1976 Pontiac Parisienne Brougham

1966 Pontiac Parisienne Convertible

Not a fan or the wheels, or the restomod vibe, but the car itself, the sheet metal, the bumpers, -- remarkable. Particularly the subtle shape of the nose, and the chrome badge. This car is near the peak before the long decline. It's my favourite year for full size Pontiacs, though 1968 is a close second.

1985 Pontiac Parisienne Brougham

A beige-y car against a sort of beige-y background on a kind of beige-y day.

Love the chrome lower body panels, which catch the dirt and salt, ensuring that few cars so equipped survive to this day. Also the gold colour on the roof and hood, standing in for a vinyl roof. And those aerodynamic mirrors -- sporty but so small, the exact same unit used on everything from Chevettes to Le Sabres. The fender skirts, the formal roofline, the hood ornament -- all echoes of a past which was more optimistic and careless.