I'm not sure if I posted this before. Here is a photo of my Grandparents posing in front of my parent's 58 Pontiac. This is the only photo I know of that shows the whole car. It was Turquoise blue and white. Can anyone determine what model it was? I think it was a Laurentian. **EDIT - judging by the side trim I think I'm pretty safe in saying it was a Laurentian **
haha. Nope this was taken on Ipperwash beach back when you could actually drive on the beach. It seemed to be a popular hangout for my parents and grandparent. We have lot's of home movies showing the 69 Pontiac driving on the beach.
As for it being a rare car I really wish we had some paperwork with a VIN. I'd gladly pay for the GM docs. Actually, I have the VIN for the 69 Pontiac dad had. I should send for those.
I don't see a model number for a Laurentian 2 door hardtop:
1958 7141-pathfinder 6 cyl 2 door sedan 7149-pathfinder 6 cyl 4 door sedan 7171-pathfinder 6 cyl delivery 7191-pathfinder 6 cyl 2 door wagon (795 produced)confirmed 7193-pathfinder 6 cyl 4 door wagon 7241-pathfinder 8 cyl 2 door sedan 7249-pathfinder 8 cyl 4 door sedan 7271-pathfinder 8 cyl delivery 7291-pathfinder 8 cyl 2 door wagon 7293-pathfinder 8 cyl 4 door wagon 7541-strato chief 6 cyl 2 door sedan (3004 produced) 7549-strato chief 6 cyl 4 door sedan 7593-strato chief 6 cyl 4 door wagon 7641-strato chief 8 cyl 2 door sedan 7649-strato chief 8 cyl 4 door sedan 7693-strato chief 8 cyl 4 door wagon 7731-laurentian 6 cyl 2 door sedan business 7739-laurentian 6 cyl 4 door hardtop 7741-laurentian 6 cyl 2 door sedan 7749-laurentian 6 cyl 4 door sedan 7793-laurentian 6 cyl 4 door wagon 7831-laurentian 8cyl 2 door sedan business (582 produced) 7839-laurentian 8 cyl 4 door hardtop (784 produced) 7841-laurentian 8 cyl 2 door sedan 7849-laurentian 8 cyl 4 door sedan 7893-laurentian 8 cyl 4 door wagon 7747-parisienne 6 cyl 2 door hardtop (525 produced) 7767-parisienne 6 cyl 2 door convertible (export 46 LHD)301 7847-parisienne 8 cyl 2 door hardtop 1226 7867-parisienne 8 cyl 2 door convertible 759
-- Edited by 68sd on Tuesday 22nd of November 2011 10:35:49 PM
Dad liked to put a few custom touches on his cars. He had the eyelids on the 69 Pontiac as well. As for the hubcaps I couldn't tell if they were Olds or Dodge Lancer spinners. I seem to recall dad mentioning he had a set stolen- not sure if it was this car or the 62 Impala he had after. I also think this one had duals and glasspacks and my mom wasn't impressed..
dualquadpete wrote:
Todd Am I seeing chrome "eye" lids on the headlamps[ likely T-3's] & whl. discs could be "OLDS" with the spinners????
Geez, I stripped and crushed one of these in high school as a parts car for my 58 Bel Air Hardtop- still got the Bel Air though! I got the Pontiac for free. It was in primer with no engine or tranny. Original Rio Red and White car with a Silver and Grey Interior-definitely should have kept the tags off that one!
..when I was in high school in King City ON, my best buddy's grandfather in SK died and willed him his mint, black and white '58 Pontiac Laurentian 4-door sedan with a 261/3-on-the-tree combo. When it was shipped to him in ON he drove it over to my place as soon as he got it plated. Even though the car was about 8 or 9 years old, it looked like it had never been driven. Seats were mint and so was the body. And that 261 would go pretty well for a six...! My buddy wasn't a very good driver (actually drove better with a few beers in him than he did sober). One night he put it in a ditch going to a party..! Of course my dad and his dad came and got us out...
The car is 100% a 2 dr. sedan with the same roof line as the one I posted below. Sedan roof stands up more.
Green car below is a Hardtop. HT roof line is a bit sleeker.
-- Edited by 73SC on Wednesday 23rd of November 2011 10:09:30 PM
Ray, the 2nd pic. is a parisienne, is it not??? Todds pic. shows diff roof line , BUT the trim is diff on back pillar than the beige one & matches up w/ the 2dr. htp. in brochure. I'm going with its a 2dr. Htp & a rare one!!!!!
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Yes Pete the cars pictured are actually a Strato Chief and Parisienne. The roof lines are what is important. Sorry I don't have photos in my archives of a HT Laurentian and post Laurentian. In 1958 Parisienne was actaully a Laurentian with higher level trim.
The post car has a different roof and glass which is what I was illustrating. Todd's Dad's car is like the Strato Chief's roof and glass.
Ray, the Laurentian and Parisienne Hard tops are 2 totally different roof lines. Just like the Bel-Air and Impala HT roof lines. Laurentian HT and post are very similar in roof lines. Todd's dad's car is a hard top. Look at the window opening, no door frame behind the vent window.
MODEL DEL RAY SERIES 1141 4 LHD 1149 8 LHD 1149 DOM (Diplomatic sales, a seperate model!) 1 RHD 1193 (4-door Yeoman Wagon) 2 LHD 1171 SEDAN DELIVERY 1 LHD
ALL 6-CYLINDER: 89 LHD; 304 RHD ALL V-8: 29 LHD; 35 RHD
CKD (all RHD) for assembly 1549X4 (Biscayne 4door Sedan) for AUSTRALIA 1,152 1693X9 (V-8 Brookwood Wagon) for SOUTH AFRICA 504 1849X5 (V-8 Bel Air 4-door Sedan) for NEW ZEALAND 384
TOTAL 2,040
ALL LHD CHEVROLET 118 ALL RHD CHEVROLET 2,379
-- Edited by Oracle on Thursday 24th of November 2011 12:02:39 PM
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Ray, the Laurentian and Parisienne Hard tops are 2 totally different roof lines. Just like the Bel-Air and Impala HT roof lines. Laurentian HT and post are very similar in roof lines. Todd's dad's car is a hard top. Look at the window opening, no door frame behind the vent window.
MY EYES DON'T SEE A FRAME AROUND THE DOOR GLASS. I WOULD SAY IT IS A HARDTOP. YOU CAN SEE THE FRAME AT THE TOP OF THE VENT WINDOW, BUT IT DOES NOT CONTINUE OVER THE TOP OF THE ROLL DOWN WINDOW.
