1967 Beaumont Sport Deluxe convertible

[PeteLeathersac]

Sweet piece Helmut!.

I know we touched on this previously but is there known fact of how/when the SD's were delivered w/ the flat or bumpy hoods...early/late?. And the '66's...flat only?.
Also L35 was the best it got, right...no L34's or L78's?.
What do you know on this Mac?.

I remember one of these around town here...last saw it in the early 80's I think?. Do you remember it Keith...had a Chevy bowtie shaped back window?.

~ Pete

[427.060]

325, 350 and 360 hp engines were available in these cars but there were no 375 hp cars. I have read a little about these cars and believe the following statements are true. The first part of 1966 SD was just a trim package and the cars had small blocks . Later in the year it became a performance package with the 396 as part of the package. I'm not sure of the exact production numbers for all years but I do know that there were less than 2000 big block Beaumonts built. I know the production numbers for 1967 SDs are 70 convertibles and 451 coupes and for 1968 there were 65 convertibles and 702 coupes. There were no 1969 SD convertibles. I believe there are a couple members here that own Beaumont SDs.
James

[quick-bowtie]

That price would be $26,873 US. lol.. You guys up north got be loving this.. Ive had a few calls in the last week with Canadians looking to buy some cars while theyre dollar is worth more than ours.

[chevelleheart]

Hey Helmut , Maybe we should do a swap !!!! Do I have anything you want ?? Thx Bob

[Mr70]

I recently purchased a collection from a canada,and one of the boxes was filled with Acadian & Beaumont (67) brochures.
Pretty funky.

[L78M22Rag]

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Hey Helmut , Maybe we should do a swap !!!! Do I have anything you want ?? Thx Bob

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Don't get me started Bob... everything you've got would look great in my garage!

Pete... I only know of L35 and L34 models being available in 67 SDs. This is documented as an L34 350hp 396. I don't know about 360 hp models being available?

As for the bump hoods... I know the SD was offered as an RPO option on the early models like this one. Then (some time between October and December the SD's got their own model number 73837 (73867 for convertibles). GM of Canada says there were only 66 of the 73867 models made... so if there were 70 made, this would be one of only 4 early cars with the SD offered as an option. I've got a theory that the early cars might not have received the bump hood. The early Beaumont dealer brochures showed the SD's with a flat hood and the later brochures showed them with a bump hood. I haven't found anyone that can say one way or the other.

[427.060]

The GM of Canada papers show how many were sold in Canada. They don't show the few that went to other countries like New Zealand and Australia. One articla I read on the 68 SDs said there were 702 coupes built, 680 stayed in Canada and 22 left the country. I saw a 68 SD at a show in South Carolina last year. The GM paperwork shows 680 built and sold in Canada.
James

[L78M22Rag]

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The GM of Canada papers show how many were sold in Canada. They don't show the few that went to other countries like New Zealand and Australia. One articla I read on the 68 SDs said there were 702 coupes built, 680 stayed in Canada and 22 left the country. I saw a 68 SD at a show in South Carolina last year. The GM paperwork shows 680 built and sold in Canada.
James

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You're right, I never thought about whether they produced any for sale outside Canada.

I was referring to 67 SD convertibles... the GM of Canada documentation says "NUMBER PRODUCED FOR SALE IN CANADA 73867 MODEL NO. ONLY) was only 66.