The sign behind the Lincoln limousine is from a local metal construction company, it says: NEW!! BREAST ENLARGEMENT BY HANDS-ON HEALING NO CURE - NO PAY
I always liked the look of the early T-Birds, but the first generation was just a horrible car - Just about everything except the manual transmissions was troublesome. The later ones were better but they could be electrical nightmares - especially the ones with the retractable hardtop. The '50s and many of the '60s Fords had great styling, but until they dropped that horrible 292 cu engine design engine I would not have even considered owning one. My father left me a 1960 huge Lincoln and I sold it without ever starting it up.
That Parisienne is definitely a 65 model body, but the dash is a kibbled together mess of Chevy stuff and who knows what else. The dash should look like the one Tom posted, a slightly downrated version of the American car. US cars got the real lumber, we got plastic. So it's not inconceivable that the car first appeared in Australia in 1966; - maybe it was a local conversion. Maybe that's all Holden dash parts. I'll check out the article Erik posted, maybe there's more info there.
That dash is a left hand version of the '65 full size Chevys................ only uglier. The steering wheel is the same as Chevy too.
NH in a 67, sure turned out to be great thread. Thanks for posting. It's probably in one of your links or I can probably google it but why did the Canadian models of GM have to be on Chevy's chassis and their dashes? I would think it was costly and a nightmare foe plant workers.. I think I even had read the Chevy Beaumont SS's most powerful engine that you could get was the base L35 325 hp. 396?
"While some American-built Pontiacs were exported into Canada, the tariffs greatly impacted vehicle pricing for Canadian consumers. GM of Canada found it easier to simply build Pontiacs (as well as other brands) north of the border and invested in the tooling for produce Pontiac’s inline 6- and 8-cylinder engines there. As years progressed and body styles rapidly changed, production efficiency and maintaining price competitiveness were paramount. GM of Canada produced a basic body shell that Chevrolet and Pontiac shared. It was then equipped with Pontiac-specific forward body panels and Pontiac’s inline 6- and 8-cylinder engines to create a truly unique Canadian-built Pontiac at an affordable price. And they sold quite well!" Click the screenshot below to learn more about the Canadian Pontiacs
