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The Parisienne was brought into Canada by Pointiac in 1977. It was designed based on General Motors' B-body. The Parisienne was a rear-wheel drive vehiclee and was a pretty big sized car, probably as big as it could get in that era. The Parisienne was not known in many countries at all however, it only saw life in Canada as Pontiac sold their Bonneville and Catalina instead of the Parisienne.

The Parisienne had limited changes made from their 1977 model to their 1979 model. But once the 1980 Parisienne was released, the car had a complete sheet metal re-design. It gained more catching eyes and the Pontiac Parisienne slowly became on of the most popular vehicles in Canada.

In 1983, the Parisenne became even more popular as it spread to the United States. It received a makeover. It mad the Impala rear taillights fitted with the regular Pontiac taillight lenses. The nose of the car was designed based on the Chevrolet Caprice but it was fitted with the regular Pontiac Parisienne grille. Two Parisienne models were sold, the base model that was a four door sedan and station wagon. Then their was the four door sedan that was morfe luxurious. The Parisenne and two door models never met each other, it was never made or offered.

The Parisiennes short life was a successful one but it came to an end in 1986, getting replaced with the unsuccessul Bonneville who only lasted until 1989.

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The Chevelle, made from Chevrolet in 1964 was a midsized vehicle. The Chevelle was manufactured in the 1960's and the 1970's by General Motors. The Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's and all of General Motor's best selling models. A few variable models were also available from the economical family sedan to the sporty coupes that are full of power. The Chevelle was built on the GM A platform that was shared of the design of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The Chevrolet Chevelle was made to replace the Chevrolet 2. The Chevelle Station Wagon, (the El Camino) was a more practical version of the Chevelle Sedan. Some people say that the success of the Chevrolet S-10 led to the end of the El Camino.

The Chevelle SS was Chevrolet's vehicle in the demanding competition for midsized muscle automobiles. The Chevelle saw a Malibu SS badge enter their quarter panels in 1964 but it didnt last long, by 1966 the Malibu SS badging only was on the Chevelle SS's sold in Canada.
The Chevelle SS was one of Chevrolet's only high performance vehicles. The engine was a naturally-aspired 5.4 Liter V8 engine in its early years. In around 1970, the Chevelle received an upgrade and it was then running with a 6.5 Liter V8 engine. It was one of the most popular vehicles bought and used in the 1970's.

As the Chevelle continued to grow, the Malibu badge would be gone but it would still come back. In around 1975, the Chevelle was then known as the Chevelle Malibu, and the Chevelle SS was known as the Chevelle Malibu SS. It didnt last much longer though, 1977 saw the end of this famous vehicle.

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The Grand Prix has been used by Pontiac since 1962. It was made to be similar and become competition to some luxury cars such as the Chrysler 300 and the Ford Thunderbird. In around the mid 1960s, the Grand Prix only became a simple midsized vehicle to buy. It didnt compare to the Thunderbird or 300, it was compared to the Catalina Coupe but with not as much of chrome on the exterior and a little more casual trim versus the Catalina's sporty trim. In the remainder of the 1960s, the Gran Prix was a success.

In 1970, the Grand Prix was remade from the engine to the exterior. It had an all new design in the body, unique to the other midsized cars of the time. Inside the new body, the Grand Prix was equipped with a new engine that brought 390 horsepower. It was the first intermediate luxury vehicle and it started a trend. Due to the success of the vehicle, Ford released the Torino and then the Elite. Chrysler released a new intermediate Charger, then releasing the Cordoba in 1974. All was a success but a new federak standard emission control system forced Pontiac to lighten up on the performance of the 1975 Grand Prix.

With the exception of a little downsizing in 1978 and the new A-Body front wheel drive Grand Prix, the Pontiac Grand Prix saw little to no changes from 1975 to 1988. In this year, the Grand Prix used the W-Body and on top of the base model, the LE and SE. Along with some minor additions such as a sports gauge clauster, the Sports Edition Grand Prix was equipped with a 2.6 Liter V6 engine.

In the next years, the Turbo Grand Prix would be introducted. It was equipped with luxury additions and sport additions such as a sunroof and leather seats and an 8 speaker sound system. The Turbo Grand Prix was running of a modified 3.1 Liter V6 with a new intercooler and turbocharger included.

