That six looks like a dinky toy in that cavernous engine bay. Another thing. Did every late 60's Poncho B body come with the same radiator regardless of engine displacement? That looks just like the rad in my big block car. Does anybody know about the rads in these cars?
Got a reply from the owner (who is a high school teacher):
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"The seats need to have new seat covers installed. Raccoons had gotten into the car before I owned it and tore up the seats. The carpet is a new molded carpet with sound insulation built into it. It was installed by my students - looks good, but not a perfect installation.
The body and frame are original and solid. There is some corrosion at the bottom of one front fender that would require patching at some point. Students have cleaned off the frame and floor to undercoat. The floor looks pretty good but has been patched from the inside."
Interior is ripped BUT it is the same colour as my dads- light green. To me it's really only worth $1500-2k plus I'd have to get it out here. To do the interior properly it needs the right colour carpet (it's now a dark green replacement) plus NOS material for the seats (same pattern as Biscayne). It'd be cool to do the exterior (and wheels) like dads but have a healthy LS under the hood
I don't know guys. If that car is as rust free as it sounds, I think $3000 is low. You can't do anything to fix up a rusty one if you spend 3 grand. If it needs no floor work, quarter panel work or frame repair, I think 3 is too cheap.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I'm thinking less than $3000 as there's a few things that need immediate attention before you'd want to be seen in it. It has good bones but needs a few dollars spent to be road worthy. Perhaps if the parts car has any value it would push the price up slightly.
That's neat. I can't remember the last time I saw one with a six!
I remember camping at Oscar Scherer State Park in Florida back in 1975, the people in the campsite next to us were from Brantford. They came down in 2 cars plus a camper. One of the cars was a silver 69 Laurentian 4-door with p/s, p/b, an actual Hydramatic, and a SIX! The car was probably from the same dealer as the coupe that is the subject of this thread, Forbes Brothers!
Over the years I have seen so many 69 Pontiacs get killed off, scrapped or entered into a derby that it is depressing. That Strato Chief really needs to be saved. Chances are if it goes cheap it may end up sacrificing itself to restore a rusty 2+2, like that gold 427 4-speed one that has many rust issues.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
The floors have also been patched "from above" so I expect that would need to be cut out and fixed properly. I'm seriously considering this one if I can get it for a decent price an figure out a way to get it and the parts car here. A member is going to look at it for me today.
That's neat. I can't remember the last time I saw one with a six!
I remember camping at Oscar Scherer State Park in Florida back in 1975, the people in the campsite next to us were from Brantford. They came down in 2 cars plus a camper. One of the cars was a silver 69 Laurentian 4-door with p/s, p/b, an actual Hydramatic, and a SIX! The car was probably from the same dealer as the coupe that is the subject of this thread, Forbes Brothers!
Over the years I have seen so many 69 Pontiacs get killed off, scrapped or entered into a derby that it is depressing. That Strato Chief really needs to be saved. Chances are if it goes cheap it may end up sacrificing itself to restore a rusty 2+2, like that gold 427 4-speed one that has many rust issues.
Cool story.
While I'll admit that a big V8 can make any car fun to drive with its great exhaust note and gobs of torque, I have an innate appreciation for the stripped-down, basic cars like this. I don't know if it comes from an appreciation of simplicity, or if it's the nostalgia of seeing cars like they actually populated the roads back in the day, but I always take notice of the basic, no-option cars that you just don't see anymore.
A friend of mine, who is into older cars than I am - stuff from the teens thru the '30s - helped me gain an appreciation for simple, solid cars that may not be rockets, but will do the job they were designed for very well. There's a whole other skill set to driving a (by today's standards) crude, underpowered car that is at least as gratifying as doing a good burnout when you are able to master it. Using momentum and finding the engine's "sweet spot" can really be fun to manage and I find it to be actually more difficult than driving a fast car. I used to joke that my six-cylinder '60 Chev with manual everything was one of the most fun cars I've ever driven because it was a lot of work to drive regularly, with it's million-turn-lock-to-lock standard steering, 3-on-the-tree, and standard drum brakes.
I've often mused that a young person going to a car show will leave with a really inaccurate view of what people used to drive back in the day. They may think most people drove convertibles and 2 door hardtops, with sedans and wagons only making up a small part of the vehicles on the road, when historically it was the opposite. I have to say that when I go to a car show, I'll usually give a passing glance to all the hot rodded cars and gravitate to the more original cars which are now the exception rather than the rule. That's just me, though.
The floors have also been patched "from above" so I expect that would need to be cut out and fixed properly. I'm seriously considering this one if I can get it for a decent price an figure out a way to get it and the parts car here. A member is going to look at it for me today.
'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.
A special thanks to Randy (ABC123) for checking the car out for me. He took a bunch of photos. Sadly the car needs way more work than I feel for the asking price. Many patches and some body fill. I'd be hesitant to spend any more than $1500 for the car especially when I could have bought back my old Laurentian for 5k and we know what that car looked like.
