Hello everyone, Newbie from Patterson, CA. Im enjoying reading all you threads and am liking all the info you guys give us new members. i recently purchased a 1960 Laurentian wagon and would like to start this project on the right foot with my two sons. these are the pictures of the wagon as we received it, but id like to see if anyone can help me decode my vin and underhood decal which is as follows: serial 0754555xxxx, engine w9234636. body No. 755137, paint L, trim 917 and B.S.O. 6A. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND TO YOU ALL hAPPY holidays, 60 WAGGER
'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.
Thank you 409Safari, could you or can anyone else break down the underhood label/decal because the paint code L is for Honduras maroon but my wagon is
two tone with a white top and maroon bottom bit dont know if it was repainted along the way. also since quarter panels and floorpans are rusted through is there
part numbers in same book for those? Again thanks to one and all. 60 WAGGER
Since the tag only shows L, then your car left the factory all one color of maroon. it was probably two toned at the dealer or later by an owner. the floors will all be the same as a chevrolet. they dont make specific wagon panels, but some of the 2dr and 4dr stuff will be close enough with a bit of mods, some of the front bracing will be the same, just make the rest.
just remember, you have a chevrolet wrapped in pontiac outer sheetmetal, so allways buy chevrolet parts, suspension, driveline, floor, underhood, firewall, wiring, etc.
american pontiac stuff will not work
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Well you have a big project ahead of you. as noted previously GM Canada Vintage Services can tell you pretty much all there is regarding assembly dates, options, and delivery to which dealer and province and so on. Also all of the mechanical's are Chevrolet, so there is not much you can't buy, including the electrical components and fuel system, including the gas tank. The glass would all be Chevrolet as well. The lower trim for the rear window is usually pretty rusted, and when I did my 62 wagon they were not available. They are a nice car when they are shiny! Hope you have fun with it.
Since the tag only shows L, then your car left the factory all one color of maroon. it was probably two toned at the dealer or later by an owner. the floors will all be the same as a chevrolet. they dont make specific wagon panels, but some of the 2dr and 4dr stuff will be close enough with a bit of mods, some of the front bracing will be the same, just make the rest.
just remember, you have a chevrolet wrapped in pontiac outer sheetmetal, so allways buy chevrolet parts, suspension, driveline, floor, underhood, firewall, wiring, etc.
american pontiac stuff will not work
First off I agree agree 100% but do have to mention that our wagon showed the code for only ermine white and in fact had a saddle tan roof. When documented by Gm Canada they confirmed that it had a saddle roof too. It's worth getting the package. If you can't get them to send direct to USA pm me and I can have it sent here then forward it to you
MoboMac, what are we talking about here?, is it just getting it to be driveable in the streets( cause i dont plan on completing a full restoration in the near future) but you're on if its just getting it on the road and posting a video on youtube of the first test drive-my plans are to get rid of those rusty quarter panels/floor boards and get it running the first year to make it a weekend driver.
Urban_suburban, thanks for the offer i will take you up on it when possible. at this point still waiting for all paperwork to be completed since california takes a while to process vehicles that come from other countries. also if you know anyone with a 60 laurentian 9 passenger wagon please forward this to them, i need pictures of the spare tire wheelwell, both from inside the trunk as well as under the car(especially is pics were from a restoration process). thank you for you kind offer about the GM Canada paperwork when i'm ready to send for it
MoboMac, what are we talking about here?, is it just getting it to be driveable in the streets( cause i dont plan on completing a full restoration in the near future) but you're on if its just getting it on the road and posting a video on youtube of the first test drive-my plans are to get rid of those rusty quarter panels/floor boards and get it running the first year to make it a weekend driver.
My Nomad was about 80% complete when I bought it.....but NO motor/trans......Appears to have been a 348 (3/8" fuel line)...and 3 on the tree..(Z-bar on frame)
Interior is mostly complete,,,but ROUGH...but dash is stripped/gutted....
My goal is to assemble/restore the dash.....go through the brakes.......and get new exhaust.
I have a decent running stock looking small block with a 'glide...that will get me up and running driving...
Body wise...its really quite solid....needs the usual 4 floorpan patches...but floor braces and rockers are really good...
The back end is very decent....other than lower rear quarter rust...and the spare tire well/tailgate jamb is good.....
