Originally Posted by flanso
It's a Pontiac Parisienne, a Pontiac built in Canada. In 1966 and other years, they were powered by Chevy engines with Chevy transmissions.
Agreed! This Wiki section explains it well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac#Canadian/export_models
Canada's line of full-size Pontiacs corresponded closely to the full-size Chevies of the day (Strato Chief = Biscayne, Laurentian = Bel Air, Parisienne = Impala, Grand Parisienne = Caprice).
These are the full-size Pontiacs I remember friends owning in the '70s:
'65 Parisienne - 283/Powerglide
'65 Strato Chief - 283/Powerglide
'68 Strato Chief - 327/Powerglide
'70 Parisienne - 350/TH
All of these were equipped with Chevy engines and transmissions.
Both Chevies and Pontiacs equipped with the 2-speed Powerglide had "PRNDL" on the dash.
Chevies with the 3-speed TH had "PRNDL2L1", whereas Pontiacs had "PRNDSL" on the dash.
Remember when the Chevies had "Turbo Thrift 250 " (for the inline-6) on the air cleaner? The V8s had "Turbo Fire 283" (or 327). In contrast, we had a late-'60s Pontiac come into the tune-up shop where I worked - its air-cleaner decal read "Astro Flash 327". I did a fair number of tune-ups on Pontiacs with Chevy engines.
The high-beam light on the Chevy dash was blue, in the shape of the Chevrolet bow tie. In contrast, the Pontiac light was a red indian head.
I have good memories of those cars!