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    Pontiac Parisienne — B-body (1983–1989)

    Wikipedia says the full-size B-body Parisienne was imported from Oshawa, Ontario and sold in the United States from the 1983 model year as a base four-door sedan and Safari station wagon and a Brougham four-door sedan, that the sedan was dropped after 1986, and that the wagon continued as the Pontiac Safari through 1989. The NICB VIN manuals list the Parisienne (BL) line from 1984 and the Parisienne Brougham (BT) from 1985, as a 4-door sedan (69) and a 4-door wagon (35), and from 1987 print the BL line as "Parisienne, Safari Wagon". No Pontiac RPO list, order guide or Heritage kit is known for these years, so the doc holds only engine codes, each a shared B-body code cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kits where a Parisienne or Safari source names the same engine; three of them (LF9, LB4, LV2) are also printed for this car in Wikipedia's engine articles, while LD5 and LG4 are matched to the car's engines by meaning only. Transmissions, axles, options, trims, paint and interior codes have no source for this car and are not listed.

    Codes

    Engines

    Code Description Years Models/Notes Confidence
    LD5 Engine, 3.8L V6, 231 cu in, 2 barrel 1983, 1985 Wikipedia's Parisienne article lists the Buick 231 V6 among the generation's engines without a year and without the code, so the code is matched to the car by meaning and the years are the Caprice kits'; 1984 is left out because the 1984 kit's LD5 line (p.38) has no readable model year and its dated page (p.37) names LD5 only beside LC3; shared B-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kit ⛭ GM Heritage — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.17 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.40 single-source
    LG4 Engine, 5.0L V8, 4 barrel 1983–1986 305 cu in; Wikipedia's Chevrolet small-block article lists the 305 for the Parisienne and Parisienne Safari wagon through 1986 without naming the RPO code, so the code is matched to the car by meaning; shared B-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kit ⛭ GM Heritage — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.13 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.39 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41 single-source
    LF9 Engine, diesel, 5.7L V8 1983–1985 350 cu in; Wikipedia's Oldsmobile diesel article lists the LF9 for the Parisienne through 1985; 1984 rests on the kit's heavy-duty battery remark (with LF9 diesel); shared B-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kit ⛭ GM Heritage — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.13 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.40 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18 confirmed
    LB4 Engine, 4.3L V6, electronic fuel injection 1985–1986 262 cu in; Wikipedia's Chevrolet 90° V6 article names the Parisienne among the 1985 LB4 cars and lists the 1985–1986 Parisienne under its LB4 ratings; 1986 rests on the kit's air-conditioning weight remarks; shared B-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kit ⛭ GM Heritage — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, p.40 confirmed
    LV2 Engine, 5.0L V8, 4 barrel, 307 cu in 1983–1989 Oldsmobile 307 V8; Wikipedia's Oldsmobile V8 article lists the LV2 (VIN code Y) for the 1983–1986 Parisienne and the 1987–1989 Safari, the only source for 1983–1986 and 1989, so the row stays single-source; the Caprice kits print LV2 for the wagon in 1987 and 1988 only; shared B-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kit ⛭ GM Heritage — 1987 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18 ⛭ GM Heritage — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice, p.14 single-source

    Sources

    Factory documents (T1)

    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1983-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice kit, MVMA specification pages 13 and 17 (engine codes, model year 1983); cited only for shared B-body engine codes
    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1984-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice kit, optional-equipment weight pages 39 and 40 (model year 1984); cited only for shared B-body engine codes
    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1985-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice kit, MVMA specification page 18 and optional-equipment weight pages 40 and 41 (model year 1985); cited only for shared B-body engine codes
    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1986-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1986 Chevrolet Caprice kit, optional-equipment weight pages 40 and 41 (model year 1986); cited only for shared B-body engine codes
    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1987-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1987 Chevrolet Caprice kit, MVMA specification page 18 (model year 1987); cited only for shared B-body engine codes
    • docs/heritage-ocr/chevrolet/1988-Chevrolet-Caprice.txt — 1988 Chevrolet Caprice dealer order guide, wagon page 14 (1988 dealer order guide); cited only for shared B-body engine codes

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