Hello everyone! Steve here, one of the guys over at one of the Chevelle sites sent me your way. I am now the proud owner of a 1966 Beau conv. and I have to say I really know very little about these fine machines. This car began as a project for my folks who have since lost interest. It has a 283/pg with about 68k original miles. No rust that I can see and is in overall good condiditon. The car has been dissasembled for paint. Sadly, I am not in the position to do a proper paint job at this point so I am just going to put the whole thing back together and drive for a few years till the kid is out of school. I have built a few other cars but never a 60's vintage chevy. because of the type of car this is and the low production numbers, I am going to avoid any mods and keep the thing as original as I can. I figure I will not need to go fast so the current equipment should do. Right now I am finishing the tear down on the front suspension and setting up a media blast station to get everything cleaned up and repainted. My goal is to get this back together by spring and cruise.
Here is a current pic:
73SC said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome aboard, always great to see a Beaumont south of the border. There are plenty of folks to help you out here.
Canadian Poncho said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome aboard. We'd love to have your car in our registry:
Welcome from winnipeg.Love to see a pic when you get it back together.
lueger68 said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from just north of you in Surrey B.C. nice looking project you have there!! Kevin
Lefty said
Dec 6, 2011
We will have to meet at the Snahomish show in Sept (east of Evertt)
67Poncho said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from Saskatchewan!
427carl said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from Ontario Canada
Glad you were referred by the Chevelle guys......
EVERYTHING you need to know is here........
SD 396 said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome to the site. There are getting to be a few of the Beaumont's popping up in the US. Nice to see that you are keeping it as original as you can.
Don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it.
Delta Tango said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from windy Calgary! My 69 GTO was a resto started, then the guy got bored and pieced it together. He dumped at a consignment lot and hoped for the best. I watched it sit there from September to December of 1999. Finally a week before Christmas in 1999 I made them/him an offer. I got the thing (it wasn't running) and hauled it home. All it needed was some spark plugs and lot's of TLC. I have made it a priority to NOT put a bunch of money into it, but rather keep it a nice driver. Then I can have fun, not worry about the odd scratch and attempt to keep it stock. So far, so good.
You've landed in a great place. From car information to life lessons. They've covered it all!
MorePower said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome.
Captain Beaumont said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from Edmonton,Alberta
57poncho said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome aboard from Winnipeg.
eeluddy said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from Woodstock. I'm sure your car will turn heads from the Bowtie crowd when you start driving it around!
Tengard137 said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome from Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
4SPEED427 said
Dec 6, 2011
Welcome here.
I think your plan for the car is great. They don't have to cost a lot of money to be fun, and especially a car as rare as your's!
Paulish said
Dec 6, 2011
Hello from Lethbridge, Alberta...I used to live in Vancouver, BC and went to a few concerts in the Tacoma dome back...umm quite a few years ago...lol
Welcome to the forums...If you cant find the info for that car here, you probably wont find it.
67SD396 said
Dec 7, 2011
Welcome here! That is a very cool and rare car. Glad you are planning to enjoy it. Keep us up to date as you do work on it. We love pictures here!
kelico said
Dec 7, 2011
welcome to the site.. great looking car no matter what the condition now.
Pontiacanada said
Dec 7, 2011
Welcome Steve from PEI!
nwx said
Dec 7, 2011
I am on a few different boards as I have a variety of interests, but dang! What a great welcome! You Canucks are alright!
4SPEED427 said
Dec 7, 2011
What I should have said was "Welcome to the greatest old car forum on the internet" because that would have been the truth.
Sit down and enjoy the ride!
nwx said
Dec 7, 2011
I tell you, the fact that I am going to bring this back to original takes a lot of restraint..
Hello everyone! Steve here, one of the guys over at one of the Chevelle sites sent me your way. I am now the proud owner of a 1966 Beau conv. and I have to say I really know very little about these fine machines. This car began as a project for my folks who have since lost interest. It has a 283/pg with about 68k original miles. No rust that I can see and is in overall good condiditon. The car has been dissasembled for paint. Sadly, I am not in the position to do a proper paint job at this point so I am just going to put the whole thing back together and drive for a few years till the kid is out of school. I have built a few other cars but never a 60's vintage chevy. because of the type of car this is and the low production numbers, I am going to avoid any mods and keep the thing as original as I can. I figure I will not need to go fast so the current equipment should do. Right now I am finishing the tear down on the front suspension and setting up a media blast station to get everything cleaned up and repainted. My goal is to get this back together by spring and cruise.
Here is a current pic:
Welcome aboard, always great to see a Beaumont south of the border. There are plenty of folks to help you out here.
Welcome aboard. We'd love to have your car in our registry:
http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t27761937/cp-beaumont-registry/
Welcome from winnipeg.Love to see a pic when you get it back together.
Kevin
Welcome from Saskatchewan!
Welcome from Ontario Canada
Glad you were referred by the Chevelle guys......
EVERYTHING you need to know is here........
Welcome to the site. There are getting to be a few of the Beaumont's popping up in the US. Nice to see that you are keeping it as original as you can.
Don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it.
Welcome from windy Calgary! My 69 GTO was a resto started, then the guy got bored and pieced it together. He dumped at a consignment lot and hoped for the best. I watched it sit there from September to December of 1999. Finally a week before Christmas in 1999 I made them/him an offer. I got the thing (it wasn't running) and hauled it home. All it needed was some spark plugs and lot's of TLC. I have made it a priority to NOT put a bunch of money into it, but rather keep it a nice driver. Then I can have fun, not worry about the odd scratch and attempt to keep it stock. So far, so good.
You've landed in a great place. From car information to life lessons. They've covered it all
!
Welcome from Edmonton,Alberta
I think your plan for the car is great. They don't have to cost a lot of money to be fun, and especially a car as rare as your's!
Hello from Lethbridge, Alberta...I used to live in Vancouver, BC and went to a few concerts in the Tacoma dome back...umm quite a few years ago...lol
Welcome to the forums...If you cant find the info for that car here, you probably wont find it.
Welcome Steve from PEI!
Sit down and enjoy the ride!
I tell you, the fact that I am going to bring this back to original takes a lot of restraint..
Here is one of my other builds
1953 Gasser