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Laurentian ? Are you sure that wasn't the type of seat leather ?
Vehicle Sighting - 1962 Pontiac Parisienne
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Those are just the sponsor billboards .. ? ..While we’re on the topic of Corinthian, what do the words Centrum and Spectrum mean when used in the context of arenas…I never understood those words…
I'd bet money it was Oshawa Ontario.
I'm sure why, but here are a few random thoughts about GM in Canada back in the day:
It seems to me that Pontiac punched well above its weight here in Canada. I'd like to see the 1960s sales figures for Canada and the U.S. to confirm.
I wonder whether the Chevys and Pontiacs were produced on the same line in Canada but different lines in the U.S.?
GM dealerships were typically of two types - Chev/Olds/Cadillac, and Pontiac/Buick/GMC.
Your dad was correct.My dad taught me the pecking order was Caddy, Buick, Olds, Poncho, Chevy. I guess many would argue about #’S 2&3.
Here it is 2024 and I aspire to a 2025-26 Chevy Tahoe. I was always an underachiever
For what it's worth, I don't like bling, and so generally preferred the cleaner Chevys to the other divisions
'68 was always my favourite year of full-size Pontiac.
Did your '68 still have the 283? I thought '67 was the last year.
A friend in high school had a very battered '68 Strato Chief - it had the 327, which I assumed was Pontiac's base V8 for '68. (Full-size Chevys had the 307 as their base V8 that year.)
The Canadian Pontiacs used Chevy drivetrains, and I think were narrower. We had the "wide-tracking Pontiac" ads, but in fact I think the track was identical to to the Chevy equivalents.
That may be. We took delivery of it in the summer of 68. It certainly could have been a left over 67.
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That is totally SWEET! You know the Pontiac Ventura from those years is a pretty awesome looker too.
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Any models from Canada are much sought after by a lot of classic car people. Many are getting super rare these days. The US Chevy Chevelle's Canadian brother called the Beaumont is highly sought after as well as any Pontiac mates. I love em all.
I thought the Ventura was considerably later.
Based on the early- to mid-'70s Nova? And I think succeeded c. '78 by the Phoenix (also Nova-based).
The Pontiac name maybe had more cultural significance in Canada? Pontiac was an anti English dude if I remember my history correctly. Might have made them more popular in French Canadian areas?
Big Chief Pontiac was a dealership in NJ.
I believe it was gone long before the deOldsmobilPontiacSaturnSaabHummerificatioin of GM.
I believe it was gone long before the deOldsmobilPontiacSaturnSaabHummerificatioin of GM.
I came across this listing of small block Chevys. I do recall seeing 307’s In full size Chevy’s and assume they were the base V-8 until 73. The 305 didn’t come around until 76. One interesting application was the Chevy Monza Spyder. The 302’s were Camaro engines I believe. Another quirk was that the 400 was a small block but there was a big block 396 that eventually became a 402. The large displacement “small blocks” were more aftermarket engines. I don’t want to stir the pot on this one. Enjoy.
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The Ventura was a trim option at first and then the name was placed on Pontiac’s version of the Nova from 1971 to 1977. The was also a one year only GTO package in 1974 with a 200HP 4 bbl 350 with a shaker hood. That one is pretty rare.
The ugly years....
