2008 Woodie Awards
Readers Rides: Pontiac Parisienne
Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: Features
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Mods: Brand new exhaust system, white wall tires
Why I dig it: Just look at it! Nobody builds cars like these anymore and nobody ever will. Built as the Canadian version of the Bonneville, this all-steal (no plastic) tank looks great regardless of bad paint and cancer spots. Bulletproof? Try bomb proof: mostly all original 305ci V-8, with about 150 horses… plenty of power to snap back your neck or slide the back end out on purpose. Gas mileage? How about 20-25 miles on the highway. Comfort? Uh, these cars were built to cram 8 in it, with room to spare; 10 bodies in the trunk. Weight? Around 2 tons, enough to bury inferior vehicles who pull up too close. Yeah, no one makes these babies anymore. And, look around campus, there is more than one floating around out there.
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