A guy at cruise night had a 65 Catalina with eight bolt wheels. This guy walks over and says that you couldnt get eight bolt wheels on a Catalina, Bonneville only. He bet the guy $100, the guy accepted the bet. Walked behind the car and opened his trunk and pulled out a 1965 Pontiac dealer brochure. Right in the centre was a Catalina with eight bolt wheels, even the same colour as his car!
As I pulled out of our development today and turned onto the highway, I looked over at the yard of a local trucking company. They don't haul vehicles but they rent some parking space to a company that does I guess (but not the car hauling guys I've told you about from town here though.)
Any Winnipeg guy recognize this car? The truck driver told me he picked it up south side of Winnipeg and it's going to Missouri. He says to me "it has 3 carburetors and a 389 or something?" I could see a factory wood wheel in it and the repro window sticker showed not much for options.
Check the trans out, that's not a Muncie!
Tremec......have one in our 66........
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......big block, 4 speed, bench seat, it doesn't get much better
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Isnt that the 283 220HP 4 speed car that the owner bought when it was new or almost new? usually out on sunday shows. you, know the one-his valvecovers are on upside down.
Funny, your hood does not look like a 66 GP hood. those butternut-goldwood-lemonwood cars are a dime a dozen!
-- Edited by beaumontguru on Wednesday 10th of May 2023 10:52:47 PM
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Isnt that the 283 220HP 4 speed car that the owner bought when it was new or almost new? usually out on sunday shows. you, know the one-his valvecovers are on upside down.
Funny, your hood does not look like a 66 GP hood. those butternut-goldwood-lemonwood cars are a dime a dozen!
Hmm, I can't recall that car for some reason. The guys in it had my hair colour (gray) so I assume they may not be young guys.
True, not a GP hood, might not be my car, might be a Beaumont hood!
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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 (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
This isn't exactly spotted but it's a picture of my car just a few blocks from here that I took almost exactly 40 years ago. You might be able to read the numbers under the front fender "Grande Parisienne"!
Sadly the car has vanished, even though it sold only about 40 minutes from here around 1992. All my efforts to find it have been in vain.
This isn't exactly spotted but it's a picture of my car just a few blocks from here that I took almost exactly 40 years ago. You might be able to read the numbers under the front fender "Grande Parisienne"!
Sadly the car has vanished, even though it sold only about 40 minutes from here around 1992. All my efforts to find it have been in vain.
So this memory is the reason for trying the Magnum wheels on the yellow car?? I approve by the way. They are a very classy wheel.
This isn't exactly spotted but it's a picture of my car just a few blocks from here that I took almost exactly 40 years ago. You might be able to read the numbers under the front fender "Grande Parisienne"!
Sadly the car has vanished, even though it sold only about 40 minutes from here around 1992. All my efforts to find it have been in vain.
So this memory is the reason for trying the Magnum wheels on the yellow car?? I approve by the way. They are a very classy wheel.
Yes, I remembered this picture in my photo album and dug it out. I always thought the crispness of the spokes on the Magnums really worked with the crisp lines on the Grande Parisiennes.
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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 (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
