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Giovanni


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This is my 59 Parisienne restoration progress. I think it will be finished in a few more months. Soon it will be the only '59 Parisienne running in brazilian streets. biggrin

The car when me and my father bought it:


Removing the paint:


We found the car was green...


...and it had a lot of rust!


261 engine with powerglide transmission.


Starting doing the restoration



The engine is rebuilt and painted, and a new Powerglide with no use is going to the car. The previous owner had this transmission stored since the 60s and never used it!


Car with the new tyres and hubcap:


The car is starting to look good smile





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Excellent progress. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

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Looks very nice. The green color is better.

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Funny. Years ago I thought of 4 door hardtops as parts cars.

Oh, how that has changed! Beautiful job, thanks for the updates.

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nice! love the green! wink

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it looks awesome!!! very good job, im sooo jealous!! How far would you be from mexico city? In a couple years when i get down there we will have to cruise together!!

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i just looked at a map, that would be a long road trip!! LOL!

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Very nice! Be sure to post more photos as you continue on your restoration.



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Great pics love the color really looks good on the car

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59poncho wrote:

it looks awesome!!! very good job, im sooo jealous!! How far would you be from mexico city? In a couple years when i get down there we will have to cruise together!!



Mexico is a few thousands of kilometers away from Brazil!biggrin LOL


Thanks for the comments guys. I'll keep you updated. I plan to finish the resto in the next 4 or 5 months.

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you should go on another website for just us 59 owners. I dont remember if i told you about it already. Its www.pontiac-59.com The guys on there would love to see your progress pics as well.

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Looks Great in Green....

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59poncho wrote:

you should go on another website for just us 59 owners. I dont remember if i told you about it already. Its www.pontiac-59.com The guys on there would love to see your progress pics as well.



oh yes, I remember you told me... but I just forgot to go there! hmm

I'm going to post the pictures there too!



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The car is shaping up very nicely. Lots of hard work I can see.

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Beautiful car!
I love the white paint and 6 cylinder.

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Lovely done, where do you guys order your parts from

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Lovely done, where do you guys order your parts from


This same 261 engine was manufactured in Brazil too, so it's easy to find parts for it.
The car was almost 100% original, so it wasn't missing any parts. Only the tyres and brake pads were imported from USA.

 



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NICE KOOL RIDE!!!! :)

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Small update on the restoration progress. The front fender still has to be chromed again. Recently I bought new brake pads on ebay and I as impressed how cheap and good quality it was... Sometimes it's cheaper to import small parts than to buy it here. hmm
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wow!! looks awesome!! What was the price for chroming your bumper? I was told $1000 just for the front. Maybe if the price is right i will get it done down in mexico.

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I think I confused the words in my post, I meant bumper where  wrote fender. Sorry for my bad english. biggrinbiggrin

I chromed the rear bumper, but not the front bumper yet. The price here is around US$500, it's expensive, but it's necessary and I won't find a new bumper around here to buy, so it's the only option.

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Beautiful car ... great work!!!

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