9 CANADIAN Muscle Cars That Americans Couldn’t Buy!

As someone who grew up in Michigan during the muscle car area and also visited Canada I know what was really going on back then. The Canadians don't like thinking they are like Americans. So to help market cars in Canada, GM mixed up the body parts between their car brands and gave them more English sounding names.

The L 72 427 Beaumont Cheetah rated at 450 HP was available at Conroy Pontiac - Buick in 1966 and 67.

Had to shut this one off as soon as the Parisienne segment, which evidently didn't know the difference between it and the Gran Prix. Man, this is embarrassing for whoever put it together.

Are all your videos this inaccurate?

You forgot the 1969 dodge gran Monaco America only had polaras

Your talking about a 1966 pontiac but you kept showing a 1965 pontiac

You're showing a gran prix and call it a Parisienne

Why does my 427 have such huge valve covers but those canooks 427 had skinny valve covers ,and when did pontiac make that 427 in the gran prix? Mine had 1 more cubic inch at 428 cu and lastly my 70 biscayne had a 454 cu ,there was no option for a 427 that they quit making in 67

SD stood for Super Duty, and yes being Canadian the errors were painful to watch. More research needed.

I don't know who's doing their research but they're full of s***inaccuracies ain't the words man they're not putting the right pictures of the right cars and the rite motors or none of the bullshits right

I had a 69 Parisienne 2+2 40 years ago, It would push the needle well past the 120 mph mark. That's one I wish I still had today.

I had a 67 Pontiac P 2+2 in red with a white soft top and interior. Wish I still had it.

had to stop watching. what a tool

If you don't know, why spread misinformation about Canadian cars?

Yes painful to watch... the 67 SD Beaumont came with a factory 427 (4spd) I think kimbo still has his (Cache Creek BC)..
also a pontiac parisienne custom sport (66) came with a 427 4 spd ...
396 4 spd also rolled off the factory line in that era
A lot of the motors for these high performance cars were tweeked by factory sub contractors and the spects on these motors were highly underrated

Big FAIL showing a Grand Prix instead of a Grand Parisienne

Your #2 car is completely wrong. You show a picture of a 1963 Metor, and then show a Marauder X100. 2 completely different cars. Geezus, do your research and get it right

Ya, those Canadians' have to be watched or they will sweep south on Canadian moose !😛

This is so inaccurate, please make sure to get it right before posting.

All wrong! Just embarrassing! Please remove this video its crap!

Back when these cars were for sale Americans and Canadians could cross the border and buy each oters cars. Mostly because of cost difference. It was stopped in the late 1970s early 1980s. Please be sure on the accuracy of your videos.

There are some comments here about inaccuracies. But what is important is that the person certainly produced an awesome video and so must not be discouraged. The presentation is excellent.

What a joke! Show the correct models. Stupid

Canadians ARE Americans! also... US citizens are Americans, Mexicans are Americans... and so on. US citizens have no divine right to be just Americans.

My first car was a 1966 Pontiac Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe. It only had a six cylinder, but it had the 2 Speed Powergide transmission (I found out later that it could be mounted to an 8 Cylinder motor). A drag racers dream...one shift.😁

Totally ridiculous I guess the editor doesn’t know anything about automobiles popping up a Pontiac Grand Prix
I had to stop watching

I'm Canadian!! No difference other the California one!!

Can ya one about the Rancho

Apparently no serious research was done before this video was produced.

The white 1962 Pontiac shown is an American Catalina. The "1968 Grand Parisienne" is a 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix. The 1965 and 1966 "Laurentians" shown are in fact American Pontiac Catalinas. Canadian Pontiacs were built on a Chevrolet chassis. American Pontiacs used the "Wide-Track" chassis, and the difference in tire-to-wheel opening spacing is obvious. Also, the 8-lug, aluminum brake drums shown on those Catalinas used different wheel rims and axle components, and were only available on US Pontiacs, not the Canadian cars.

Confusing Pontiac and Chevrolet engines also shows lack of knowledge, especially when the engines are clearly different in appearance.

Also, calling that dark blue 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible a "1970"? The bright blue one was a 1970. The red 1960 Dodge appears to be a regular American version. The Canadian equivalent likely would have been the DeSoto Diplomat, a Dodge with some DeSoto-style side trim.

This video is probably okay for entertainment purposes only; not for any real education in American and Canadian performance cars.

Most of these aren't muscle cars and half have been customized

Canada did not have the same pollution problems as USA ( gridlock in LA. was really bad hence the stricter emmission regulations in California ) therefore had more power.

Sorry, but sloppy editing and research. Please go back and clean it up.

My roommate has a 1970 version of the Acadian Canso.

I especially like the “U-S-A-1” license plate on the top car of the Canadian only list.

6.5 0-60 is not fast.

Dad had a 64 or 65 Acadian Beaumont convertible.

Ford Frontenac?

Sadly, inaccurate and then more inaccuracies and after 6 minutes I'm loosing interest.

garbage plymouth offshoot of dodge

Beaumonts had GTO dashboards

Actually, for 1969, as well as 1970, the USA had an even BETTER option for the Chevrolet Biscayne, as you could essentially get factory options that, in theory, made it as powerful as the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 in those same years. Yes, you could get the top of the line 454 cu. in. 7.0 L engine, as well as the accompanying transmission, as that way more famous car as well.

So much information…should be removed…

I had a 1962 Pontiac Laurentian 4 door, Chrome alone was worth more that what I paid for the car, I miss that beater.

I think its important to mention the reason the Canadian Pontiacs were all on Chevy drivetrains is that the import duties into Canada were so high (over 30 percent) that this was GM Canada's solution. When I was growing up there was a lot of talk about big block and small block Pontiacs. What they were actually talking about was the US Pontiac Cars vs the Canadian made Pontiacs with the small block chevy engine.

Things like the Biscayne and Parisienne are what they call canadian base models. They were lower trim versions of american cars. The Pontiac Stratochief vs Starchief is the best comparison

I had a 68 boumont SD 396 convertible, even had power windows. I found an old insurance slip last year, so I checked out the VIN. Only 25 were made. If I only knew, I would never have sold it!!

As a Candian, That was nice tribute. I remember most of these cars. What I found interesting is that all the cars had US license plates on them :)

So you're telling me the Beaumont was a... Snow Chevelle

I'll see myself out

Although not a muscle car, the 1991 version of the Chevrolet Cavalier came with an optional 3.1 V6 that wasn't available in the US.
When we drove to Florida one time, it created quite a bit of confusion when we asked a dealership to change the oil.