From what I understand in 1970 and on it was easier to get American Pontiac's in Canada. I think a lot of the tariffs were dropped. It was probably just cheaper for GM of Canada to print the same brochure as the US one in Canada.
I think it was even 69. When I was a kid pumping gas I had a customer with a red 69 GTO rag, beautiful car. I'm pretty sure he bought it new in Winnipeg.
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1970 was the first year you could buy both Canadian and American Pontiacs at the same time in Canada. 69 was the first year for the GTO in big numbers in Canada.
1970 was the first year you could buy both Canadian and American Pontiacs at the same time in Canada. 69 was the first year for the GTO in big numbers in Canada.
^ This.
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I'm confused. If 70 was the first year, why was GTO big in Canada in 69? Does that mean the dealers had to do something special still to get a 69 GTO? He couldn't just order it?
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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
We have had this discussion before... 1970 was the first year Catalina's were built in Canada, at the Ste. Therese plant in PQ. They're the same as US built Catalina's and with the American engines... this one is mine.. yes, they do create confusion! (lol)
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-- Edited by 67Poncho on Tuesday 13th of March 2018 05:16:51 PM
with the signing of the Auto Pack ; I believe in '67 the import taxes pretty much became history. This allowed the easier importation of the US models. Because of the desirability of the GTO they most likely were the first ones to benifit from this. By 68-69 the local dealers were stocking GTO's. I recall walking the Sinclair Pontiac (London) lot on a Sunday morning and them having a convertible in the show room and 6 GTO's more on the lot.
In fact I seem to have seen on this site that more GTO's were sold in Canada in 1969 than Beaumonts ?
Dale
-- Edited by NOS on Tuesday 13th of March 2018 06:00:28 PM
In my neighborhood growing up two neighbours had these American Models as did we. The 1969 GT0 and 1970 Bonneville both purchased from Hogan Pontiac Buick on the Danforth in Toronto. As said 69 was first year GTO was offered mainstream then in 1970 the other US nameplates came on. My Dad bought a 1970 Tempest, as a frugal accountant with the 265 HP Blue block 350 built in Oshawa no less, also from Hogan. When I saw Mr. Guilfoile's Harvest Gold Bonneville with the 455 fender flashes and throbbing dual exhausts I fell in love and vowed to own a Bonneville one day ( I was 12 at the time). I finally did in 1992, one of my nicest car.
