Pontiac Parisienne

Pontiac Parisienne
Pontiac Grande Parisienne
1968 Pontiac Parisienne Sport Sedan
Overview
ManufacturerPontiac (General Motors)
Production1959–1987
AssemblyOshawa Car Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
GM New Zealand, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Australia[1]
Body and chassis
ClassFullsize car
LayoutFR layout
Chronology
PredecessorPontiac Catalina (For U.S.)
Pontiac Bonneville (original full-size model)
SuccessorPontiac Bonneville (1987)
Pontiac G8 (for RWD)
Australia (1968): Holden Brougham

The Pontiac Parisienne is a full-size rear-wheel drive vehicle that was sold by Pontiac on the GM B platform in Canada from 1958 to 1986 and in the United States from 1983 to 1986. Right-hand drive models were locally assembled in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa until 1969. For most of its run, the Canadian Parisienne was nearly mechanically identical to the American Chevrolet Impala or Chevrolet Caprice. The Parisienne wagon continued under the Safari nameplate until 1989. Parisienne or La Parisienne means a grammatically female person or thing from Paris, France.

  1. ^ More local content knocks down the price of the New Pontiac Parisienne, Australian Motor Manual, July 1964, page 6