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Marius Golden


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Brought her home yesterday,think it is a 1960 Lauretian. Any body out there that can help with the back and front windsheild's.

Greetings from South Africa



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Welcome to Canadian Poncho. That looks like a great project Marius.

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It's a 1961 model.



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Yes, welcome. That looks like a very solid car. Some glass, a bumper, and a wash, and you are on the road!

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wow looks pretty good and looks like its in the right shop!



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Welcome aboard.
If you post the info from the data plate, found on the firewall, our group will decipher it for you.

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Welcome Marius!!!

Nice car, waiting for dash pictures and more.

If original that would be a 170 H.P. 283 V8, looks to be other than the alternator and electric fuel pump.

You probably already know your Laurentian uses a Chevrolet chassis, Engine etc.

Totally different from an American Pontiac.

I'm very interested in South African vehicles.

Thanks
Randy



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Thank you,now i need  all the help that i can get.

 



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Welcome from Canada's east coast!



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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.

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Hi there,actually the car has all the trimmings and chrome,even has the factory fitted radio in as well. My problem is to find the back and front windshield.

Greetings from SA



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Hi,thank you for the welcome.Greetings from SA



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GLHS60 wrote:

Welcome Marius!!!

Nice car, waiting for dash pictures and more.

If original that would be a 170 H.P. 283 V8, looks to be other than the alternator and electric fuel pump.

You probably already know your Laurentian uses a Chevrolet chassis, Engine etc.

Totally different from an American Pontiac.

I'm very interested in South African vehicles.

Thanks
Randy



-- Edited by GLHS60 on Sunday 28th of August 2016 11:54:47 PM

 Thank you for the Welcome Randy,

Yes, i did some research on the Laurentian still got a lot to learn.The problem here in SA that i am sitting with, are the spares.I will have to ship, the back and front windshields,if i can source them from somewhere.

Kind regards

MG



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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Welcome to Canadian Poncho. That looks like a great project Marius.

 Thank you for the welcome Carl.Will keep you guys posted as i progress with my project

Regards

MG 



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Pontiacanada wrote:

Welcome from Canada's east coast!

Thank you for the welcome

Regards from SA

MG



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hey look, the steering wheel is on the correct side! Big hello from brisbane australia!

give this lot a try. They are located brisbane austrlia and might ship to south africa. The car probably originated in australia. What does the ID plate say? GMH export?

http://www.autoglasswarehouse.com.au/



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norontcan wrote:

Welcome aboard.
If you post the info from the data plate, found on the firewall, our group will decipher it for you.

Thank you for the welcome,

I will post asap,thank you for the offer.

Regards

MG



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koolconvertible wrote:

hey look, the steering wheel is on the correct side! Big hello from brisbane australia!

give this lot a try. They are located brisbane austrlia and might ship to south africa. The car probably originated in australia. What does the ID plate say? GMH export?

http://www.autoglasswarehouse.com.au/



-- Edited by koolconvertible on Monday 29th of August 2016 06:54:30 AM

 And a big hello to you from SA

I will forward as much info as the car reveals.

Thank you for the hospitality you guys.

Regards

MG 



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koolconvertible wrote:

hey look, the steering wheel is on the correct side! Big hello from brisbane australia!

give this lot a try. They are located brisbane austrlia and might ship to south africa. The car probably originated in australia. What does the ID plate say? GMH export?

http://www.autoglasswarehouse.com.au/



-- Edited by koolconvertible on Monday 29th of August 2016 06:54:30 AM



You're are correct, it's on the right side, but it's not on the correct side!

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Hi Marius, if you go onto www.trademe.co.nz auction# 1149992166 you will find a rear vista screen from a 59. You would have to check if they are still the same as 61. This guy brings in cars and parts from the States so he may be able to help with other parts you need. Gayne.

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Hi there,

Thank you for the info.

Greetings
MG

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A hardy welcome aboard from Milton, Ontario, Canada. Sweet looking 61 and you must know by now that that is a Oshawa, Ontario, Canada built automobile. Marius, do you know what motor was in the car originally, my bet  is that it was a 261 inline six but that Chevy small Block V-8 will do just fine. Marius, continued good luck with your Poncho time machine. Cheers mate. George



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Hi George,

Thank you for the welcome,

I appreciate all the info,no i don't know what the original fitted motor was.Was V8's factory fitted as well, or was it only the 261 inline 6 ?
Some say that the Laurentain was also assembled in Australia.

Regards from South Africa
MG

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Welcome to CP. Looks like you've got a nice solid 61 there! Don't know much about this model but by the look of that fan shroud I would say factory V8 as the six would be closer to the rad. Just guessing but one of the fellow members will know for sure.

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Marius Golden wrote:

Hi George,

Thank you for the welcome,

I appreciate all the info,no i don't know what the original fitted motor was.Was V8's factory fitted as well, or was it only the 261 inline 6 ?
Some say that the Laurentain was also assembled in Australia.

Regards from South Africa
MG

 

That should be a factory V8 car as only the V8 cars had the badge on the front 1/4's. That is of course unless someone went through the trouble to swap in the V8 and put the badges on. Those badges are a little harder to come by as they were only used in 61 and only on Canadian model V8 cars.

Also, I do have the rear glass that you are looking for, but I can't imagine it would be cheap to get it to you. If you can't find it closer and are interested let me know and we can look into it.

Adam

 



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Hi everyone,

Anybody know if the front and back windshields of a Chevy Biscayne 1961 and the Pontiac Laurentain 1961 will be the same.

Kind Regards
MG South Africa

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