Well Ive have now been with you for some of month.
After a litle welding an lots of brake and electrical work I made the first safe trip and took some photos of my ,1960, 4 door, 261 cui Pontiac Laurentian with manual transmission
Its been in Denmark from new.
I got all the early papers including a list of VIP costumers from the days its drove as a limosine.
In respect for the history I will try to keep it original but I want to replace the doorpanels, headliner and the trunks interior and fix a cracked dash top.
I will keep the rest as is.
Replacements are orderd from SMS fabrics late 2012 - so I hope to see them soon.
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Friday 26th of April 2013 05:13:52 PM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 28th of April 2013 06:30:47 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 04:07:26 PM
Welcome aboard. Your car looks great! Were the yellow sidemarker lamps installed when the car was new or were they required later in the car's life?
4SPEED427 said
Apr 27, 2013
Nice looking car!
Can you tell us what it says on the paper?
Captain Beaumont said
Apr 27, 2013
welcome from Edmonton, cool car
eeluddy said
Apr 27, 2013
Nice original looking car. Welcome from Woodstock Ontario.
TDS said
Apr 27, 2013
Hi
Thanks all
As far as I know the yellow side markers has been there from new - I guess they have been replaced once since as the look pretty new. They are part of the Danish automotive regulatives and I think the sidemarkers was a claim from around 1950.
In the 1960's a large car like the Pontiac was very rare in Denmark.
Small cars like VW, Fiat, NSU, Opel, AUDi was people could affort.
The Danish tax system at the time, and now, system puts 180% on top on base price.
The paper shows the names of the persons that has been transported at the time it was a limosine from 1960 -1962.
Most of them Danish VIP's, like ministers, members of the royal family and some of the most important persons in Danish history but also US actors and ministers and royalties from around the World, when they have visited Denmark: Kapt. Maersk Moeller F. L. Smidt Cary Crant Mrs. Kennedy Lis Taylor John Wayne etc..
-- Edited by TDS on Saturday 27th of April 2013 02:41:47 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Saturday 27th of April 2013 02:46:27 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 28th of April 2013 06:34:41 AM
jim_ss409 said
Apr 27, 2013
Welcome to the site. Great looking car!
427carl said
Apr 27, 2013
TDS wrote:
A very nice car thanks for the photos Did you notice it was a left hand drive..??
jlysholm said
Apr 27, 2013
Goddag from Canada! ...Awesome to see a fellow Dane on this site! Great lookn car! Maybe I`ll see it this summer... I`ll be in Kopenhagen all of July on vacation! ...Skaal!
Kyle Lysholm
dcneric said
Apr 27, 2013
Very Cool. Welcome from Regina, SK.
kelico said
Apr 27, 2013
welcome!!!!
great car you have there
jmont64 said
Apr 27, 2013
Welcome from western Canada. What a beautiful looking car, very classy.
Pontiacanada said
Apr 27, 2013
Welcome Torben from Canada's east coast. I really like your car ... looks great as it sits!
Magician40 said
Apr 27, 2013
Welcome from Barrie, Ontario. Nice car Brian
65post said
Apr 27, 2013
Welcome from Eaton Corner Quebec.
Stealth68 said
May 1, 2013
......welcome from Adelaide in Australia...............fantasic looking unit - more pictures would be great................
Blackheart4355 said
Jun 2, 2013
Wow,
What a great looking car and such a history behind it!
RogerB said
Jun 5, 2013
Very nice Laurentian. Welcome from Quebec city!
Bassculture said
Jun 6, 2013
Love the 60 Poncho
Muddawg said
Jun 6, 2013
Dude Love the front end, the fact you had some famous people in your car is just too cool! Liz Taylor, man she was fox back then
sixtywagon said
Jun 9, 2013
Welcome from Calgary, and another '60 owner. Great Looking car!!!
Hi
Well Ive have now been with you for some of month.
After a litle welding an lots of brake and electrical work I made the first safe trip and took some photos of my ,1960, 4 door, 261 cui Pontiac Laurentian with manual transmission
Its been in Denmark from new.
I got all the early papers including a list of VIP costumers from the days its drove as a limosine.
In respect for the history I will try to keep it original but I want to replace the doorpanels, headliner and the trunks interior and fix a cracked dash top.
I will keep the rest as is.
Replacements are orderd from SMS fabrics late 2012 - so I hope to see them soon.
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Friday 26th of April 2013 05:13:52 PM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 28th of April 2013 06:30:47 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 04:07:26 PM
Can you tell us what it says on the paper?
Hi
Thanks all
As far as I know the yellow side markers has been there from new - I guess they have been replaced once since as the look pretty new. They are part of the Danish automotive regulatives and I think the sidemarkers was a claim from around 1950.
In the 1960's a large car like the Pontiac was very rare in Denmark.
Small cars like VW, Fiat, NSU, Opel, AUDi was people could affort.
The Danish tax system at the time, and now, system puts 180% on top on base price.
The paper shows the names of the persons that has been transported at the time it was a limosine from 1960 -1962.
Most of them Danish VIP's, like ministers, members of the royal family and some of the most important persons in Danish history but also US actors and ministers and royalties from around the World, when they have visited Denmark:
Kapt. Maersk Moeller
F. L. Smidt
Cary Crant
Mrs. Kennedy
Lis Taylor
John Wayne
etc..
-- Edited by TDS on Saturday 27th of April 2013 02:41:47 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Saturday 27th of April 2013 02:46:27 AM
-- Edited by TDS on Sunday 28th of April 2013 06:34:41 AM
Great looking car!
A very nice car thanks for the photos
Did you notice it was a left hand drive..??
Kyle Lysholm
great car you have there
Welcome Torben from Canada's east coast. I really like your car ... looks great as it sits!
Brian
......welcome from Adelaide in Australia...............fantasic looking unit - more pictures would be great................
What a great looking car and such a history behind it!
Very nice Laurentian. Welcome from Quebec city!
Love the 60 Poncho