1965 Pontiac PARISIENNE

This is the 380th 1965 Parisienne Sedan assembled in Australia
The chassis is the 128th assembled at the Melbourne plant.
This Parisienne Sedan left the factory with:
Ardona Blue Metallic with Magic-Mirror acrylic lacquer.
It was fitted with:
A Strato-Flash 195 h.p. 283 cubic inch V8
with 2 barrel Rochester carburettor
The fuel tank capacity is 16.6 imperial gallons.
The electrics are fed by a 60 amp hour capacity battery kept charged by a Delcotron Generator.
A two speed PowerGlide automatic transmission.
The rear axle is a Salisbury semi-floating type with a ratio of 3.55 : 1.
Steering is hydraulically power assisted and has a ratio of 17.5 : 1 for effortless operation.
Wheels are steel discs with 7.5” x 14” – 4 ply tubeless whitewall tyres.
Brakes are four wheel hydraulic, self adjusting and power assisted 11” drums.
The wheelbase is 119 inches with a front track of 62.5 inches and a rear track of 62.4 inches.
The serenely smooth performance on any surface is in part due to the four husky coil springs
Other features include:
The Modified Zone windshield, 2 speed electric wipers, dual matched horns
Electric clock and variable indirect instrument cluster illumination
Cigarette lighter, front ashtray and two rear ashtrays
Deep-pile wall-to-wall carpet, armrests on all doors
2 key system (doors & ignition, and glove & boot)
Genuine leather trim over foam seat cushions.
Heater-demister, two sun visors
Crank operated quarter vents
All of this packaged in an overall length of 214.6 inches (5.450m),
a width of 79.4 inches (2.01 m) and a height of 55.4 inches.