1968 Pontiac Parisienne 2+2 """SOLD"""

You bet someone stole it.Thats the going price of a rusty hulk in boxes.

Talk about a no haggle price! Always loved the fender louvers on the 68 2+2 and they're there!!

Oh man !!

I feel ill. This doesn't bode well for the value of my 68 2+2 with a 396.

I just don't understand the disparity (I think that's a word) between our cars and our Chevy cousins.

I was talking to a fella at the Sunday night cruise at the London Canadian Tire, who had a 68 Impala 396, less options and more miles than mine, and his was appraised at $25,000.

I just don't get it.

But remember, that is a project car by the look of it. A real nice project car mind you, but it's gotta be worth close to the Chevy when it's in the same condition, don't you think?

My 65 Acadian may not bring a Nova price either, but it's sure gotta be close.

LandShark68_2+2 wrote:

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Oh man !!

I feel ill. This doesn't bode well for the value of my 68 2+2 with a 396.

I just don't understand the disparity (I think that's a word) between our cars and our Chevy cousins.

I was talking to a fella at the Sunday night cruise at the London Canadian Tire, who had a 68 Impala 396, less options and more miles than mine, and his was appraised at $25,000.

I just don't get it.

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Unfortunately it's simply a question of supply and demand, and let's face it, there just isn't much demand for Canadian ponchos in collector car circles as there is for our Chevy cousins.  We are a small and select group.  Replacement value = market value.  Unless you have an agreed upon value policy, you will never come close to getting the value of a roughly equivalent Chevy.  Those cars are in high demand in the US, hence the higher values.  Our cars = no demand, because there just aren't enough of us Canadian Poncho fans!

You would think so Carl but in the last 20 years I've been to too many auctions and have seen what cars have sold for after being advertised for far too long to know the "Chevy gap" is real and exists.  I mean look at how long it took that 396 2+2 from PEI to sell.  Guaranteed that if that had been an Impala or a Caprice optioned the same way it would have sold sooner and for more money.  A few years ago at the Toronto auction there was a triple black 68 396 2 + 2 convertible, it went for about $16-17K.  Later on there was an equivalent Impala convertible that went for almost $30K!!!  The only cars that may come close to US Chevy values are the Beaumont SDs, but the big cars are definitely considered "poor relations" in the collector car hobby.

I have not gone to any Canadian auctions to witness what you are saying, but I sure don't doubt what you say is true. Too bad. The crazy thing is, the US full size Pontiacs command a decent price. Sometimes even an obscene price depending on the year, model and options they are worth more than an equivalent Chevy.

In a way, it would be nice if the price spread would continue then. That way, Canadian Pontiac enthusiasts can at least enjoy affordable cars!