The Pontiac Star Chief Custom Bonneville was a limited production high performance variant of the Pontiac Star Chief. The Custom Bonneville was the first use of the Bonneville name on a production model. The Custom Bonneville was offered with a fuel injected V8, and was available only as a convertible. Built for just one year, the Star Chief Custom Bonneville saw just 630 examples produced. The Pontiac Bonneville became its own model starting in 1958.