Hey, I am Mike and I am from Ontario, Canada. I love the classic cars and I can't get enough of them!
My favourite car is the 2 door 66 pontiacs (since I can't afford the GTO's it would be the 1966 Laurentian, stratochief, parisienne, or a ventura)
-- Edited by mike667 at 15:23, 2008-09-11
pontorquer said
Sep 11, 2008
Welcome ! 1966 is one of my favorite model year of Pontiacs too. GTO, Lemans, Tempest, Beaumonts...Great cars ! Pascal
mike667 said
Sep 11, 2008
Thanks! I also like the 68-69 Pontiacs as well.
Is yours in your picture a 72??
Stephenzone said
Sep 11, 2008
welcome, if was to pick a fav it probally would be the 67 beaumont or a 70 pontiac with the humongous nose piece
mike667 said
Sep 11, 2008
Thanks Stephenzone, I also like the Beaumonts too.
SD 396 said
Sep 11, 2008
Welcome to the site Mike.
mike667 said
Sep 11, 2008
Thanks for the welcome
427carl said
Sep 12, 2008
mike667 wrote:
Hey, I am Mike and I am from Ontario, Canada. I love the classic cars and I can't get enough of them!
My favourite car is the 2 door 66 pontiacs (since I can't afford the GTO's it would be the 1966 Laurentian, stratochief, parisienne, or a ventura)
-- Edited by mike667 at 15:23, 2008-09-11
Welcome to the fastest growing, car site in Canada!! I live in Ontario, and have a 2 door Post Strato Chief!! Come on over, and I will let you sit in it and make engine noises lol Clinton is 50 miles North of London in God's country
mike667 said
Sep 12, 2008
LOL, you making fun of me? lol, I meet you at Tim Hortons to sit in it and make engine noises. vroom vroom
do you have any pics?? would like to see the car.
-- Edited by mike667 at 08:56, 2008-09-12
427carl said
Sep 12, 2008
No, I am not really making fun.. Not everyone, is a fan of big 2 door, with large V8's There was one in New Brunswick, that started my passion for cars!! Just happened to be a 66 2 door post white with 396 100 cars later, I have one!! Just go to list of users, and click on 427carl lots of stuff to see..Carl - and you can drive it too, with real engIne noises..
Welcome, have a 65 and a 66, but I love them all!
Great cars.
4SPEED427 said
Sep 14, 2008
Welcome here.
I too am a 66 fan, having owned 2 different 427 Grande Parisiennes for a many years. Wish I still had one of them......
mike667 said
Sep 15, 2008
Thanks guys, do you have any pics of the grand parisiennes??
macsleuth said
Sep 16, 2008
I have some pics, but they're mostly of work in progress.
Actually, it's been a work in progress since about 85.
Hoping to have the 66 on the road next summer, not finished, but on the road at least.
Hmm, maybe I'll dig those pics up and post them later this week.
macsleuth said
Sep 16, 2008
Oh, this pic of the Catalina is not of mine, but of what mine is supposed to look like.
Mine is sans front clip.
So, if anyone has a line on a 65 Catalina front clip in good shape, I'd be interested in hearing from you.
RDubya said
Sep 16, 2008
427carl wrote:
mike667 wrote:
Hey, I am Mike and I am from Ontario, Canada. I love the classic cars and I can't get enough of them!
My favourite car is the 2 door 66 pontiacs (since I can't afford the GTO's it would be the 1966 Laurentian, stratochief, parisienne, or a ventura)
-- Edited by mike667 at 15:23, 2008-09-11
Welcome to the fastest growing, car site in Canada!! I live in Ontario, and have a 2 door Post Strato Chief!! Come on over, and I will let you sit in it and make engine noises lol Clinton is 50 miles North of London in God's country
Welcome aboard Mike! Carl, represent Huron proudly. I grew up in Stratford, lived in Exeter for a while and worked in Goderich. Think i may have mentioned that before, oh well. So do we all get a ride in the car....vroom vrrroooom
4SPEED427 said
Sep 16, 2008
mike667 wrote:
Thanks guys, do you have any pics of the grand parisiennes??
Scans of photos from 20 years ago......
Taken at the POCI convention in Greensboro, NC. 1986 "Most Interesting Post War Pontiac" award!
My other 427 car was an automatic with many options added. I put in power windows, seat, trunk, antenna, air, tilt, am/fm, reverb, tach and gauges.
macsleuth said
Sep 16, 2008
Hey Carl, is that first set of pics the car I test drove about 20 years?
I'm going to be in Winnipeg in Nov., maybe we can get together for a coffee?
I love the classic cars and I can't get enough of them!
My favourite car is the 2 door 66 pontiacs (since I can't afford the GTO's it would be the 1966 Laurentian, stratochief, parisienne, or a ventura)
-- Edited by mike667 at 15:23, 2008-09-11
do you have any pics?? would like to see the car.
-- Edited by mike667 at 08:56, 2008-09-12
-- Edited by 427carl at 09:08, 2008-09-12
Carl, represent Huron proudly. I grew up in Stratford, lived in Exeter for a while and worked in Goderich. Think i may have mentioned that before, oh well. So do we all get a ride in the car....vroom vrrroooom
Taken at the POCI convention in Greensboro, NC. 1986 "Most Interesting Post War Pontiac" award!
My other 427 car was an automatic with many options added. I put in power windows, seat, trunk, antenna, air, tilt, am/fm, reverb, tach and gauges.