Hello from the UK and thanks for accepting me. I have recently picked up a resto Project, thought I would share it and see if anyone has any information on the best places to get parts. This is my first American or should I say Canadian car.
It's a 1967 Parisienne 2dr Convertible, it appears to be RHD From factory. Apparently 1 of only 3 built that year. Although I'm unsure if that's fact or a estimation. Either way its a big project and Im looking forward to saving it.
Also does anyone know of any literature available for the model, assembly, service, chassis, body manuals ect.
Edit, For some reason the image uploader rotated the pics to weird angles.
Wow! SO cool. Look at the body number, it's #11....
Jezzat said
May 29, 2021
Cheers, it certainly seems to quite the rare find. Its going to prove difficult to find parts let alone get them shipped to the UK.
-- Edited by Jezzat on Saturday 29th of May 2021 07:14:24 PM
Prefectca said
May 29, 2021
Yes it is factory RH drive. Oshawa built cars use a 1965 Chevrolet dash board. Being a Canadian built car all the mechanical parts including the chassis are Chevrolet parts. I believe also that the passenger floor and top is also Chevrolet.
Paul
seventy2plus2 said
May 29, 2021
Now that's a project.
Jezzat said
May 29, 2021
Prefectca wrote:
Yes it is factory RH drive. Oshawa built cars use a 1965 Chevrolet dash board. Being a Canadian built car all the mechanical parts including the chassis are Chevrolet parts. I believe also that the passenger floor and top is also Chevrolet.
Paul
Cheers, I had a feeling it was a genuine RHD, I have spent the past week looking all over the net for information and worked out its basically a 67 Impala with a pontiac styled body. Hopefully the front and rear floor sections are also Chevy as they seem to be easier to get hold of, it its the same for the roof that would certainly make my life easier.
4SPEED427 said
May 29, 2021
Yes, the cowl tag with EXRD confirms it. I believe the EX isExport, and the RD is right drive.
To save this car would be great ... I would be inclined to get a second complete/fairly solid '67 Parisienne convertible shipped to the UK for parts.
Laurent63 said
May 30, 2021
Welcome Jezzat
Wow nice car and a huge project.
I hope you will bring this car back on the road.
Leo2+2 said
May 30, 2021
Welcome to CP! I hope you enjoy the project and in the end hope the car brings you great satisfaction.
I have a 67 Parisienne convertible myself with several spare parts, some of which I'm willing to sell. I see you might me missing some trim, bezels, etc so you can PM me and I can let you know if I have parts you need. No problem shipping them to the UK.
Cheers,
Leo
Jezzat said
May 30, 2021
Leo2+2 wrote:
Welcome to CP! I hope you enjoy the project and in the end hope the car brings you great satisfaction.
I have a 67 Parisienne convertible myself with several spare parts, some of which I'm willing to sell. I see you might me missing some trim, bezels, etc so you can PM me and I can let you know if I have parts you need. No problem shipping them to the UK.
Cheers,
Leo
Thank you and that's great I will PM and have a chat.
Jezzat said
May 30, 2021
So managed to get the front corner off today, and I'm pleased that the chassis up front still feels and looks solid. Unfortunately the bulkhead has taken the hit from the crash and damaged the upper section, (I forgot to get a picture of this) the side piece and part of the top under the wiper cowling will need replacing. Anyone know if these parts are shared with any other vehicles.
You'd almost be ahead to buy a complete parts car if the shipping wasn't too prohibitive.
Jezzat said
May 31, 2021
Canadian Poncho wrote:
You'd almost be ahead to buy a complete parts car if the shipping wasn't too prohibitive.
That is a potential option, its just finding one and then working out the logistics to see if its worth it.
Pontiacanada said
Jun 1, 2021
Canadian Poncho wrote:
You'd almost be ahead to buy a complete parts car if the shipping wasn't too prohibitive.
What I said.
64PARCONUK said
Jun 2, 2021
Hi Jezzat.
I'm in the Middlesex/Herts area. 24 years experience of doing this from the wrong side of the pond. Let me know if you think I can help.
HK1837 said
Jun 4, 2021
I think a lot of what you need you'll find in Australia on a Parisienne sedan or hardtop. These will have the same basic mechanicals as they were shipped here as 2 x CKD packages from Canada (body package and mechanical package). Everything should be the same other than the few local items used like trim. These had Chevrolet chassis, 240hp 4BBL 327 and Powerglide with 12 bolt 3.55 rear axle. The bodies were built in South Australia and the cars assembled at 4 of the Australian assembly plants.
The 1968 versions seem to be more common here in both Parisienne and Impala as GMH assembled those here from early 1968 to later 1970, but they do appear quite cheaply sometimes as they are not hugely popular (yet). Here are a couple of other examples:
Wow that 68 Parisienne is "Priced to sell at $34999". And I thought old car prices were high here in Canada!
