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bjburnout


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Back in 1966 I worked at a GM dealership in Toronto (Gorries) and a fellow

mechanic (Vic Wilson) drove a 63 Parisienne 409 340 4 speed.

The car was white with gold interior and bucket seats and had power windows.

He sold it to a friend (Bill Jessop) in 1968 and after that I moved away and lost

track of the car and the people.

Anyone remember this car or what happened to it?



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I believe the were no official 409 cars in 63??? I may be wrong.. Someone here will chime in.

What awesome car that would have been!!!

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They did start offering the 409 in the Canadian Pontiac for 1963; it was 1962 that the humble 327 250-horse was the top offering.

I don't know of the car. It would be all the more difficult to spot the car in passing since the only badging to show that it had a V8 of any description was a "V8" badge. Same whether a 283, 327 or 409.



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The 63 brochure shows three 409 engines available. The 340 hp and 400 and 425 hp   engines.  I remember my 63 owners manual also showed tune up information for the 409.



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Nailhead wrote:

....my GM Pontiac parts book shows no parts for 63 anything 409. 409 starts in 64.

 All through the years working at different dealerships it was not unusual to find certain

options and parts not listed where you would expect to find them. Parts books especially.

Printing dates and info updates did not always co-incide.

 



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that would be such an amazing car  !!!!

I do now remember someone saying no 409 in 62... but 63 was listed in the brouchure like you said....



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Here's a quote from Aubrey Brunneau in Hanna, Alberta.......a major 409 guru
and huge Canadian Pontiac fan especially with 409's

"I own a 63 Parisienne wagon since 1985... 340 HP 409 4 speed.
A guy here in Hanna, Alberta, used to drive a 63 2 dr HT, 425 Hp 409 4 speed...."


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They were 409s in Canadian Ponchos in '63.

I only have the numbers for '64:


1964 Custom Sport HT, 400/425HP... 10
1964 Custom Sport HT, 340HP 4 spd... 15
1964 Custom Sport conv, 340HP 4 spd... 8
1964 Custom Sport HT, 340HP auto... 30
1964 Custom Sport conv, 340HP auto... 10
1964 Parisienne Safari, 400HP... 1
1964 Laurentian Safari, 400HP... 1
1964 Laurentian 9 pass Safari, 340HP 4 spd... 1

and:

1964 Impala SS HT, 425HP... 17 were built in Canada



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My Friend bought a new 63 with 409-425 hp.

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