Oh man, I love it! The thing is, those 65s, in fact any V8 Canadian Big Pontiacs through 1967 just said "V8" on the front fenders. Usually it meant there was a 283 under the hood. There was a black 65 Parisienne Custom Sport in my home town that I used to pass every day on my way to school back in the early 1970s. It looked the same as the feature car. I would guess it was just a 283 Powerglide. A 409 4-speed, don't let that one die! Sweet! One of the best looking cars of the sixties.
I'm sure you noticed that my bro couldn't resist putting a small 409 call out badge on the drivers side. it would have been fitting if Pontiac had done that. Understated but significant. As for good looking I don't know. More evil with a toothy kind of grin. (ala Stephen King)
Hey Fred, I just finished reading Mike Love's bio (The old beach boy) In it he states when they recorded the engine noise for the song 409 they used a "326" engine. Must have been a typo or he doesn't know much about cars but I guess none of them had a 409 at the time. I'm quite sure he meant a 327. The co-writer of the song (Gary Usher) states that it was a 348 and that he wanted a 409 but couldn't afford one at the time so that's what got taped in front of the house for the track intro.
This kind of careless stuff about cars is why I rate the movie "My Cousin Vinny" so highly. Aside from having the most gorgeous actress of the time on there she spouts off car stuff correctly and accurately. What a turn on for car guys!
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Great choice as monthly feature.
I'm sort of partial to 65 CS survivors but an original 409 car trumps all else.
The story of the car, the transplant and then re-coupling just adds to its appeal.
My brother is the kind of guy that never throws anything away so it was quite possible. That being said the tranny is not original although it is a correct M20 as the original was blown before he ever owned it. I may have pirated the original Muncie shifter stick as well so he had to dig into his stash of stuff he has accumulated to put it back together. The rest including the 1965 only exhaust manifolds and the non bowtie chromed valve covers are are all from the car. He's done some work on it just lately and has put it the carpet back in and put together the correct wheels with the 1965 Custom Sport wheel covers so it looks a bit more presentable.
Awesome car, thanks for sharing it and saving it. I like 409's and 4 speeds.
Don
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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
Wow! Never in my wildest dreams would I ever get one of these in australia...
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
Wow! Never in my wildest dreams would I ever get one of these in australia...
..........maybe not Phillip, but I'm sure you could make one out of that 65 Parisienne project....
Hard enough getting a 409! A couple of early 60s 409 imported chevs have come up and the price was astronomical! I have seen One 409 motor pop up and likewise!
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cutting a roof off a four door is NOT a convertible.....
65 Parisienne convertible.one of 49 built for RHD export market,402BBC, T400, 2500 stally, posi rear, upgraded brakes with front discs, FUEL FAST efi custom built by me.
your bro has me beat, im still in the putting it together, then rethinking ripping apart stage with one to many on the go and im still on the hunt for manifolds
