1961 fuse box etc. The sideways pics may help you to print them out  

-- Edited by DonSSDD on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 10:45:24 AM

Sorry guys, been a long day. My 59 has a 350 with an alternator. The wiring around the engine compartment looks like it was redone when the car was built or maybe it was just recovered. The previous owner thinks it was done around 2015/16 I think? He was actually a member here but he didn't post much about it I don't think? He did ask about a cowl tag and vin ID and strangely enough that's how I found this site. I googled the tag information and his conversation with another member came up. 

The wiring on the inside looks original with a few extra wires added in for accessories I guess. There is an aftermarket stereo in the glovebox with 6x9s cut into the back deck, and the radio doesn't power up. I have recently added some gauges as I think the engine is pretty tired and needs to be monitored. I took all the pics you requested so you will see the red and black inline fuses in the fuse box pics, that's me.The rest is how I bought it.

You can see some heat damage on the plug to the light switch but I don't know if it happened in this car? The switch and wires don't show any damage and test okay.

3rd pic is firewall plug to the right of the column from the inside. Last ones are outside 

Thanks again everyone, this place is awesome 

Sorry, the pics seem to have a mind of their own and rotate when I post. Let me know if you need to know which way is up on any of them.

Beautiful dash in the 59.

Do a Kijiji search for Canada in classic cars for the words 1959 manual and read every ad that pops up and ask for notifications for future ads. You will get every ad for 1959 with the word manual in it and eventually a shop manual for the 1959 Canadian Pontiac May show up. Do the same for 1958 manual. Your first search will turn up a lot of manual transmission vehicles of all makes plus manuals for all other makes but your future notifications for new ads will not show very many daily. Eventually the 2 shop manuals will show up.

Maybe someone else has a better way to search Kijiji but this works for me.
You may also find them on eBay or Facebook marketplace. A 1959 chevy assembly manual is available from eBay and from chevy vendors. They are reproduced.

You are welcome for the help from all of us, we all enjoy helping and being helped. You dont see very many 1959s and they are a real classic.

Now all you need is a 283/348 and a 3 pedal 4 speed(some of us like 3 pedals, it keeps young and alert .) Plus a 348 4 speed is lighter than the 350 with cast iron powerglide!!

-- Edited by DonSSDD on Saturday 24th of June 2023 03:17:35 AM

The way the manuals work, the 1958 manual is the main manual, then the 1959 is a supplement to the 58 manual with only the changes from the 58 model year. For my 63, I need the 1961 main manual and the 1963 supplement. In my case, the 63 went to an alternator from the generator in 1961, the 6 was a 230 from a 235, they added a 409, lots of things changed but they didnt do the main shop manual new until 1965. 1964 uses its own supplement with the 61 manual.

The old car manual project is a good site, hard to find stuff on there- it has a lot of information on lots of cars. It was started by a fellow who had an old US chevy as a hobby and was looking for information on line for his car. It is a hobby for him and pretty sure he still runs it.

You do your car whatever way you want of course, Im only into stockish xframe cars so of little help with 4 wheel disk conversions. One thing if you do that, be careful what you install if you want to use 14 inch rims. Be careful with offsets, do lots of research on 1959 and 1960 Chevies which have been converted. Air ride and extreme lowering changes steering and driveshaft angles and some have major issues with vibrations or cutting frames. There are some good lowrider sites, but be careful there too.

Okay, that makes sense. I was able to find the 1959 supplement manual but it say maintenance manual. Is that the right one? It Canadian too. I will see if I can find the 58.

I was actually looking for a 59-62 impala, caddy, or buick for a couple of years but they were out of my price range, especially the 59. I had actually given up and was looking for a fishing boat on marketplace when this Parisienne showed up. I had never seen one before.

For air ride I don't think I'd go with anything but ride tech. It's $10k for the whole kit without the tank so it better fit right.