Welcome from Sydney. Lots of great advice available here. Can we have some pics of your car? I think I like the 60s as much, or even more than the 67s.
64PARCONUK said
May 30, 2016
Welcome from Old Blighty. Cracking car!
firstdancebridalcars said
May 30, 2016
Hi Jason, interesting car looks good in black. Did it come in from Oz?
Gasonmiles said
May 30, 2016
Greetings from Michigan, Love the 1960 body
long stroke said
May 30, 2016
A hardy welcome aboard from Milton, Ontario, Canada. Jason, you are going to love being on C.P. with your sweet looking 60 Poncho. We here need more photos and more information about your 60, also if you have any questions about your car, ask away. There are a number of 60 Pontiac experts on here. Jason, was your car originally a 261 inline six, i see you have a later 327 now. Good luck with the resto of your 60. Cheers. George
Pontiacanada said
May 30, 2016
Welcome from Canada's east coast! Nice car!
1fat60 said
May 30, 2016
Hi mate not sure where it came in from I did a car jam check but got zero info only the old guy I got it of was on it and no
history pre 95. would love to get more info.i spoke to Bernie at chucks today and he told me about this site and the guys in nz that have a few of these and may have parts for sale do you know where they are regards Jason
1fat60 said
May 30, 2016
Cheers long stroke
up until today I though it was a Pontiac catalina as that is what it is registered as but I ordered a few bits from chucksnz and the guy there ran the serial numbers and it came back as a parisenne and yes he said it was a 261 originally.
my first question is what should the stainless strip on the rear quarter have on it, in the wedding pic the strip is just a plastic one that the last owner put on.
when I purchased the car it came with a boot load of chrome and stainless (two car lots at a guess) and 8 stars my plan is to put it all back as it was originally are the star correct.
regards Jason
Canadian Poncho said
May 30, 2016
Welcome aboard!
koolconvertible said
May 30, 2016
Gday from across the ditch!
firstdancebridalcars said
May 30, 2016
The Parisienne didnt have stars on the back guards, the stars belong to a 60 Laurentian. Not sure if any Parisiennes came to NZ in 1960 but they did go to Oz from Canada so its likely it was brought across the ditch at some stage. Photos of the tag on the firewall and the dash and engine bay would help clear things up. You could check to see how many holes for the stainless are on the inside back guards. Where are you located?
1fat60 said
May 30, 2016
Hi mate
The only tag that it has other than the vin is on the left hand side front door piler
Serial 773920491
Engine w9205505
Whangarei 021351091
Cheers Jason
norontcan said
May 30, 2016
If you can't find the data tag on the firewall for us to decipher then your next option may be to purchase the vintage vehicle package from GM Canada. It will give you colour, options, build date etc.
Having said that I do remember a number of years ago they wouldn't deal with a guy in Sweden for his 65 Caprice. This seemed weird as I thought Visa, which he offered to pay with, was universal. Solution was for me to order the package and he sent me US cash.
64PARCONUK said
May 31, 2016
Hey Gayne, I love that you call it the ditch! And how come none of natures killers in Aus made it across? That's always puzzled me.
firstdancebridalcars said
May 31, 2016
I think those oz nasties were having too much of a good time in the sun and didnt notice NZ slipping out the back door and head south a couple of million years ago. Too far for them to swim now.
firstdancebridalcars said
May 31, 2016
The 7739 part of the number is Parisienne and W9205505 is the 261 engine so you have got the right info from Chucks
attached is a pic of my 1960 Pontiac Parisenne I have owned it for about 13 years I found it in shed where it had been for 12 years.
It had been restored but had been a rush job and within a couple years it started to show.
2013 I started a full rebuild new sills, floors, door skins,etc.
The pic,s of it in black are current and it should be back on the road in a few weeks all going to plan
its running a 327 and a powerglide.
cheers Jason
-- Edited by 1fat60 on Monday 30th of May 2016 01:20:06 AM
-- Edited by 1fat60 on Monday 30th of May 2016 02:48:57 AM
A hardy welcome aboard from Milton, Ontario, Canada. Jason, you are going to love being on C.P. with your sweet looking 60 Poncho. We here need more photos and more information about your 60, also if you have any questions about your car, ask away. There are a number of 60 Pontiac experts on here. Jason, was your car originally a 261 inline six, i see you have a later 327 now. Good luck with the resto of your 60. Cheers. George
Welcome from Canada's east coast! Nice car!
Hi mate not sure where it came in from I did a car jam check but got zero info only the old guy I got it of was on it and no
history pre 95. would love to get more info.i spoke to Bernie at chucks today and he told me about this site and the guys in nz that have a few of these and may have parts for sale do you know where they are regards Jason
Cheers long stroke
up until today I though it was a Pontiac catalina as that is what it is registered as but I ordered a few bits from chucksnz and the guy there ran the serial numbers and it came back as a parisenne and yes he said it was a 261 originally.
my first question is what should the stainless strip on the rear quarter have on it, in the wedding pic the strip is just a plastic one that the last owner put on.
when I purchased the car it came with a boot load of chrome and stainless (two car lots at a guess) and 8 stars my plan is to put it all back as it was originally are the star correct.
regards Jason
Gday from across the ditch!
The only tag that it has other than the vin is on the left hand side front door piler
Serial 773920491
Engine w9205505
Whangarei 021351091
Cheers Jason
Having said that I do remember a number of years ago they wouldn't deal with a guy in Sweden for his 65 Caprice. This seemed weird as I thought Visa, which he offered to pay with, was universal. Solution was for me to order the package and he sent me US cash.
The 7739 part of the number is Parisienne and W9205505 is the 261 engine so you have got the right info from Chucks