I am going today to pick up a 75 Parisienne Brougham 2 door with a 455. The car is loaded but has been sitting since I believe 1985. It is completely loaded, including rear air ride. The compressor is still mounted under the hood for that.
The car has some rust but my preliminary inspection of it says it's not real rusty. I will know better later today. The driver's front fender and windshield were ruined when a grain dryer fell over against the car. Also the headliner has been ruined by mice. I've known this car since the early 80's when the current owner bought it. It was quite a standout in it's day for a 75 Pontiac in all black. The owner always kept the car in pristine condition. My plan is to part it out but I figured I'd post the car for sale here first just in case someone wants to revive it. The 455 has been run every year just to make sure it doesn't seize. The car is 100% intact at this point.
If I part it I will run a new ad with prices for parts. $1100 for the complete car.
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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
Sure, I will get you some pics. I doubt the fender is repairable, it's damaged pretty much front to back.
I'm sure a TOD will be no problem because it's the same owner since the early 80's. I think the last sticker on it was 1985 when I looked at it last week. It seems to me it shows 107,000 miles.
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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
When you post pictures at least give a chance for people to consider the car before you strip it. Surely there weren't many 455-powered Canadian Pontiacs (1975 was the final year, for 76 the 400 was top engine).
They were sturdy cars.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
Perchance someone would like to fix it I have a nice pair of fenders and a hood I collected for a four door i have,....all just parts now as mine will never see the road again.
I just looked underneath and from what I can tell there is nothing wrong with the floors or the frame. Everything there looks perfectly solid. Clearly what's under the vinyl top is a concern.
Intermittent wipers, dual visor vanity mirrors, dual remote outside mirrors, reading light in the headliner, rear sway bar, the list goes on and on.
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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
The keychain is a blast from the past. Who remembers "Chargex"?
"Will that be cash, or Chargex?" went the jingle.
Man, that 75 Parisienne is loaded! Divided seats, power seats, tilt, Custom Cushion wheel, at least 1 finned wheel cover, bumper guards & strips (it would be hard to find replacements), cornering lights, twin remote mirrors, pw pdl AND the 455. I can't tell if it has cruise. Other than the fender and what is beneath the vinyl roof cover, the car looks salvageable. I would want to find a roof section to replace that one though. Even the bumpers don't appear to have rot, as was often the case behind those big rebar supports.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
All the wheel covers are present, and yes it has cruise as well as the compressor for the rear air ride is still under the hood. Not much it's missing. Still no evidence of a posi though.
I just realized, never checked for an owner's manual.
I like the dealer tag on the back too, plan to save that.
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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
No owner's manual but when I went to check I noticed the cool clip in litter container on the right kick panel as well as the reclining passenger seat!'
Talk about options...
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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
I still have a Chargex ashtray. That was quite a car when new with those options. You would think it has posi when it was ordered with everything else. Real solid looking floors.
I'm not a 455 guy, were they the same in Pontiacs and Olds, maybe Buick in these years?
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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
That car looks like something a GM rep would have driven. I had a cousin who was a GM rep during the 70's and he would get us new cars with 3000 miles on them. The cars were all fully loaded except for a posi diff. I only bought one a 1976 Monte Carlo that was fully loaded , it even had an electric sun roof. The reason he would not order a posi was for fuel economy on the highway. his reasoning was a posi would cost at least 1 mpg. My father bought a new Caprice Classic every year during the 70's. through him until he was transferred to British Columbia.
No tach in these cars that I am aware of. On the pod opposite the speedometer it's a fuel economy gauge (a.k.a. vacuum gauge)
So far no interest from anyone in restoring it. I had planned to start taking it apart last night but that plan fell to pieces. I may try to get it running Monday evening and once I've done that the dismantling will begin if no takers by then.
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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
I had one just like it in the late 80's, same power train and options including AC, except it was triple red. It was an Alberta car and really solid at that time. Great car to drive on the highway and no problem to drive it beyond the limit of the speedometer. I sold the car but not before I swapped in a 350. I kept the 455 engine and 400 trans; still have them.