1968 Pontiac Beaumont SD 396 Sport Deluxe Convertible on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Flint MI on 6-27-15 at the Sloan Museum 43rd Annual Auto Fair.
We're looking at a 1968 Pontiac Beaumont SD 396 Sport Deluxe Convertible.
The car's Owner is Dave Curtis. He’s had the car since 2000. This is a Canadian Muscle Car. You won’t see many like this!
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Those cars were built in Oshawa Ontario my father best friend worked for GM and remembers building those cars on the assembly line and a good friend of mine has a 1969 Beaumont it's purple with black interior with black racing stripes he got it when he was in high school and still has it today after 20 years
Sounds like fun conversations with your Dad & his Friend :-)
the Beaumont WAS a Chevelle, but with a Pontiac LeMans/GTO dash and unique grille and taillights. they were sold at Pontiac dealers to offer buyers a midsized car, since GM didn't assemble Tempests LeManses in Canada. At the same time, the big Pontiacs were Chevys but with Pontiac styled body panels designed to fit the Chevrolet's 119 inch wheelbase
+W Hershkowitz Thanks for commenting and sharing your knowledge. Take care, Lou
Boy o boy, that is one unique GM car. I never knew they actually combined chevy and Pontiac pieces to make Canadian vehicles, just thought they rebadged them with different names.
Hi Kramden, Happy to read you enjoy the rarity of seeing this car :-) Lou
I'm in Canada and had a Canadian built 1968 Chevelle. One thing you might notice was correct for Canadian built cars is the body colored firewall. American built cars were black.
Hi Don, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Beautiful!! So cool that with a few minimum changes, it's actually just like a '68 Chevelle SS396!!!
Thanks for the video!!
Hi Mike, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
What a great looking car. My gaaawd! I would like to own it.
Hi Greg Szeman, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Hope you're lands i your driveway soon, Lou
is it for sale?
Man is that sweet. I remember the two 67 SDs we had driving around my home town growing up. Gorgeous. Never many made, even fewer left. Too bad. Such nice rides.
Hi Dan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the two cars driving around your home town :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Beautiful Beaumont!
:-)
Beautiful, I had a 68 Chevelle as 396/375 I never knew there was a first cousin to Chevelle.
Hi Joe, Happy to share the kinship to your car you had :-) Lou
Thanks Lou enjoy the ride, I miss mine.
Man thats one beautiful Acadian Beaumont brother. Its a Canadian version of the Chevelle.
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
@@loucostabile Thanks brother.
Canada actually produced Chevelles too. A Canadian Chevelle is just that. A Beaumont is best described as the Chevelles Canadian Cousin.
@@gmpurist6745 Yep you got it brother
I really wish they would quit calling these Beaumonts a Pontiac. Nowhere on the car does it say Pontiac. Beaumont was it's own make. It was formally an Acadian but I think that name went away for the mid size cars and was still called so on the Nova based Cansos.
It's a Pontiac....if Jim wangers says it's a Pontiac, then it's a Pontiac. There's a Pontiac emblem with two Maple leafs above it right on the front grille divider.
Hi Gregory, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
fantastic car! beautiful shoot and detailed walk around! top dollar car right there!
Hi Sebastian Chavez, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for sharing the details you liked regarding the car and interview. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
I saw that car down in Phoenix, AZ. at a weekly car show, and it's beautiful. It's probably the nicest, most correct SD396 clone I've ever seen, and the owner is a great guy to talk to. The Beaumonts were not "Pontiacs" any more than GMC trucks are. The Vehicle Identification Numbers tell the tale: Pontiac VINs began with the number 2. Beaumont VINs began with the number 7. Shared parts? Yes. Pontiacs? NO!
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I've seen a couple of these in Chile....
Hmmm, that's interesting. Thanks for sharing, Lou
I was down there 20 years ago, and thought I was looking at a classic Chevelle, I looked closer, checked out the tail lights and saw the Beaumont nameplate. I thought it was interesting. I talked to the owner and he explained that GM produced them in a Chilean town called Arica....apparently it was popular down there...
In 1970 the Lemans was available in Canada, so the Beaumont was no longer available after 69.
Hi Peter Hogan, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Even the guy who owns it calls it a Pontiac but Mr Kluck is correct not a Pontiac but sold at their dealerships? If you see the ads they were 'Beaumonts by General Motors' I' own 2 Acadian Cansos and proud that their not Pontiacs or Novas but Canadian only cars ....anyway another great car Lou so now I'm going to shovel some snow ...how Canadian lol !
Hi Barry Snider, Sounds like you have some cool car too :-) Thank you for viewing ans sharing your knowledge to add to the story, Lou
Just sharing the Acadian love but to the average person they really do look like Novas and Chevelles I always wondered why they were not called Pontiacs ,they were even sold at Pontiac dealers I suppose GM wanted a Canada only brand....just a guess!
