1969 Dealer Sales Album

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1969 Dealer Sales Album

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One interesting thing I didnt know is that Canadian built convertibles (parisienne, 2+2 and Beaumont) were only available with black or white tops, American made cars also had blue and green tops.

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Cool! Be sure to post pics if possible.

North · Guru

When I have a change Ill post pictures of each section in the relevant areas on the website

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

If you like these pretty sure I still have a good selection tucked away somewhere 68 thru 74 Pontiac.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Sales albums are great as they cover all the models & details. They are also pretty scarce as there were few copies per dealer (if even that), unlike brochures. Lucky score!

North · Guru

Here is a pic of the front cover. Unlike the US where the was a separate manual for colors and trim it looks like in Canada there was a single manual that included everything.

68beaumont · Guru

I would love to see a 68 Canadian Pontiac sales album.

cdnpont · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Hopefully we'll have a peek inside? biggrin

seventy2plus2 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Very cool John.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

Nice album! Wish I could find a '64 Canadian Pontiac one!

North · Guru

Heres a few pages of the fullsize section...

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as mentioned earlier note that only black and white convertible tops were available on Canadian built Pontiacs and Beaumonts

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Rest of the interior trim swatches...

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interior codes

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Option listing with prices...

two interesting tidbits include a Shift Lever, floor mounted floor shift (buckets and auto required), this option is indicated as only available in February. Not sure what it means since 2+2 came standard with floor shift and console when automatic was ordered and Grand Parisienne came with console and floor shift when buckets were ordered? There is a second option price list in this binder that doesnt include prices and it makes no mention of this option. (unfortunately these listings are not dated but it seems that the listings with prices are later-the GTO listing with prices shows the correct HP of the optional engines while the listing without prices refers to 68 spec 400HO and RA both at 360 horse)

F41 here is restricted to the 390 horse engine but the other listing shows it was offered with any 427 or the 396. In both cases the F41 wasnt available with the auto level option.

another restriction Ive never heard of is no 8 track on console cars with AC

optional axle ratios offered only on the six and the 250 horse V8

power seat with bench seat only, not offered with 4 speed

no power seat or windows on stratchief

no AC on six banger

the rear bumper insert was offered on non grande parisienne

no posi available on a taxi??

-- Edited by North on Thursday 2nd of April 2020 12:09:34 PM

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ABC123 · Uber Guru

Thanks for this !

I wonder how many Starlight Black cars were made ?

Seems everyone wanted Red or Green

North · Guru

Here is the relevant page from the second listing showing the different criteria for the F41, this second listing also doesnt show the rear bumper insert either.

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Power train data, some French words Ive never heard of, Im sure the typical French Canadian sales man had no clue what some of these words meant either!

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Info on the chassis...

Noteworthy is the following...

No front sway bars on Strato or Laurentian

Only one upper rear control arm on six cylinder or 250 horse engine (except on wagons or if F40 ordered)

if You ordered power steering on Parisienne, 2+2 or grand parisienne it was variable ratio, on strato and Laurentian it was normal constant ratio.

brake shoes were glued not riveted.

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Another oddity I never knew, you couldn't order a convertible (Parisienne) with a six cylinder.

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I found a notation in french that the sport shift option that is listed was supposed to be the 69-70 GTO-Firebird-Grand Prix rallye floor shift that allowed a push to the right to limit upshifts to one gear at a time. I suspect it never actually made it to production on the Canadian models. They would have needed to change the pushbotton on the knob to replace the PMD notation since Pontiac in Canada was definitely not a Motor Division

Another tidbit, Rallye wheels were not available on Grande Parisiennes or wagons. (also not offered with fender skirt option on Parisienne). Are they wider than the standard wheels or is it just the center cap that protrudes?

North · Guru

Actually instead of PMD in Canada it would have been PTED (Pontiac Trim & Emblems Division), doesn't have the same ring.