Without seeing a picture, I still see dollar signs. Cool wagon though!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
That would be a treasure for the collection for you, for sure. So sad it had to rest in a field that long... total shame. Big dollar to start with and depending on the actual condition of the car. One can only imagine the $$$ to restore... If nothing else, a VIN for George would be interesting to see what it did have for options and how many with the 427!
This one was sitting since '85... 350, 3-seat, 9-passenger, load leveling and tilt... has rust in the funniest of places. But I got it running and driving.
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Friday 28th of June 2019 10:07:23 AM
Since you have been wanting it for so so long I would think its a no brainer-whats 10k these days-if you have a passion for these cars-buy it.Sounds like it would be fantastic project.Its not about the dollars you spend but the love of the cars,restoring and seeing the finished product that you alone finished.lOVE THE PICS OF THE ONE ABOVE-VERY VERY UNIQUE.LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!
It is tough not knowing the condition, but it's so rare now that, unless it's totally disintegrated, I think I'd do it for 10 grand if I had nearby physical access to it. Rarely do you get a chance for one of these BB cars in any condition.
Sounds VERY cool. Would love to see pics of it. I'm apparently good at spending other people's money (right Darryl?), so I would say if it's been your passion for so many years, it would be hard to turn it down.
Vince, thanks for posting pics of yours... very cool as well!!
I have been tryng since 2009 to get a 64 big block Poncho by keeping in touch with owner. I don't really have to have the car but like everyone says a big block original Canadian 409 Pontiac deserves to be saved. It started out at $10,000 in 2009, needed a full restoration for what anybody wants to guess, $50,000 to $75,000 maybe. This past winter he was now up to $20,000 because there were storeage fees to recover from our first conversation. I just put the senile old guy and car out of my mind, until now. Then there is the recover costs and shipping and what not, a nice adventure. I don't think these type of cars in the condition it will obviously be in is worth the money these oldtimers ask but it doesn't really matter because you are going to spend it anyway, so if you overpay to get it what's a few grand when you will be spending another $50,000.`The worst thing would be to get it then not fix it so you have to be motivated.
-- Edited by 73SC on Friday 28th of June 2019 02:29:09 PM
hope it can be saved,but yes realistic..either as yard art just to say one has it .or a driver, or all out restore cost is always a factor,,some times I can forget that myself at times kinda can take the fun out of it..I get why some give up on their cars good luck and enjoy it
If you get this one, there is a 59 ElCamino in OLeary PEI you can have a crack at, been going to be restored for more than 20 years.
Good luck.
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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
