Acadian Sport Deluxe hoods etc.

[L78M22Rag]

No problem... I'd also appreciate any further information that members can share. Can we rename this thread, or copy these posts into an appropriately named thread so it attracts the right attention?

[3macs1]

Acadian Canso??? never seen a ss style hood on 66 or 67( nova) Beaumont SD remember seeing one 66 with a hood not sure if it was factory but there was three factory SD 67's in town in my end of Nova Scotia.All three had raised hoods including the 327 4spd a friend had since 69 or 70. Truth was the original owner ordered the hood in late 67 and put it on this car.
He just sold this car about 2 years ago and it is in Truro, ns being fully restored. He actually parted out the other two over the years. One was a yellow factory feb dated 396 4spd and the second was a black 427 4spd. He had the hood off the black one and the 4 spd console/ muncie and shifter but the hood was rough on the front.I am not sure if he let all of the spares he had go with the car or not.
Now before I get jumped. The black car came off the lot new with a 67- l-36 in it. It had one owner it's entire life who worked at the dealership.It had Gm chrome covers and a fully chromed snorkel air cleaner( which I still have)
Back then there was not a chrome shop within 3000 miles of us for someone to plate these. I kept it because it was unique..

[budnate]

chrome base??? wow, snap a pic sounds like a cool piece.

[3macs1]

Will do. Looks like a 66-67 396/427 big chev one to me.

[PeteLeathersac]

First thing...moderators can you please drop the Acadian word from the thread title as aside from the early exceptions, Acadians are Novas...not Chevelle based Beaumonts as this topic was about....thanks! .

That aside, thanks for your input Mac...interesting stuff and sure sounds like some cool pieces were rolling around your area back in the day! .
Where are you, mainland or Cape? .
And to clarify, are you saying there was a '67 Beaumont delivered new w/ an L36...and this car is long gone or??? .
Do you know if it was supposedly built w/ this or was a dealer mod...and you'd think if either, it'd be an L72? .
If gone or not, can you get the Vin of this vehicle? .

Makes me think of a '67 Beaumont SD rag that was rolling around here years back...had a ghastly bowtie shaped rear window in it...do you remember this car Keith, I think it was black? .

~ Pete

[3macs1]

Hi Pete:
I am in the cape. Of the three I knew of here the only one left is the original small block 4spd car. He sold it two years ago after having it for 30 plus years.Lets just say he had no choice it was the SD or the vet.
Frame and suspension were completed, body was done and in primer. One hole about as big as a quarter in a back panel.
It was always in his fathers basement which was heated so you can imagine how good it was.He had the 396 complete out of the yellow one along with extra muncie, shifter etc.
The black one was very rusty when it was parted out. He had the hood off it but it had holes accross the front lip and I think the extra console was out of the black one.
It will be interesting to see what the car resurfaces as.We are going back to the early 80's here when the others were parted. I bought bits and pieces off him usually at the local flea market that is how I got the air cleaner, etc.Back then no one liked beaumonts. Do they now???
On the black one word was he ordered it with the 427 new no one ever disputed that. He drove the car every day to work winters included. It also had ps, disc brakes and rally wheels. I still have the flat gm centers, most of the ps if she was the one with a canister and maybe two calipers.
I will ask about the vin just in case.
Anyway here is the air cleaner. You can see by the 25.00 I paid. it was a few years ago.Also looks like the crapy GM flash chrome to me.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s/102_9988.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s/102_9989.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s/102_9991.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s/102_9992.jpg

[PeteLeathersac]

Good stuff Joe...I sent you a PM w/ something you should read. .

Love how there's what's left of the Astro-Jet sticker on that air cleaner lid! .

~ Pete