[mjc34]

I have a 69' Canadian Parisienne convertible, red on red w/white top. SBC. GM Canada tells me 1033 were built, with 639 2+2 convertibles being produced.
I realize this site is mostly devoted to genuine PMD cars, so do any 69' Catalina convertible guys know the production numbers regarding that model?
I'm just curious to compare, as 1033 produced seems rare, is it?

[mjc34]

I have a 69' Canadian Parisienne convertible, red on red w/white top. SBC. GM Canada tells me 1033 were built, with 639 2+2 convertibles being produced.
I realize this site is mostly devoted to genuine PMD cars, so do any 69' Catalina convertible guys know the production numbers regarding that model?
I'm just curious to compare, as 1033 produced seems rare, is it?

[pvan]

Try a google search: 1969 Pontiac Parisienne

a guy from Microsoft is into these rigs big time.
the main thing about these Canadian rigs is that they cam with Chevy engines and a few came with big block 427 chevy engines and this makes them extremely rare.

[mjc34]

pvan, thanks for the reply, love your bonnie!
I think I'm familiar with who your talking about, I believe it was called "Canadian B- Body site". Unfortunately it is no longer up. I think he was a Canadian from Sask., transplanted to the Seattle area. His site is no longer up. It was a great site and is really missed, as it had a ton of good info.

Ok... how many Bonneville Converts then?

Cheers, Mark.

[pvan]

I was told over 5000 Big poncho converts in 69.
Of that amount only a few hundred were black exterior ones and of those only about 200 were 428's. I don't know how many 428 HO's were made and its noteworthy that my car had hand written notes on the build sheet from the factory that noted a cam, long branch exhaust manifolds, and #16 heads were shipped in the trunk to the dealer. When I rebuilt mine a few years ago it has 4 bolt mains and caps, factory forged pistons and some different then stock looking rods that were factory installed.
On the Canadian versions the small block chevy big ponchos were not that rare, I don't know how many were converts, but the big poncho with big block 427's chevy engines are really really rare.

[mjc34]

Sound like yours is sort of a PMD "copo" type of production. Your car must be gorgeous in black, is it straight? Does it also have black interior?
Do you have any pics up anywhere?

My project can be seen here.
69' Parisienne Convertible.

[pvan]

Take a peek at the PY customer rides, my Bonneville is about 2/3 down the listings.
It is a factory black never wrecked car that I had all redone with 10 coats of cut and buffed ice black lacquer. Inside it is pearl white split bench with a custom matched Robbins convertible top.
It now has only 43,000 miles on it and was originally ordered by the dealer for his own personal car, but shortly after delivery was sold to an IBM big wheel in early 1969.
This winter I installed 200+hp of nitros with a second fuel pump and a progressive nitros controller. The NOS is only when I need to turn my 390hp heavy weight into a 600hp light weight for just a few precious seconds.

[Judge Man]

1969 CAT vert-3,537
1969 BONN. vert-5,438

[mjc34]

Thank you!