My name is John, I own a 1968 Australian delivered Pontiac Parisienne 4 door hardtop pillarless. My dad bought this new and has now been passed onto me :) We had great times in this car, many holidays towing the caravan, it never seemed to let us down.
I just wanted to say hello everyone and post a view photos of the old beast, my grandmother use to call it the "great white pointer"
Let me be the first to welcome you here. You've come to a place I'm sure you and your sweet 68 will enjoy!
Cheers, Mark
Canadian Poncho said
Jan 31, 2013
Welcome John. Your Parisienne looks to be in great condition! Enjoy the site.
Pontiacanada said
Jan 31, 2013
Nice '68 ... welcome from Canada's east coast! That's original paint, right?
57poncho said
Jan 31, 2013
Welcome aboard! Car looks great.
76GLM said
Jan 31, 2013
Welcome to the board!! Great looking ride!!
MorePower said
Jan 31, 2013
welcome.love your car.
2drpost said
Jan 31, 2013
welcome here john! nice '68!
4SPEED427 said
Jan 31, 2013
Welcome here. Cool car.
We always love seeing the interior shots of those RHD cars!
Stealth68 said
Jan 31, 2013
Hi John - welcome from another Aussie - glad to see you finally got onto the site (and posted some pics) - nice looking ride - how'd you go with the Pontiworld rubbers?
-- Edited by Stealth68 on Thursday 31st of January 2013 07:43:22 PM
bigholden said
Feb 1, 2013
Hi John. Nice to see another local car on here.
Stephenzone said
Feb 1, 2013
Welcome and yes to interior shots
Johnno said
Feb 1, 2013
Thanks guys,
Just a little info on the car for people asking...
It is the original paint job, apart from the front left guard from when dad did a u-turn in front of a 1981 XD V8 Ford. The front bumper got pushed 1 inch across and the guard got replaced, mind you the XD Ford was classed as a write off!
Interior photos...this is where it needs some work, the right hand drivers door/arm rest and seat needs re-doing, I just received most of the door/window/trunk rubbers from pontiworld.com.au, I must say Dave from pontiworld knows his stuff, On both times I spoke with him he was very helpful and delivered the next morning (great service) thanks for the links Stealth68! <<-rubbers getting done this weekend if I get a chance.
I will post some interior photos when I next pull it out from the garage (small garage...ponti takes all the room)
cheers all, and thanks again!
John
RogerB said
Feb 1, 2013
Welcome from Quebec city
Another 68 that great !
NOS said
Feb 1, 2013
You RHD guys are always interesting to hear from.Welcome & enjoy our / your site. Maybe we can help with your car one day
Cool, we like hearing things are worn because it means you drive it. Welcome, Dan
meteor61 said
Feb 1, 2013
Welcome John ! Looks like your dad took real good care of your 68. Sharp looking car. You'll find lots of expertise on this site. Enjoy
Captain Beaumont said
Feb 1, 2013
Welcom from Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Pontiacanada said
Feb 1, 2013
Johnno wrote:
It is the original paint job, apart from the front left guard from when dad did a u-turn in front of a 1981 XD V8 Ford. The front bumper got pushed 1 inch across and the guard got replaced, mind you the XD Ford was classed as a write off!
Those damn F**ds!
Great that you can get some parts Down Under. Are "other" parts plentiful for right-hand drives? Chev Impalas, Belairs?
Delta Tango said
Feb 3, 2013
Greetings from the great white north and from Calgary Alberta Canada. As a welcoming gift, I'd like to send you some snow..........
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 3, 2013
If you are talking to Dave at Pontiworld tell him we'd love to have him on Canadian Poncho.
Strato Cat said
Feb 5, 2013
Love those clean lines nice
Johnno said
Feb 10, 2014
Thought it was about time I uploaded these pictures of the inside.
Welcome John, Great looking old girl, methinks I spot an LPG/Propane system under the hood.
Running that myself only a wee bit bigger with two 600 CFM mixers.
Hi All,
My name is John, I own a 1968 Australian delivered Pontiac Parisienne 4 door hardtop pillarless.
My dad bought this new and has now been passed onto me :)
We had great times in this car, many holidays towing the caravan, it never seemed to let us down.
I just wanted to say hello everyone and post a view photos of the old beast,
my grandmother use to call it the "great white pointer"
cheers
John
Hello John,
Let me be the first to welcome you here. You've come to a place I'm sure you and your sweet 68 will enjoy!
Cheers, Mark
Nice '68 ... welcome from Canada's east coast! That's original paint, right?
welcome here john! nice '68!
We always love seeing the interior shots of those RHD cars!
Hi John - welcome from another Aussie - glad to see you finally got onto the site (and posted some pics) - nice looking ride - how'd you go with the Pontiworld rubbers?
-- Edited by Stealth68 on Thursday 31st of January 2013 07:43:22 PM
Thanks guys,
Just a little info on the car for people asking...
It is the original paint job, apart from the front left guard from when dad did a u-turn in front of a 1981 XD V8 Ford.
The front bumper got pushed 1 inch across and the guard got replaced, mind you the XD Ford was classed as a write off!
Interior photos...this is where it needs some work, the right hand drivers door/arm rest and seat needs re-doing, I just
received most of the door/window/trunk rubbers from pontiworld.com.au, I must say Dave from pontiworld knows his stuff,
On both times I spoke with him he was very helpful and delivered the next morning (great service) thanks for the links Stealth68! <<-rubbers getting done this weekend if I get a chance.
I will post some interior photos when I next pull it out from the garage (small garage...ponti takes all the room)
cheers all, and thanks again!
John
Welcome from Quebec city
Another 68 that great !
You RHD guys are always interesting to hear from.Welcome & enjoy our / your site. Maybe we can help with your car one day
Dale@NOS
Those damn F**ds!
Great that you can get some parts Down Under. Are "other" parts plentiful for right-hand drives? Chev Impalas, Belairs?
Greetings from the great white north and from Calgary Alberta Canada. As a welcoming gift, I'd like to send you some snow..........
Love those clean lines nice
Thought it was about time I uploaded these pictures of the inside.
Running that myself only a wee bit bigger with two 600 CFM mixers.