...a local Chevrolet dealer. Temps are dropping here and ambient was 62*F with sun and broken cloud. Event was a benefit for a hospital cancer centre. Pretty good participation of 30-40 cars.



The usual pics of my 1974.







Everyone loves a 1969 Camaro.



The favourite Chevrolet of the ages.



A 1917 Ford. And yes it runs. But it sure would not pass emissions.



A 1935 ?



Not sure if this is a GNX.



A 1953 Buick of some type.



This is a 1962 Pontiac Parisienne; roughly the equivalent of a Bonneville. In those days Pontiacs built in Canada actually had Chevrolet chassis and drive trains. The base engine was an inline 261cid six. The options were 283 and 327 V8s. The US Pontiac had a base 389cid V8. Note how narrow the Pontiac body sits on the non-Wide-Trac frame. That strange situation began to change with the North American Auto Pact of 1965.



Sitting out front for sale was a 2011 ZR-1 with 2,000km/1,200 miles on the odometer. I believe the asking price is $90,000. I didn't bring my cheque book so it is still there.



A nice show that I enjoyed. And for a good cause.

 

Hi Paul,
Always interesting to see your pictures.
I noticed the 57 BelAir has a black and red interior. If I remember correctly there was silver 'piping' between the colors. Quite a 'cool' interior for 1957.
And the 62 Poncho reminded me about how elaborate the Pontiac interiors were too. I think the high-line interiors had 3 different colors on the seat covers. I use to ride to 10th grade with someone who had a 59 or 60 Bonneville and I still remember it had an incredibly detailed interior for a stock car.
Thanks!
Regards,
Alan

 

Alan,
In 1963 a friend's older brother who was serving in the US Armed Forces at the time came back to Canada for a family visit. My Father had recently purchased a four-door Pontiac Laurentian (roughly a Catalina) with the 261cid six and Powerglide. That fellow came home with a new 1963 burgundy Bonneville convertible with a four-speed shift. Under the hood was an enormous V8 (389 or 421) and of course it was Wide-Trac. I was stunned at the difference between the US and Canadian Pontiacs. I was very young but never forgot that car.

When my Corvetting days are done I would like to park a 1964 Grand Prix with 8-lug wheels in my garage (if it fits).

 

Nice pictures..thanks for sharing

 

Cool info on the Pontiac buddy, learn something new everyday.

Thanks

Brian

 

Not a GNX
X's have a noticeable louver on the front fenders and a special badge on the nose

 

Thanks Paul! Great looking cars

 

OK, still a nice example of when the Buick had some get up and go. And the average age of a driver was not 65. Although that is now changing with their latest models. The Verano is actually very appealing.

 

I remember those days very well. GM Canada could not export cars to the USA and the same vice-versa. The borders were closed. What was produced in the country stayed there. So Canadian Pontiacs were basically Chevrolets. As I said above that began to change after 1965 (the Auto Pact).

When I got a first real job in 1969 after college graduation I was on the hunt for a Dodge Charger. Well, my salary was $6,000 and that was the price of the car! So...no go. I settled on a used 1964 Malibu SS with a 327 and a four speed. The only variant of that car available in Canada was a 283 with Powerglide. But it had been imported by a professional football player from the USA and traded in at a local dealer (yes, the same one I visited today). It was the talk of the local hot rod people being a 327 with a four-speed. They simply did not exist here. I loved that car.

But youthful dreams come to an end with reality in a cruel world. It was stolen out of my driveway one night. I was paid out a paltry sum 30 days later when it was not recovered. I did see it about two months later when it was eventually found. Nothing was left; it was completely stripped. I cried....

I bought an el-cheapo VW Bug and headed back to University for another degree. The rest is history. And yes I got the degree. Everything I owned at that time fitted in the backseat of the Bug.

Things are a little better now .

 

I find it interesting that in a country with so much winter road salt these beautiful cars still exist. It never ceases to amaze me.

On the other hand I suppose, my 1974 comes from CA and has never seen salt. With the US/CDN dollar close in value (advantage $1.05 CDN last week) many cars are coming north from the USA. And from salt-free areas.

 

Nice pictures!
Is the '69 Camaro a Z/28 RS without a trunk spoiler? Not too many of those around in that color and combination of options.

 

I don't know much about Camaros. Sorry. I just took some random pics.

 

As always, Thanks Paul
Mooser

 

Thanks Mooser. I did it again today. Another show. But it was cool this morning (6*C, 43*F). But the top does not go up until 0*C (32*F).

 

Your car has a top?
Learn something new everyday

 

I don't see it very often actually. It goes down in April and comes up in October. It is a high-quality Haartz cloth StayFast top protected with RaggTopp products. I am somewhat **** about this car despite the fact it is driven. But yes the top is there!



The rear window is protected with this.

 

Really beautiful 74 you got there Paul

 

I've got these things in the garage over on the wall. Never sure what they were but since they are the same colour of the car I've held onto them.
Thought for a minute they might be fender skirts but the shape is all wrong

 

I recognize very few words on that box, must come from a country that hasn't banned all effective products yet, therefor still works. Order a case

 

I knew that problem when I had my 1979 L-82; loved it. What to do with these things.





My Brother still has them.