It's always exciting to see our Canadian built cars being enjoyed in other countries. Our March feature belongs to Mats Källström who lives in Sweden. Mats was on the hunt for a convertible and found this 1964 Parisienne Custom Sport for sale at a classic car dealership. The car was in excellent shape when he found it and Mats is planning only a few upgrades. Mats tells us more:

My wife and I have been big fans of American cars since we met in my 1965 Rambler Classic in 1975. After the Rambler we had a lot of different US cars like Buick, Chevrolet, Plymouth etc. However when our kids arrived we sadly needed to change to more practical and economic (in Sweden) cars like Volvo station wagons. When the kids left we bought a really nice 1957 Dodge Royal that we cherished for 7 years.

It was a wonderful car but we were more and more longing for a convertible. We started to search for a nice convertible from the period 1962-1965 that should be in nice condition and of a make that was easier to find spare parts for here in Sweden (the Dodge was a nightmare in that area). We saw a really nice 1965 Parisienne at a dealer only 60 miles from home, but when we got there it was sold just 30 min before. Now we were really into a Canadian Pontiacs since it was really beautiful and shared most parts with the 1964 Impala which is a car that is very easy to find parts and accessories for. Just a week later we found an ad for a skyline blue 1964 Custom Sport at another dealer close to home.

We immediately took our 57 Dodge and drove to the dealer. When we got there we saw that it had almost the exact same blue color as our Dodge  😍. We both fell in love directly and did a fair trade with our Dodge. The car was in really good condition apart from 2 small dings on the front fender and a small scratch mark on the rear. Sadly enough this was late in September and the car must go into winter storage all too soon.

We have collected some small things that we will add to the car to improve her further. We have a Retrosound stereo with bluetooth etc with new speakers (mounted in original places), some orignal decals for the engine compartment, new floor mats etc.

Otherwise we just plan to enjoy this beauty as much as possible. We will go to some big events in both Sweden and Denmark with around 4-6000 American cars each. They are 3-4 day events with rockabilly music, car shows, and cruising etc. Of course we will visit this web site often to learn more about the car. I found out that the car was originally from Regina, Saskatchewan so I joined a facebook group called "Nostalgic Regina Saskatchewan".

I was so extremely lucky that I managed to find the former owner of the car that will send me some history from the time in Canada (She was exported to Sweden 2021). A very nice gentleman mailed an owners manual that was from an old car that his father had owned ❤ There are still wonderful people out there😘. By the way, we will call her "Jackie" as short for Jaquelinne.