewhere . It came from Pennsylvania then to my shop in Jersey then on to Texas
I'm moving this thread to Showcars & Drivers - but, still looking for the owner! Here's an excerpt from
an article in Motor Trend about the Ponulak brothers:
Motor Trend wrote:"This is all I've ever done," Jonathan Ponulak says when we asked how he came about fixing, restoring, selling, and collecting vintage cars over the last 40-odd years. Through their automotive careers, Jonathan and his partner (and brother) Stan have ended up with an inventory of over 200 mostly vintage vehicles, scattered between several garages in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. "My brother and I owned Main Street Motors in Somerville, New Jersey. We started buying cars right out of high school and selling them to clients across America and the world," Jonathan says. Their favorite hobby quickly turned into their perpetual passion, as the guys searched out and stored slumbering vintage cars all over the East Coast. The twosome were defining the term "barn find" back in the 1980s, way before it became a popular catchphrase in the world of classic cars today.
The Ponulak brothers certainly did well with their garage over the years. "One year we sold over 300 cars. Business was good—very good—and it's been a great run," Jonathan says. These cars you see here are the ones at their main garage located just outside of Jersey in Bangor, Pennsylvania. "These were some of the ones we held onto. The first car I restored is here. It's a six-cylinder Falcon I did for my then girlfriend [now wife] back in high school. I also have my first car, a LeMans, and the GTOs that replaced it," Jonathan says. Those are some favorites, but he also has a few others that are near and dear to his heart, such as a 1966 Emberglo Mustang GT convertible, and his parents' 1969 Firebird 350 drop-top with 70,000 miles. There are plenty more here, and also 6,000 square feet of assorted auto parts in the basement that will be sold off in the future. "We are getting ready to retire and will definitely unload the majority of cars and all the parts stash at a major auction or in individual sales, so stay tuned," Jonathan says. (You can reach the guys at
Ih8rain2@hotmail.com for more info.)
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Yes, Jon Ponulak had this car! He writes on his Facebook page:
[quote="Jon Ponulak"]May 9 2018
My 1959 Belvedere Convertible, Barn Find before clean-up, gas tank and a ride! After clean up, it was sold to collector in Texas
Dec 27 21
Sold a few years back, 1959 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible, “barn find” I had to remove the barn door to remove the car, previous owner had a 63 Plymouth big block, 4 speed, posi, all was in this car including the rear bumper, I have pictures clean somewhere . It came from Pennsylvania then to my shop in Jersey then on to Texas[/quote]
I'm moving this thread to Showcars & Drivers - but, still looking for the owner! Here's an excerpt from [url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/massive-barn-find-collection-cadillac-series-62-amc-marlin-pontiac-gto/]an article in Motor Trend[/url] about the Ponulak brothers:
[quote="Motor Trend"]"This is all I've ever done," Jonathan Ponulak says when we asked how he came about fixing, restoring, selling, and collecting vintage cars over the last 40-odd years. Through their automotive careers, Jonathan and his partner (and brother) Stan have ended up with an inventory of over 200 mostly vintage vehicles, scattered between several garages in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. "My brother and I owned Main Street Motors in Somerville, New Jersey. We started buying cars right out of high school and selling them to clients across America and the world," Jonathan says. Their favorite hobby quickly turned into their perpetual passion, as the guys searched out and stored slumbering vintage cars all over the East Coast. The twosome were defining the term "barn find" back in the 1980s, way before it became a popular catchphrase in the world of classic cars today.
The Ponulak brothers certainly did well with their garage over the years. "One year we sold over 300 cars. Business was good—very good—and it's been a great run," Jonathan says. These cars you see here are the ones at their main garage located just outside of Jersey in Bangor, Pennsylvania. "These were some of the ones we held onto. The first car I restored is here. It's a six-cylinder Falcon I did for my then girlfriend [now wife] back in high school. I also have my first car, a LeMans, and the GTOs that replaced it," Jonathan says. Those are some favorites, but he also has a few others that are near and dear to his heart, such as a 1966 Emberglo Mustang GT convertible, and his parents' 1969 Firebird 350 drop-top with 70,000 miles. There are plenty more here, and also 6,000 square feet of assorted auto parts in the basement that will be sold off in the future. "We are getting ready to retire and will definitely unload the majority of cars and all the parts stash at a major auction or in individual sales, so stay tuned," Jonathan says. (You can reach the guys at Ih8rain2@hotmail.com for more info.)[/quote]