But as Pontiac has a trend of doing so, they ditched their turbo model for a GTP model. Similar to the previous Turbo Grand Prix, there wasent much of a change with the exception of a newly equipped dual cam 3.4 Liter engine.

The questionably famous Pontiac Grand Prix and its many different models came to an end when it was discontinued in 1997. Since Pontiac has a trend of bringing back cars (the GTO), maybe we will see a new Grand Prix in the next decade, no one knows that Pontiac will do.

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The second year in the Charger legacy saw little to no additions to the vehicle. 1969 saw the release of the Dodge Charger 500. The 1969 Charger 500 was similar to the 1968 model, but with smoother body work. Rear Bucket seats remained in the car, as well with front and back consoles.

The model was brought into NASCAR, with high expectations. The expectations were pretty much met, but Dodge wanted more. Dodge then came out with the Dodge Charger Daytona. The Daytona was one of a kind in its era. On the exterior, the Daytona remained to have the 500's recessed backlighs but had the addition of a horizontal wing stabilizer ontop of the tall vertical wing. It caused some problems though, as some owners had to take off the wing to sell the Dodge Charger Daytona. The 1969 Dodge Charger was available with the 318, 383, 426, and the 440 V8 engines from 230 horsepower all the way to almost 400 horsepower. The Daytona was a bit more powerful, offering the 426 and eventually the amazing 503 Hemi. The Daytona would reach an amazing high speed of 150 mph. Just a little bit over 20,000 Chargers were producted in 1969.

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Dodge finally created what is known today as one of the most legendary cars ever; the Dodge Charger. The design was more then unique 40 years ago, other car companies could only dream about creating a car this nice. From the exterior to the interior, everything about the 1966 Dodge Charger was rare. The exterior included hidden headlamps, full length taillamps, and a fastline roofline… all based on the midsize Coronet platform. The interior included front and back consoles, front and rear bucket seats including foldable rear bucket seats. The 1966 Dodge Charger was simply a beast.

The 1966 Dodge Charger was made for power. Under that amazing hood, buyers had a choice from the 318 V8 engine, the 361 V8, the 383 V8, the 426 V8 engine, and of course, the powerhouse, the 426 Hemi Engine. Most owners would upgrade the standard 318 V8 to the 383 V8. Despite being the first street legal car with a hemi engine, most owners would not choose the upgrade, most likely because it made the base price a quarter bigger and the warranty was only 1 year or 12,000 miles. The V8’s warranty was a 5 year and 50,000 miles. Only 468 Dodge Chargers were built with the 426 hemi out of over 37,000 productions.

Obviously, depending on the size of the engine, the more horsepower is added. The standard 318 V8 features 230bhp. The less common 361 V8 has 265bhp. The more common 383 V8 had 335bhp. All amazing specs, especially if you compare it with previous vehicles in that time. The powerful, more expensive 426 hemi brought the 1966 Dodge Charger to 425bhp. With the 426 hemi, the Dodge Charger drove 0-60 in 6.4 seconds and a quarter mile in 14.1 seconds. A total of 37,344 Dodge Chargers were in production in 1965, and each and every one was worth the costly price.

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The new 2005 Dodge Charger is coming back yet again. At yet the legacy has lived for almost 50 years, the 2005 Dodge Charger remains to include the powerful Hemi-powered engine ever since the debut in the 1966 Dodge Charger model. It was the first ever car to have an hemi engine and to this day, 39 years later, still remains one of only a few.

The biggest jump, by far is the addition of the two back doors, and yes, this makes the 2005 dodge charger A SEDAN. Obviously, most people would not approve of this change, but I actually don’t mind it. Think about it, if you plan on getting married in your life, would your wife let a drive a 2006 Dodge Charger that had the design of the older models in the ‘60s? I doubt it. Could you in anyway, raise a family and have this car substituting the minivan? I doubt it. The roomy 2006 Dodge Charger gives you the chance to have the car of your dreams, with that loud and powerful hemi engine, while raising a family. Unless you have more then two kids, it can be done.

The look of the 2005 Dodge Charger is clearly not as traditional as it used to be, but you can’t design and release a new car in the 21st century that has the same look 30 years ago and expect to make lots of money. I would obviously take the older design over the newer 2005 Dodge Charger look, but both have their positive and negative sides.

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