64PARCONUK said
Jun 5, 2021
Pretty much everything in Aus got much more expensive quite a few years ago, although their salaries are generally much higher too. I seriously considered exporting my '98 Jaguar XJR to take advantage of it, but it would have had to go in my brother-in-law's name and then he'd have to keep it on the road for 6 months before selling. I couldn't take the risks involved.
HK1837 said
Jun 5, 2021
Since the start of Covid everything has gone stupid here pricewise. Imported stuff not so much, but anything built locally is ridiculous. You will find a reasonable RHD 1967 Parisienne project though that will give you a lot of what you need to fix that convertible for less than $AUD10,000 . As to how to get it to the UK......??
67Poncho said
Jun 5, 2021
Canadian Poncho wrote:
Wow that 68 Parisienne is "Priced to sell at $34999". And I thought old car prices were high here in Canada!
Buy a 14 year old 2wd dually truck! W.O.W! Is it the diesel that makes it SO expensive?
"Showroom condition" ... uhh no ... the box interior has so many holes drilled in it, it is swiss cheese.
HK1837 said
Jun 6, 2021
No, it is the RHD conversion. And people over here are so "blinkered" on diesel, and the idiots pay through the nose for them. The same thing with a petrol V8 would be half the price, sure costs more to run but you'd never save the difference in fuel cost. The supply of big vehicles that can tow is limited over here as well, all the car companies want to do is sell us 2.5L-3.0L 4cyl common rail diesel junk in Tacoma sized vehicles. On top of all that, the demand for used and new cars in Australia right now is crazy, used cars are selling for a lot more than they are worth. Dealers aren't allowed to ask more than retail for new cars, so the sneaky buggers are registering them, putting a few kM on them and selling them as used cars for more than they were new. In some cases massive amounts more.
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-- Edited by Jezzat on Saturday 29th of May 2021 07:11:26 PM
Cheers, it certainly seems to quite the rare find. Its going to prove difficult to find parts let alone get them shipped to the UK.
-- Edited by Jezzat on Saturday 29th of May 2021 07:14:24 PM
Paul
Cheers, I had a feeling it was a genuine RHD, I have spent the past week looking all over the net for information and worked out its basically a 67 Impala with a pontiac styled body. Hopefully the front and rear floor sections are also Chevy as they seem to be easier to get hold of, it its the same for the roof that would certainly make my life easier.
Yes, the cowl tag with EXRD confirms it. I believe the EX isExport, and the RD is right drive.
Welcome from Canada's east coast!
To save this car would be great ... I would be inclined to get a second complete/fairly solid '67 Parisienne convertible shipped to the UK for parts.
Wow nice car and a huge project.
I hope you will bring this car back on the road.
Welcome to CP! I hope you enjoy the project and in the end hope the car brings you great satisfaction.
I have a 67 Parisienne convertible myself with several spare parts, some of which I'm willing to sell. I see you might me missing some trim, bezels, etc so you can PM me and I can let you know if I have parts you need. No problem shipping them to the UK.
Cheers,
Leo
Thank you and that's great I will PM and have a chat.
So managed to get the front corner off today, and I'm pleased that the chassis up front still feels and looks solid. Unfortunately the bulkhead has taken the hit from the crash and damaged the upper section, (I forgot to get a picture of this) the side piece and part of the top under the wiper cowling will need replacing. Anyone know if these parts are shared with any other vehicles.
PM message replied.
As for the piece you need under the wiper cowling I know who might have one for you. Do you see what you need in any of these pictures?
Do I see anything I need? Yes almost everything in this picture.
What I was referring to though is the parts marked with arrows on picture attached
That is a potential option, its just finding one and then working out the logistics to see if its worth it.
I'm in the Middlesex/Herts area. 24 years experience of doing this from the wrong side of the pond. Let me know if you think I can help.
Like this (although this is a '68 I believe):
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cabarita/cars-vans-utes/pontiac-4-door/1273891627
The 1968 versions seem to be more common here in both Parisienne and Impala as GMH assembled those here from early 1968 to later 1970, but they do appear quite cheaply sometimes as they are not hugely popular (yet). Here are a couple of other examples:
www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1965-pontiac-parisienne-auto/SSE-AD-7195574/
www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1968-pontiac-parisienne-auto/SSE-AD-7021528/
Buy a 14 year old 2wd dually truck! W.O.W! Is it the diesel that makes it SO expensive?
2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD LTZ Long Box Auto 4x2 (carsales.com.au)
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 5th of June 2021 11:44:31 PM
"Showroom condition" ... uhh no ... the box interior has so many holes drilled in it, it is swiss cheese.