Barry Snider exactly correct. Nowhere on the car nor in advertising literature is a Beaumont referred to as a Pontiac. They were all Chevelle except for the taillights and grille, and the Pontiac LeMans dashboard. Even the steering wheel on this one comes from the 68 Impala...
Barry Snider 😀👏🍻
Another great Canadian car!
Agreed, A Nice One :-)
I prefer the long dash as opposed to the "racing dash." But, this is a rare car, thanks for showing it.
Glad to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Very nice looking Clone SD Beaumont. There are many social media sites that specialize directly with the Beaumont car line. I see there are alot of purist enthusiasts out there that have added some interesting information to help clarify the obscure nature of these cars. One thing that must be corrected is that there were actually 65 1968 Beaumont SD convertibles known to have been built. Of those 65, it becomes more obscure on how many were 325 or 350 HP, and even more rare how many of those were 4 speed cars. Perhaps those people with the actual data on these numbers might weigh in and help to decipher these ultra rare Canadian gems. PS.....technically...NOT a Pontiac. If you look closely at the cowl tag in the video, this car clearly is not a "738" car which would instantly verify it to be a true and pure factory built example of an SD convertible.
Hi Wayne, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Wow ,my favorite but work on your starter /flywheel Dude ! Or bring it by my shop !
Hi Johnny, Happy to read this one is a favorite of yours. Very kind to offer to help on the issue, Lou
Beautiful. sleek
Nice :-)
The steering wheel is the same one used on Chevys, including the Impalas and Chevelles. The little badge in the center of the wheel could contain whatever emblem GM wanted to add.
Hi GoJoe283, Yep, that sounds able right :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Yup, I hate to tell all y'all that it's not a Pontiac. It was built by GM of Canada, and sold as a Beaumont. And no that's not a Pontiac emblem with 2 maple leafs above it. BTW, I don't think the center caps are correct either.
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You are correct! Not a Pontiac! Sad the owner does not know that
All Canadian pontiac cars came with chevy engines not just the Beaumont..the Parisienne, Laurentien etc..all of them...my buddy's 65 Parisienne had a 327 in it
That's cool for a Pontrolet/Chevroliac. Usually, they're full-sized Pontiacs with tiny Chevy engines. I've never yet seen a Chevelle with a G.T.O. dash before. Too bad that at least these special ones weren't available in the U.S.. Is this particular one equipped with a two-barrel carb? Only 325 horses seems too few for one having the Quadrajet
Hi Monique, "Pontrolet/Chevroliac" Nice :-) Lou
They're basically Chevy and Pontiac Hybrids.
GM did a lot of body panel and part " blending" for its Canadian models back in the day- I find the beaumont to be heads and shoulders above the Pontiacs and Chevelles.
HI Sonny Haskins, Glad you enjoyed this design :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Beaumonts were assembled in Oshawa Ont.
Hi Peter, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
E para estacionar este bicho ? Brinquedo grande , para crianças adultas , colecionadores são apaixonados por estas belas relíquias !
Hi Edson, Happy to read you appreciate this "Great Toy for Adult Children" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Este canal é sensacional , quanto a estas belíssimas máquinas é um deleite para os hedonistas automotivos ! Estes automóveis, retrata os bons e velhos tempos de prosperidade e pujança dos consumidores estadunidenses ! O automóvel é o símbolo máximo do capitalismo da individualidade e da independência , símbolo de status e sucesso é o que melhor representa o espírito norte americano de ser ! Deus abençoe a América ! Um viva para a América ! Um viva para Detroit , capital mundial do automóvel !
Pretty cool, you could get dusted with something with a maple leaf on it! I wonder what the optional engines on this were, or if any Pontiac engines were optional?
Not sure about the options for engines. Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts.
Beaumonts were made by GM, they're not pontiacs but were sold by pontiac dealers. The sd had a wicked 396 BB, i had one that had a 350 SB, a friend of mine had a 327 SB, and i think you could get a few different 6 cyl engines.
isailwind of course they were Pontiacs ; they were just the Canadian version. All Canadian Pontiacs used Chevy engines for a better part of the Sixties. For example my father had a 1960 Pontiac Laurentian with a 348 Chevy and my uncle had a 68 Pontiac Grande Parisienne with a Chevy 396.
