Canadian models

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Canadian models

flatduck · SUDBURY, ONT

i have a 1956 ford monarch custom (notice i didn t not say a canadian merc ) but cause it is a 4 door car i don t think anybody want to see it ..............i m actually the third owner on the car since i bought it in 1999 .......the other 2 were father and his son who got it from the estate................i had 3 ,1958 pontiac laurentian for a while now i got only one left

Modfather · VICTORIA HARBOUR, ONT

This is one that I owned 1962, but forgot to sell the spare parts...lol

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

I owned a 51 Merc. P'up before getting the 64 Catalina. It had a 350 SBC Borg/warner 4 spd. Dodge Volaire T/bar frt end & ford 9" rr. end. The present owner of this truck in Stayner??[ just south of Barrie] tracked me down to ask a whole lot of questions, as he didn't know much about it & seller knew even less. It was "FAST" & handled well after I put the new frt. suspension under it, before that, "white knuckle" steering & hold on for dear life!!!

2inchestoolow · CLARINGTON, ONTARIO

There is a '53 Canadian Pontiac behind my barn....and there was a '54 Meteor Niagara until a few year back when I sold it to a friend.

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

66 Pontiac "Strato Chief" 2 door, Jr Stock 283, 2 barrel , shift kit and 4:56 rear, car was street driven and ran 1 second off the NHRA record at the time. (1970-71 at Dragway Park, Cayuga.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

My Canadian car was a 56 Pontiac Laurentian .They were about 8-9 inches shorter than the American Ponchos and were a couple of inches narrower as well .The difference was because the American ones were built on Olds frames and the Canadian ones were on Chevy frames.Nothing fits from two differend builds fenders hoods bumpers lots of differences.I belive this stopped in58 and all Pontiacs were then on Olds frames .Oddly I also owned a 63 Grand Prix that as I understand were never sold in Canada.So it would seam Pontiac provided both Canadian only and American only.I also belive all Pontiac sedan deliveries were made only in Canada .Fun topic Poncho keep em coming. Ed

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Oh flatblack, you are going to get it now.....lol...These guys from Canadian Poncho are going to tell you that full sized Canadian Pontaics were built on Chevy frames right up through the 70s.......The American cars of the same years had a different frame, not sure if it was the same as Olds, but similar.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Hey I can take it Poncho my wife says I've been wrong before ,I just don't remember when but I will admit to needing the ocassional attitude agustment. Ed

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

I had a 1966 Pontiac Strato Chief 427 4 speed from 2006 on Nice car

was stolen from me in 2010...

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427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

and this 95 tran Am (2011) Low km 6 speed sold to Pontiac member in Nove Scotia

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427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

And the current ride (for sale on Kijiji-London)

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A RARE 1967 PONTIAC BEAUMONT 2 DR. 300 DELUXE. THESE ARE (CANADIAN BUILT) THEY USED CHEVELLE BODYS AND DRIVE TRAINS WITH PONTIAC INTERIOR AND DASH AND PONTIAC TAIL LIGHTS AND GRILL. THIS ONE JUST OUT OF THE BODY SHOP WITH NEW PAINT JOB AND IT HAS A NEW 383 STROKER ROLLER MOTOR WITH WORLD HEADS AND 750 HOLLEY, 350 AUTOMATIC WITH SHIFT KIT, AND 3:08 REAL LOCKER 10" REAR, AND 2 1/2" FLOW MASTER EXHAUST, IT ALSO HAS 4 WHEEL POWER DISC BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FLOOR SHIFT AND TACH IN CONSOLE, BUCKET SEATS, VINTAGE A/C HEAT AND DEFROST THAT WORK WITH ORIGINAL DASH CONTROL. THIS CAR IS QUICK! HAS 7"FRONT AND 8" REAR RALLY WHEELS.

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sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

427Carl, thanks for posting the stratochief pics!! Nice car, and the beaumont too..!!

