It seems like a huge proportion of the 2+2s I've run across, particularly the big block cars, came from Alberta. My own small block convertible 2+2 came from there as does my new big block convertible 2+2. And the one that I saw in Regina and the one I saw in Ottawa both had Alberta plates! Now that I think about it, literally EVERY 2+2 convertible I've ever sen came from Alberta.
Does anyone know why, or if it's even true?
Mine came from Northgate Pontiac in Edmonton. I don't think it was ordered by a customer, so they "floored" a pretty interesting and expensive car, that's for sure.
_ Dave
-- Edited by davepl on Friday 15th of December 2017 06:02:10 PM
Mine came from a Montreal island dealer although I bought it from a man from the Eastern Townships [area southeast of Montreal towards the U.S. border.]
When my dad had his 67 Parisienne convertible [not a 2+2] it was badly rusted by age 9. Another person I knew here in Montreal had a 68 2+2 [not convertible] which he bought new locally and kept the car until 1991 with little rust. He did keep it in his garage whereas my dad's spent all its life outdoors.
I know somebody else here in Montreal that has a 67 2+2 convertible and I believe his car was originally bought here as well but can't ask him now because he's in Florida for the winter. There are a few in my neck of the woods too.
I must say, I was in Alberta this summer and the amount of classic vehicles is far more than out east. I also noticed the air is much drier there so it must have something to do!
My 2 1970 2+2's were both sold at Calgary Motor Products in Calgary. The green/gold 70 2+2 I sold to Hillar was from Fort St. John BC if I remember correctly.
Pontiacs were the best selling cars in Quebec in the 60's ahead of Chevrolet even. Perhaps the many French names helped; Parisienne, grande Parisienne and Grand Prix, even the laurentians are mountains here in Quebec.
The problem here like most of the east was the road salt and humidity devastated these cars. You have to remember that even the typical bondo buckets we see at local shows are the exception to the rule, the average 60's car sold in Quebec was a rotten mess after 4-5 years and the vast majority of them were crushed within 10 years.
I remember my mom had a 73 buick century, when it was traded in in 1975 it had gaping holes in the trunk pan and the areas around the door handles and the quarter windows along with the entire bottom of every panel had bubbling rust and some perforation.
Back in the 80s I drove my Laurentian out to Ottawa and a couple of times guys working at gas stations commented on how surprised they were that my car still had wheel opening moldings (which I had actually added). Apparently, as John says, there was so much salt and rust out east that you rarely saw surviving ones. Struck me as odd at the time (why would more than one guy have a thing for moldings) but now makes sense!
My 2+2 was originally ordered from a dealer west of Edmonton but was transferred to a dealer south of calgary where it was sold to the original owner.
Which dealership south of Calgary? Just curious, as my original 454 Parisienne was from Central Motors in High River AB. Its engine is in my 2+2 convertible.