No ..canadian Pontiacs came with 283 Thru 350 or big blocks...and the 6 they came with were chevy 6s..194 thru 292
I don’t know if this is counted but my grandfather Joey lint owns a 68 Beaumont , same white color as yours no seatbelts , it’s such a beautiful car
Down here in New Brunswick
Hi yah mean, Thank you for sharing, Lou
I have a 68 Beaumont but it's not registered and not road worth the frame was rotten on it when I got it and the floor and body was not in great shape from those Canadian winters but I ended up putting the body on a chevy 4x4 frame and made it a mud truck out at my family's farm I still have it but it's even worse now than it was when I got it but I did save as much of the good parts off of it as I could to sell to people restoring the cars because I know the cars are rare and if it was in better shape then it was when I got it I would of restored it or sold it to someone that would but body panels are Nil and some of the parts like grille taillights and stuff like that are like hens teeth to find so I did what I could with it and made it a awesome mud bugger it was that or the crusher and I did not want to see it go there even though it should of went there.
Sounds like you're having fun with yours :-)
That is one strange Pontiac but I love it!
Aye, she's a pretty car, but she no Pontiac ;)
Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
not a pontiac
Peter Hogan yes they were a rebadged Chevelle but they had a higher quality Pontiac interior but if you wanted a Pontiac Beaumont you had to go to a Pontiac dealer. The best comparison is a Chev pickup or GMC pickup. Totally the same but different badging. Ford always claims they sell more 150s but not if you combine these 2
Beaumont were so Pontiac.. it says so in part number manuals, assembly manual, radio manual, GM Historical society and Jim Wangers chief engineer of pontiac inventor of GTO autographing the car "its still a Pontiac" then its a Pontiac. Only pontiacs have split grill. The 1965 Beaumont am/fm radio fm slide bar says Pontiac.. 30yrs I've owned these cars.. do your homework.. pontiac
Acadian and Beaumont were separate GM brands in Canada and were shown as such in the vehicle registration. No mention of Pontiac anywhere. They of course used many common parts with other GM models but officially they were not Pontiacs but separate brands. You won't find a single Pontiac reference anywhere in their owner's manuals or sales brochures.
The first car I drove regularly after getting my license at age 16 in Edmonton, Alberta was my mother's 1963 Acadian Beaumont 2-door hardtop. Beaumont then was the top trim line of the Chevy II-based Acadian, but in 1964 the Beaumont name ws moved to become a brand of its own for the new mid-size Chevelle-based Beaumont and the previous mid-range Canso became the top-trim level for the Chevy II-based Acadian in 1964.
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the beaumont, was mechanicly a chevelle, pontiacs in canada, were no more than chevrolets.
Thank you for sharing.
It is a Chevelle, Lou.
Thank you for sharing Paul.
While it looks like the American Chevelle that it was based on, Chevelles were USA produced and sold through Chevy dealerships. Acadias and Beaumonts were produced by GM of Canada and sold exclusively through Canadian Pontiac and Buick dealerships, as Chevrolet was not permitted to sell their brand/models inside of Canada until 1970. There's a longer, more complete history about that and why, but you'll need to research the story further to get all of the nitty-gritty details. 😊👍🇺🇸
Just a Chevelle, Lou.
Hi Paul, Thanks for sharing, Lou
As the owner of a 67 acadian canso sport deluxe and my buddy has a 69 beaumont sport deluxe would just like to clear the air about these cars being pontiacs they are not they are canadian built cars that were sold at gm pontiac dealerships they wer stand alone cars and nowwhere on these cars are their pontiac emblems or vin numbers that say they are pontiacsboth of us have our build sheets they where built at the oshawa gm plant they are very rare and unique cars
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There is 1 in ontario same white on white.its sitting in a snow bank..so if there is 5 in canada.then there is 6 or its 1 of the 5
Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
I honestly would’ve thought it was a ‘68 or ‘69 Chevelle if I didn’t know it was a Pontiac.
I would have thought the same thing :-) Hope Jake you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, like the uniqueness on this one just loaded today, Lou ua-cam.com/video/mFEkFeXQQOU/v-deo.html
Same exact body, just a different nose and taillights. Chevy driveline too. Must be an L34 396 ci/325 hp
I would like to see a 4 door once in a while. I like 4-doors better.
The show up once in awhile.
Pontiac Beaumont
Yes.
Nice car does it run on maple syrup eye lol,:)
Hectorh Hernandez Hi Hector, Thanks for viewing. If you'd like to see all the cars, go to www.MyCarStoryWithLou.com.Take care,Lou
Crown Royal
To beat tariff on cars
Hi Gerry, Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
Chinese center caps. Note "disc" is spelled with a "k".
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Only in Canada
Thanks for sharing.
6 in canada..i know where there is 1..
Cool !
I wish you would have showed some of the seats I would have like to seen if they look like Pontiac or Chevy seats he kind of went faster this one I'm kind of disappointed in this video..
Sorry about that. I'll work on slowing down.
The interior is all Chevelle except for the instrument panel (GTO/LeMans) and the unique emblems. It shows how GM A-body intermediates had the same body and chassis structure!
Beaumont was not a pontiac! Nowhere does it say Pontiac anywhere! Not even on the title. It was manufactured in Canada by GM
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Beaumonts are not Pontiacs!
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