1967 Pontiac Parisienne
1967 Pontiac Parisienne in The Persuaders!, TV Series, 1971-1972 Ep. 20
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2010-01-18 02:53 |
1967 Pontiac Laurentian for the British market. Script location is not the same as /vehicle_234800-Pontiac-Catalina-1967.html . |
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◊ 2016-01-09 12:49 |
It isn't a Catalina nor a Laurentian, but a Canadian '67 Parisienne 4 door hardtop made for Export with its RHD. See the specifics items, the block letter script located at the front on the top of the fender combined with the V8 emblem at the bottom of the fender are Parisienne only. On all the other '67 full size Pontiac (US and Canadian), the model name script is always located at the bottom of the fender between the door and the wheel opening. The Laurentian has an attached letters script on the bottom of the fender and doesn't have rocker panel moldings moldings nor wheel opening moldings. Finally, to my knowledge, the Laurentian had only pillared body styles like the Strato Chief because they were the econo and basic lines of the full size, the hardtop style was left to the luxurious Parisienne and ultimate Grande Parisienne. |
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◊ 2016-01-09 13:24 |
I forget to mention this very good link http://users.chariot.net.au/~dale3/ |
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◊ 2016-01-09 17:00 |
I'm a bit confused by what is said on the others of our database: is it "origin: US; made: CDN" or "origin:CDN"? |
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◊ 2016-01-09 18:21 |
To me, it's clear that "origin: CDN" is right for any Parisienne because they were built only in Canada using Chevrolet chassis and drivetrain. There was never a Parisienne built in the Pontiac US powerplant. |
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◊ 2016-01-12 01:47 |
Aw right! I'll change. |
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◊ 2024-12-20 00:33 |
Yes, correct. At the time, there were high tariffs on US-built cars in Canada, and to keep the price down, most of the Canadian lineup of Pontiacs were built in Canada, although I believe US models were available mainly by special order. Canada's car market was smaller than that of the US, and the population did not have as high an amount of discretionary spending, so keeping price low was important. Furthermore, GM dealers were paired as Chevrolet with Oldsmobile, and Pontiac with Buick. In order for the Pontiac / Buick dealers to be competitive with Ford / Mercury dealers, Canadian Pontiacs were marketed with Ford and Chevrolet(and Plymouth) as the competition. Thus, the Parisienne and Laurentian models were based on the full-sized Chevrolets using Impala/Bel Air/Biscayne engine with Powerglide transmissions, but Pontiac-styled bodywork. It was typically these Canadian models that were seen in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand as Canada's Commonwealth status enabled these vehicles to be imported duty-free. Pontiacs were hugely popular in Canada at that time and into the 1970s and 1980s, long after the tariffs were eliminated and US cars were sold duty free in Canada and Canadian built ones sold in the US without the burden of tariffs. |
