Very Nice 59 Parisienne 2 door hardtop on Kijiji

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Very Nice 59 Parisienne 2 door hardtop on Kijiji

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

Beautiful details in that interior. Reminds me of thee Batmobile.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Oh man, I love it. That is such a beautiful car to begin with, and then black and red... Yummmm....

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Did you notice the rear window is tinted at the top? I didn't know you could get that back then. Must be very rare..

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Do you remember me talking about the 60 Laurentian 2 dr ht that we had at the Pontiac dealership in the early 80's? That car had that same area on the top of the back window. Looks really cool.

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

very very nice I love it and I'm not a pre 65 fan would a (big)V8 fit in there? biggrin

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

427carl wrote:

very very nice I love it and I'm not a pre 65 fan would a (big)V8 fit in there?

To be period accurate it would need to be a 348 3x2 bbl, could stretch it to a 409 and I don't think anyone would mind. The boys on Horespower TV built a dual 4bbl - 492 HP - 409 on this weekend's show BUT this car is too nice to alter imo.

65Camino · Uber Guru

After seeing that HP episode I want to put a 409 in the El Camino. Dual quads, 409, real fine!!

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I emailed the seller and got this reply:

"Hello and thanks for your interest. The car runs like a top! He would like to get around 17,000.00 for it and offers are coming in but have not reached his acceptable level.

My father has collected and restored a number of vehicles and tractors over the last 30 years and now is starting to sell off in an attempt to focus on just a couple. This was originally purchased in Woodstock Ontario and my father is the second owner."

The price may be a touch high due to the 6 cyl. If it were an 8 I'd say that's fair if it is as clean as it looks.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Boy, a clean car can't be far off that even as a 6 cyl. Fixing a rusty one must cost close to that.

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

69Laurentian wrote:

I emailed the seller and got this reply:

"Hello and thanks for your interest. The car runs like a top! He would like to get around 17,000.00 for it and offers are coming in but have not reached his acceptable level.

My father has collected and restored a number of vehicles and tractors over the last 30 years and now is starting to sell off in an attempt to focus on just a couple. This was originally purchased in Woodstock Ontario and my father is the second owner."

The price may be a touch high due to the 6 cyl. If it were an 8 I'd say that's fair if it is as clean as it looks.

Todd , We (you) could slip that rebuilt small block, in it, and everyone would love it. idea

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73SC · A Poncho Legend!

My guess would be that in 59 the Parisienne could be equipped as follows:

261 L6 1 bbl      150HP
283 V8 2 bbl     160 HP
283 V8 4 bbl     230 HP
348 V8 4 bbl     250 HP
348 V8 3x2 bbl 280 HP

How right or wrong am I ?

-- Edited by 73SC at 20:22, 2008-05-27

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

you are always correct idea

you would make a good lawyer lol

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

Thanks C2, so if I am right then it wouldn't take much to have that 261 making more juice than the 283. biggrin

I remember being in Dad's 61 Strato Chief doing well over 100 mph with the 261, it's not like they were anchors.

-- Edited by 73SC at 23:42, 2008-05-27

59poncho · Poncho Master!

i would love to see that car before it gets sold, ive never seen another one except mine. Love the black and red combo. I have one side and the front and back in the matte black and the top will be a light green color. I will post some pics when i get the no engine spark problem dealed with. I think its the coil so i have to get a new one.

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

I have posted this story before but it is too crazy not mention agian. My Uncle bought a '59 in Coral with white top. He loved that "pink" car so much he actually painted the Christmas Tree pink that year with all white ornaments...this is true and it was in the days before rattle cans so he brushed it. I'll always remember his 59 Coral Pontiac and Pink Christmas tree. smile

eeluddy · Uber Guru

It really is a nice looking car. When I was young back in the early 70's we always put deep dish chrome reverse on these "narrow track" Pontiacs to make them look like the yankee Bonnevilles and Catalinas

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Can you get "hop up" parts for the 261 (split manifolds, dual carb intakes, cams etc). If so, that'd be the way to go on this one (or just leave it stock and enjoy it)
Todd

eeluddy · Uber Guru

Try "Clifford Engineering". They used to make speed equipment for Chev 230,235, and 292 so they probably do the 261 stuff

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

You can get a few bits:

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/m/393_Chevy-6-Cylinder-216-235-261-194-230-250-292-CI.html

http://www.cliffordperformance.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CP&Category_Code=C235

Taylor55 · Poncho Master!

You can get hop up parts from Clifford. There was a vendor at Ancaster that had all kinds of performance parts for the 261. He had some fenton headers. a few intakes 2x1, 3x1, single 4 barrell. I've got a set of .030 12.5 to 1 compression pistons made by Ertel for a 261 just in case some day I want to build a performance 261. I've also got 2 spare 1955 261 engines. I've been told the best cylinder head to use would be a 1962 261 head. It is supposed to have the smallest combustion chamber and the best flow capabilities. I do not know what modifications the head would need anybody have any information on this ? It would be nice to find a McGurk ( I think ) that is the name performance head. Al