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

your welcome the old chief and 2 door post beaumont are quite rare

The Beaumont is 1 of 180

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

poncho62 wrote:
A few guys from the Canadian Poncho forum have joined....welcome guys, glad to have you here. It brings up a subject in my mind.
Have any of you owned specific Canadian models of cars?...You know, Canadian Pontiacs, Beaumonts, Acadians, Monarchs, Meteors, Mercury or Fargo trucks, that sort of thing.
I have had a few...62, 65, 66 Canadian Pontiacs...2 68 Beaumonts...even had a Pontiac Astre, not bragging about that one...lol
What about you?

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2inchestoolow · CLARINGTON, ONTARIO

My mom drove a late sixties Laurentian when I was a kid...4 door and gold.

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

I did not own it but my father had a 1969 Meteor Montcalm S-33 2 door HT It had a buckets and console with saddle shifter basically the Ford XL-GT interior. There were only about 450 made plus 150 or so convertibles.

It was identical to the car on the brochure brown with white top an interior black dash( maybe that was his! smile ) I'd like to find one like it maybe but my dad complained it was underpowered with a 351W in it. His next car was a Marquis with a 429 4V dual exhaust. It did not disappoint him! biggrin

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

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RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

I have noticed over the years that nowhere on a 50's & 60's Bonneville or 60's Grand Prix does it say Pontiac but they were sold through Pontiac dealers and never labeled as such.

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INDIAN RIVER, ONT

I had this 69 Beaumont convertible when I was in high school...another one I should have kept. This is the only photo I have of it.

Came across these recently, a 60 Frontenac wagon & a 60 Meteor.

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poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Should grab that Frontenac grill....they are super rare now

Lightspeed Mike · BELLEVILLE, ONT

I have a Mercury Pick up, which is Canadian only. I must say that it was a nicer looking truck than the Ford counter part. (Even if they are both ugly IMHO)
The Beaumont is Canadian but it is not a Pontiac. I used to have a customer with a 68, no where on the car does it say Pontiac. It was sold through Pontiac dealers but was never labeled as such.

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Lightspeed Mike wrote:

The Beaumont is Canadian but it is not a Pontiac. I used to have a customer with a 68, no where on the car does it say Pontiac. It was sold through Pontiac dealers but was never labeled as such.

You are Correct..

The 1962 and up Acadian, was built as a separate marque, without any reference to Pontiac (but only sold at Pontiac) and the models became Beaumonts, and did until 1969...

Today the Acadian and Beaumont, have legally blended into Pontiac.. (like it or not)

This often happens with brands

GM Historical and most provinces and Canada and U.S. Customs have changed their computers and mind set to Pontiac.. (I have experience and documents)

I had never thought about it until 2008 and only recently understood what had happened.. There are not many left of the original cars, but they all seem to have good homes...

In respect to Harry and the new site

Please respond to my opinion in PM's Carl

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

I never noticed that.. ever... and in N.B. where I grew up, we saw a lot of American cars, from Maine Mass. etc. Wonder why the no pontiac on them?

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

Says it right on this one...license plate......lol

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

427CARL wrote:
I never noticed that.. ever... and in N.B. where I grew up, we saw a lot of American cars, from Maine Mass. etc. Wonder why the no pontiac on them?

I think it is because everbody knew they were.

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Good sense of humor Harry!! Well Ray what do you think?

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

427CARL wrote:
Good sense of humor Harry!! Well Ray what do you think?

I think it proves the point.

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

57150 wrote:

Get the Meteor grille too! I sold one to a guy in Boston Ma. There are a few guys building Starliners that want the Canadian only grilles to be unique.

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

Off Topic Trivia....Anybody know who Virgil Hilts is ?

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

http://www.history.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=39

About 3/4 down

Alfred Burke "Tommy" Thompson

He is my guitar teachers father. He was quite an interesting fellow. Quit his job in TO and skied home to Penatang...

He was the first Canadian POW and met Hermann Goering

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-- Edited by VirgilHilts on Sunday 12th of February 2012 02:46:43 PM

-- Edited by poncho62 on Sunday 12th of February 2012 02:53:37 PM

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

I do!

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

VirgilHilts wrote:
I do!

I figured as much Stu, looks like no takers......

