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
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
'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.
They don't look anything near as good as the Monaro they are made from. The seats in these are great though. I have a pair to put in my 1968 HK Monaro GTS.
I bought mine about 5 years ago now because of the rarity and the fact of wanting one in this colour and not having that stupid front license plate bracket bolted on. As for practical, WHAT 2dr is really practical from a practical standpoint of view? Besides, most 2 door cars are summertime cars only. But i'll take my GTO over a moredoor G8 because of the 2-dr.. and 6-gear. UNLESS, of course, it is a wagon in the late '60's or a '70! Or even my '94 Roadmaster... NOW, that's a practical vehicle. (hahaha) I took that vehicle for a duplicate run last summer as my '70 Estate wagon 4yrs ago.
I actually thought of getting a G8 to use as a service loaner for my shop but the more I look at the backend, the more I dislike it. Granted, the GTO is similar but to me, less.. but like every car, a matter of personal taste.
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 18th of July 2020 11:59:21 AM
Great to see an Aussie made car in your collection!
The V2 series I, I and III were far more practical cars than the VZ or GTO. The V2 had the fuel tank underneath and a huge boot (trunk I think you call it in North America). The VZ and GTO had the fuel tank moved to behind the rear seat and the filler moved up to the top of the driver's side quarter (passenger side in North America) and the boot became basically useless. It also allowed for a dual exhaust, whereas the V2 had them both on the same side.
I loved my V2, but we weren't using it so moved it on.
Great to see an Aussie made car in your collection!
The V2 series I, I and III were far more practical cars than the VZ or GTO. The V2 had the fuel tank underneath and a huge boot (trunk I think you call it in North America). The VZ and GTO had the fuel tank moved to behind the rear seat and the filler moved up to the top of the driver's side quarter (passenger side in North America) and the boot became basically useless. It also allowed for a dual exhaust, whereas the V2 had them both on the same side.
I loved my V2, but we weren't using it so moved it on.
Thanks... I've wanted one from the beginning but they were finally allowed into Canada in the summer of '08 with the front bumper impact concerns. When I had the GM documentation done and I was speaking to George Z. he told me an interesting tale... they were to come to Canada and a meeting was held at a golf game between the execs of GM of Canada and the US. But with the Canadian market and the price of them, they decided it wasn't viable. Mine had a dealer invoice of just over $33USD, which came with the car.
Of the 13,948 produced in '06, 1175 (8.42%) were Brazen Orange, the lowest percentage of all colours, and of the 1175, only 484 had 18" wheels. Mine had just 8,936kms when I bought it.
Many Americans are ordering Holden pieces inside and out to mimic the Monaro, such as the front bumper cover.
Well I have to agree this blue Monaro is very handsome.
That is a VZ CV8 Monaro. You can tell by those (to me) awful bonnet scoops and the wheels. This one has the fuel tank in the boot like a US GTO . The prior versions were V2, V2II and V2III. All V8 Holden versions were 18" wheels at least. The CV6 (supercharged V6) ran 17" wheels.
There were HSV versions too, but not called Monaro. Just HSV coupe. There were GTO, GTS and Coupe4 (an AWD version) plus another few versions. Most were ugly. The V2 GTO has a C4B Calloway 300kW Corvette engine.
There were two 427ci versions built to race at Mount Panorama in a 24 hour race. The yellow won the 2002 race and came second in 2003. The red car won in 2003. Look at what they were up against:
Neat stuff. I'm learning more about these cars than I ever knew.
I was always disappointed that they weren't sold in Canada, as I thought they were nice looking cars overall, and were bonafide muscle cars that would have helped put GM back on the map in the performance world (in Canada). At that time the Camaro/Firebird had been discontinued, so there wasn't much to be excited about for the folks who couldn't afford a Corvette.
My only criticism (just for me) was the BMW-esque twin-nostril grille that Pontiac was putting on all their cars at the time. I was hoping that they would have styled a front fascia that took elements from the classic GTOs, or used a variation of the Monaro, which looked better to me. A minor criticism, but doesn't take away from the cars at all as they are very handsome nonetheless.
Yup... Should have went with the classic look and there are things about the looks of the car that I am not so thrilled about but... there are things with my old cars that are the same... Oh well.. look at the overall pic, I guess.
One thing I do appreciate is the colour tricks within the interior. Some cars had matching colour on the cluster, trim on the door panels, console and dash. Mine doesn't but just the cluster and the stitching in the shift lever boot.
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Sunday 19th of July 2020 03:28:35 PM
The old stuff is way better looking but the power and 3 pedals are incomparable. I'd be tempted to put some real sleeper markings on it, a Sunbird GTO? Its already a sleeper big time, under 1% of the population would know what it was.
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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
I'd be tempted to put some real sleeper markings on it, a Sunbird GTO?
An old member on here (427Carl) built a V-8 rwd Sunbird convertible.
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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.
