Pontiac Parisienne
| Pontiac Parisienne Pontiac Grande Parisienne | |
|---|---|
1968 Pontiac Parisienne Sport Sedan | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Pontiac (General Motors) |
| Production | 1959–1987 |
| Assembly | Oshawa Car Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Australia |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Fullsize car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Pontiac Catalina (For U.S.) Pontiac Bonneville (original full-size model) |
| Successor | Pontiac 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 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.
The model name comes from the French word Parisienne, which refers to a grammatically female person or thing from Paris.