Hello from the UK and thanks for accepting me. I have recently picked up a resto Project, thought I would share it and see if anyone has any information on the best places to get parts. This is my first American or should I say Canadian car.
It's a 1967 Parisienne 2dr Convertible, it appears to be RHD From factory. Apparently 1 of only 3 built that year. Although I'm unsure if that's fact or a estimation. Either way its a big project and Im looking forward to saving it.
Also does anyone know of any literature available for the model, assembly, service, chassis, body manuals ect.
Edit, For some reason the image uploader rotated the pics to weird angles.
Yes it is factory RH drive. Oshawa built cars use a 1965 Chevrolet dash board. Being a Canadian built car all the mechanical parts including the chassis are Chevrolet parts. I believe also that the passenger floor and top is also Chevrolet.
Yes it is factory RH drive. Oshawa built cars use a 1965 Chevrolet dash board. Being a Canadian built car all the mechanical parts including the chassis are Chevrolet parts. I believe also that the passenger floor and top is also Chevrolet.
Paul
Cheers, I had a feeling it was a genuine RHD, I have spent the past week looking all over the net for information and worked out its basically a 67 Impala with a pontiac styled body. Hopefully the front and rear floor sections are also Chevy as they seem to be easier to get hold of, it its the same for the roof that would certainly make my life easier.
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From the UK with a 67 Parisienne 2dr Convertible RHD
To save this car would be great ... I would be inclined to get a second complete/fairly solid '67 Parisienne convertible shipped to the UK for parts.
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Prince Edward Island
'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.
Welcome to CP! I hope you enjoy the project and in the end hope the car brings you great satisfaction.
I have a 67 Parisienne convertible myself with several spare parts, some of which I'm willing to sell. I see you might me missing some trim, bezels, etc so you can PM me and I can let you know if I have parts you need. No problem shipping them to the UK.
Welcome to CP! I hope you enjoy the project and in the end hope the car brings you great satisfaction.
I have a 67 Parisienne convertible myself with several spare parts, some of which I'm willing to sell. I see you might me missing some trim, bezels, etc so you can PM me and I can let you know if I have parts you need. No problem shipping them to the UK.
Cheers,
Leo
Thank you and that's great I will PM and have a chat.
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From the UK with a 67 Parisienne 2dr Convertible RHD
So managed to get the front corner off today, and I'm pleased that the chassis up front still feels and looks solid. Unfortunately the bulkhead has taken the hit from the crash and damaged the upper section, (I forgot to get a picture of this) the side piece and part of the top under the wiper cowling will need replacing. Anyone know if these parts are shared with any other vehicles.
You'd almost be ahead to buy a complete parts car if the shipping wasn't too prohibitive.
What I said.
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Prince Edward Island
'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.
I think a lot of what you need you'll find in Australia on a Parisienne sedan or hardtop. These will have the same basic mechanicals as they were shipped here as 2 x CKD packages from Canada (body package and mechanical package). Everything should be the same other than the few local items used like trim. These had Chevrolet chassis, 240hp 4BBL 327 and Powerglide with 12 bolt 3.55 rear axle. The bodies were built in South Australia and the cars assembled at 4 of the Australian assembly plants.
The 1968 versions seem to be more common here in both Parisienne and Impala as GMH assembled those here from early 1968 to later 1970, but they do appear quite cheaply sometimes as they are not hugely popular (yet). Here are a couple of other examples:
Pretty much everything in Aus got much more expensive quite a few years ago, although their salaries are generally much higher too. I seriously considered exporting my '98 Jaguar XJR to take advantage of it, but it would have had to go in my brother-in-law's name and then he'd have to keep it on the road for 6 months before selling. I couldn't take the risks involved.
Since the start of Covid everything has gone stupid here pricewise. Imported stuff not so much, but anything built locally is ridiculous. You will find a reasonable RHD 1967 Parisienne project though that will give you a lot of what you need to fix that convertible for less than $AUD10,000 . As to how to get it to the UK......??
"Showroom condition" ... uhh no ... the box interior has so many holes drilled in it, it is swiss cheese.
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Prince Edward Island
'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.
No, it is the RHD conversion. And people over here are so "blinkered" on diesel, and the idiots pay through the nose for them. The same thing with a petrol V8 would be half the price, sure costs more to run but you'd never save the difference in fuel cost. The supply of big vehicles that can tow is limited over here as well, all the car companies want to do is sell us 2.5L-3.0L 4cyl common rail diesel junk in Tacoma sized vehicles. On top of all that, the demand for used and new cars in Australia right now is crazy, used cars are selling for a lot more than they are worth. Dealers aren't allowed to ask more than retail for new cars, so the sneaky buggers are registering them, putting a few kM on them and selling them as used cars for more than they were new. In some cases massive amounts more.
What I said.