Originally posted by hambiskit
It's a Pontiac.....high torque big blocks stock...I don't get it.
Yeah, as Denny posted above, a Parisienne is a Chevy Caprice with a Pontiac grille. If I remember correctly, the largest engine was the Chevy 350.

As for engine suggestions, I'd go with a Pontiac 455. Car Craft did a build up on one of these.

Car Craft article: From Junker to Thumper