Hello Canadien, I noticed on your little biography blurb that you're an automotive historian. Tell us all about it will you please? It's of course a topic that is well respected on such a website like this one. Really looking forward to hearing about your talents here. Thanks.
all my life (living in ontario of couse), ive seen one 69 Beaumont 4 door hardtop in person and one 67 Grande Parisienne in person,now owned by CdnPont.
dont know why Grandes are so scarce in Ontario? seem to be all out west? we dont have any 4 dr hardtop Beaumonts listed for ontario at all.
just checked our registry has 5 grandes listed for ontario
67 June 8th 1967 76639 327ci E (559 blue bench) ontario link #os763341 Grande Parisienne 4dr hrdtp M40 Deepwater Blue A31 Cndpont G.M of Canada Diplomatic Sales-Oshawa(Russian Embassy Ottawa)
68 Oct.12th 1967 76687 396ci S (585 parchment) Ontario link #os713791 Grande Parisienne 2dr hrdtp M40 Jade Gold met. A31 A51 Kijiji
April 3rd 1968 76639 327ci L (591 teal bench) Ontario link #os744958 Grande Parisienne 4dr hrdtp M35 Teal Blue met. Kijiji
69 3rd week Sept. 76639 350 L48 65/2B (387 black strato bench) ontario 1968 Grande Parisenne 4dr hrdtp M38 Antique Gold /Black Vinyl link #os343368 A31 A53 C50 spotted on Kijiji 4th week 76637 V8 59/2G (384 green) Ontario link Feb. 1969 Grande Parisienne 2dr hrdtp M35 Limelight Green/med. green top #os376356
-- Edited by 68sd on Thursday 10th of June 2010 05:02:38 PM
I am indeed an automotive historian and have written extensively for Old Autos. I have done many articles that included Canadian cars including our favourite Pontiacs, Acadians & Beaumonts. I have every sales brochure for Canadian Pontiacs from 1937(first year for a truly Canadian Pontiac-called the 224) to the late 70s as well as all Acadian & Beaumont brochures as well as an extensive research library on Canadian cars. I have also collected lots of great photos that I took of Canadian cars. I am also a registered appraiser.
Hope this helps.
I looked at a 67 Grande P. last summer but not quite as described.
all my life (living in ontario of couse), ive seen one 69 Beaumont 4 door hardtop in person and one 67 Grande Parisienne in person,now owned by CdnPont.
dont know why Grandes are so scarce in Ontario? seem to be all out west? we dont have any 4 dr hardtop Beaumonts listed for ontario at all.
just checked our registry has 5 grandes listed for ontario
Fred, the same reason why there are not too many in the eastern provinces.... Rusted out looooong time ago!
