Which do you like? I thing the red on the black car would be good. The white emblem has gold on it (it is the grill emblem from a 63), it is supposed to print much clearer than you can see in this pic. I've not done a poll before, I'll try that.
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
was the 409 superflame available on cars with both emblems? If so the red, if not the white. If its a representation of your car, then the one used on the car....
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
was the 409 superflame available on cars with both emblems? If so the red, if not the white. If its a representation of your car, then the one used on the car....
The white is the original grill emblem, the red is what I would call a generic Pontiac emblem, or maybe it was an emblem used on newer Pontiacs at some time. Your reasoning is good for using the white, but the red is more visible. That is basically the "toss up".
I agree with the comment about the red would look better with the 409 more centered. I also thought maybe a bit smaller red emblem, shorter.
80/20 at the moment in favor of red.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
was the 409 superflame available on cars with both emblems? If so the red, if not the white. If its a representation of your car, then the one used on the car....
The white is the original grill emblem, the red is what I would call a generic Pontiac emblem, or maybe it was an emblem used on newer Pontiacs at some time. Your reasoning is good for using the white, but the red is more visible. That is basically the "toss up".
I agree with the comment about the red would look better with the 409 more centered. I also thought maybe a bit smaller red emblem, shorter.
80/20 at the moment in favor of red.
Thanks for the explain bit more info helps! Means I'll go red too. As an observation making the red arrow the same height as the 409 or vice versa...
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
I like your creativity. As a purist I probably should have voted white. But alas I voted red only because it has more "pop"
Since not many people know what a 409 is and not many people know a Canadian Pontiac in 63 could have a factory 409, and the Pontiac had no 409 external factory markings, I thought this would be a good way to advertise.
Thanks for the input, it was helpful, I will order the red emblem (they are aluminum by the way) with the resize done and the 409 centered. Once I get it, I'll post a photo.
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Last minute thought, maybe do a mockup first, you may have already done it
the pontiac symbol bigger to the left and on the right the 409 and superflame.
Just a thought.
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
You could do it without an emblem, it would still look cool IMHO. For people who know Canadian Pontiacs, they may understand it.
People who know US Pontiacs will not get it.
People who know 409's in the US will not get it either.
You/we are all part of a pretty elite group. But we knew that already?
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Looks good my man! If only we had those cool cars in australia....
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
I got the plate, it looks better in person, it was $35 shipping included. If you would like a plate made up, I'd recommend these people, very helpful, made a bunch of changes very quickly too.
Maybe get one with the wife on it, brownie points?
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
