'63 Canadian Built Impala 2 door hardtop. Original Paint. Cambridge-Narrows, NB

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

'63 Canadian Built Impala 2 door hardtop. Original Paint. Cambridge-Narrows, NB

NOS · Poncho Master!

nice car; but no options & a CTC mirror. I guess that makes it rare ??

Dale @ NOS a poncho supporter

eeluddy · Uber Guru

That's such a prime example of a Canadian car. Inline 6 with a 3 speed bolt action and a quick trip down the assembly line, no time for options!
I love it. My folks had a 63 Biscayne 4 door. 230,3spd. bolt action with an AM radio. No power steering or brakes and my Mom who weighs about 90 LBS and is 5 ft 2 drove us everywhere in that old barge.
This Impala is pure luxury compared to that rubber floor Biscayne.

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

I agree Earl, My old man thought that getting white walls and wheel discs was optioning out the cars he bought biggrin

eeluddy · Uber Guru

73SC wrote:
I agree Earl, My old man thought that getting white walls and wheel discs was optioning out the cars he bought

Same here Ray! Our Biscayne came with full wheel discs and whitwalls. Of course the tires wore out and were replaced with CTC blackwalls. Those full hubcaps had rattling centers now that I think of it!

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

I had a Canadian built '63 with the same low options, and drive train. Sold it 3 years ago.

-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Sunday 25th of October 2015 06:11:07 AM

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

eeluddy wrote:
That's such a prime example of a Canadian car. Inline 6 with a 3 speed bolt action and a quick trip down the assembly line, no time for options!

I agree, Earl. I've seen so many Canadian cars equipped that way over the years that I am still amazed when I see the percentage of luxo-boats that were purchased in the US around the same time. They had way more money to spend than we Canucks back then.

I'm a big fan of the stripped-down Canadian cars for their beauty in simplicity, plus they are such a big part of our history. I would hope this one stays original as-is, as I've seen so many such cars get transformed to somebody's high-school dream car lately that I fear there will be few examples remaining of how they were actually bought back in the day.

eeluddy · Uber Guru

I well remember going to visit my Mom's best friend who married, and moved to a suburb of Detroit. We would take the tunnel under the Detroit river from Windsor and come out in downtown Motown. Always reminded me of the the old storybook "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse"
Our car looked like a country mouse amid all those chromed out Buicks, Caddies, and Pontiac's, let alone the SS Impalas with all the factory chrome accessories.
The Wide-Track Pontiac's with 8 lug wheels were everywhere!