Maybe this will help:

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

RAT BOY wrote:
VirgilHilts wrote:
I do!
I figured as much Stu, looks like no takers......
Maybe this will help:

Figures....That guy just fell down in the end anyways......lol

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

"That's Captain Hilts"

2drpost · KETTLEBY, ONT

VirgilHilts wrote:
"That's Captain Hilts"

yep, mr cool! wink

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

2drpost wrote:
VirgilHilts wrote:
"That's Captain Hilts"
yep, mr cool!

Way off topic now but CLICK HERE to read about the real guy Virgil Hilts is based on. If Steve McQueen is Mr. Cool, this guy is Mr. Supreme Cool.

flatduck · SUDBURY, ONT

what happen with the pontiac logo right in the center on the green ?.............don t have to have the pontiac letters on the car...............my 56 monarch was sold at ford dealers and no where on the car will you find ford but you go look on the ownership and it says Ford ....................and the builder plate says Ford motor company of canada plant build also is in canada not usa................so really the plant where the car was build is what makes the car canadian model or usa

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

VirgilHilts wrote:

http://www.history.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=39

About 3/4 down

Alfred Burke "Tommy" Thompson

He is my guitar teachers father. He was quite an interesting fellow. Quit his job in TO and skied home to Penatang...
He was the first Canadian POW and met Hermann Goering

Never knew that and family cottage has been at Penetang since 1968.

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

my 3 toys are all canadian only
my 55 gmc is a 9300. short box, step side, 1/2 ton built on a chevy chassis. an american 55 gmc would be a 100 series, different rear axle and a pontiac engine are the only things that come to mind that are really different.
63 acadian beaumont wagon, built on a chevy II chassis, definitely canadian only.
70 2+2 pontiac convertible, built on a impala chassis, definately canadian only.

VirgilHilts · BELWOOD, ONT

Friend in high school had a 69 Pontiac 2+2. Chev chassis and SBC. The motor was on display in our autoshop class after he let it run out of oil on the 401 near Keele and sent a rod through the block LOL

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

VirgilHilts wrote:
Friend in high school had a 69 Pontiac 2+2. Chev chassis and SBC. The motor was on display in our autoshop class after he let it run out of oil on the 401 near Keele and sent a rod through the block LOL

rarechev has one

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

flatduck wrote:
what happen with the pontiac logo right in the center on the green ?.............don t have to have the pontiac letters on the car...............

That doesn't count, Beaumonts have arrowhead logos too. wink

Canadian Poncho · PEI

I had a nice 69 Laurentian 2 door hardtop which was the inspiration for starting Canadianponcho.ca . It had been in storage since 1978 after a complete strip to bare metal paint job. Nos bumpers, trim, weatherstripping, emblems were installed at that time.

1978:

2007:

I had a 58 Dodge Regent. The Regent was built only in Windsor. The unique thing about Canadian Dodge's was the fact the car was actually a Plymouth from the cowl back with a Dodge front clip. We affectionately call them "Plodges"

I replaced that plastic fuel filter as soon as I bought the car1

I also had a Hamilton built 64 Studebaker Daytona

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64n.jpg Factory decal in windshield-Cool!

Studes had this cool vanity glove box:

Vanity

I'm sure these aren't the last Canadian cars I'll ever own.

Todd

Asphalt Angel · STRATHROY, ONT

Gotta love them BEW-Monts...

My Brother's original '65 Sport Deluxe

Asphalt Angel · STRATHROY, ONT

Asphalt Angel wrote:
Gotta love them BEW-Monts...
My Brother's original '65 Sport Deluxe

better pic

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Nice pics guys thanks for posting them, very interesting!!

RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

Asphalt Angel wrote:
Asphalt Angel wrote:
Gotta love them BEW-Monts...
My Brother's original '65 Sport Deluxe
better pic

Your brother's SD may be alive and well and living in Michigan, Ortonville to be exact. Do you know what happened to it?

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

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RAT BOY · TORONTO, ONT

Pretty sure this is the same car. I took this photo in the staging area for the big Berkley Parade which was held Friday night on the Woodward Dream Ctruise weekend this past August. I know the current owner. He wins a lot of trophies with the car.