Bought my 70 Acadian in Hamilton Ontario. Drove it Home to Vancouver through the USA. What trip. Crossing the Confederation bridge into Detroit, Indiana, deep dish pizza in Chicago.
Met a 71 year old farmer in Wisconsin who who argued that this was a NOVA. Insisted i come to his 100 acre farm on the Mississippi River for lunch. (what do you keep in a barn??) HOLY crap. His first car ever. A 63 Impala SS convertible. Factory mint condition. Then there was his son's barn.
Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota (Sturgis YEAH!!) Bikers of all stripes and colours thumbs up. The one group of girl bikers, gal pulls up behind me at a gas station. Her first words were "Holy S...... ugar" THATS AN ACADIAN! My dad would kill to have this car!
I was in love with her!
Montana. Pull out for gas in Butte. First run in with the police. No plates! Hmmmm stolen car. Shot the breeze with this car guy cop for 45 mins.
Misoula Montana, kinda blew out the ring and pinion. 50 miles an hour MAX all the way through the mountains to Vancouver.
First 2 pics from guy i bought from
3rd pic at my sisters house in Hamilton
Last 2 pics MY CAR, transfer complete and BC certified!! AT WORK
Yes, agreed very nice car. Welcome from the Okanagan valley. I made that same trip through the northern States about 3 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, even visited the Presidents.
dcneric said
Oct 19, 2017
Very nice! Welcome from Regina.
Poconova said
Oct 19, 2017
Thanks bud. Was just there on Oct 2. Love the blizzard.
Be back in spring again.
Poconova said
Oct 19, 2017
Can't wait til next summer. But for now my daily driver around town.
StriperSS said
Oct 19, 2017
Welcome, and nice car!. I made a very similar trip in 2004 from Niagara Falls with a 95 Caprice wagon through the states with no plates. I'd love to do it again!
norontcan said
Oct 19, 2017
Welcome and nice car.
4SPEED427 said
Oct 19, 2017
Ditto to what has been said, great to have you here and I love your car, especially the colour.
luppy said
Oct 19, 2017
Welcome Poconova from across the river in Langley. Beautiful ride you have there. Love the recap of the travels on the way home.
Luppy
hawkeye5766 said
Oct 20, 2017
Welcome to CP and Beauty clean car!
forespeed said
Oct 20, 2017
Wow, first that is a beautiful car and so unique. First one I restored was a 69 Nova SS. Honestly there is something about the size of that 3rd gen Nova. It just fits me so well. I didn't really realize that until I bought my 66 Biscayne. There was something so different about the full size car. I came to realize that I had so many Novas that everytime I got into a different one it felt the same. It was like an old glove, just felt so good.
In 2001, I bought a 1962 Canadian Nova Convertible in Kamloops, BC and drove it to Reno, NV. It was August and I was there for Hot August Nights. After a week there I drove the car home to Michigan. One of the best trips of my life. Couple years later, I picked up two cars with my dually and trailer, one in Oregon and one from Vancouver Island. It was first of Dec. and I drove east on I-90 thru northern Idaho in a blizzard. I love that road but with the 3 unit UPS & FedEx trucks being my only partners on the Interstate, they threw up snow that blinded me everytime they passed and I prayed my way into Montana and had a tire failure just west of Missoula. That is where I found an old salvage yard with 7500 cars and I bought a couple wheels and tires off a one ton Ford P/U for the trailer. I returned to that yard about 2 1/2 years later to pick parts but they had crushed 4500 of the cars.
Enjoy that Acadian, they are special in my option.
Pontiacanada said
Oct 21, 2017
Welcome from Canada's east coast!
kelico said
Oct 30, 2017
I think ive seen you driving around here..
I live in coquitlam and work in poco..
Stunning car
4SPEED427 said
Oct 30, 2017
Kelly! We need to hear from you more often!
kelico said
Nov 4, 2017
Thanks bud.. been working the 60hour weeks for 21 years now.... its catching up with me..
4SPEED427 said
Nov 4, 2017
Oh man, that's brutal.
I start my 24 hour weeks this coming week. And quite happy to do so!
Met a 71 year old farmer in Wisconsin who who argued that this was a NOVA. Insisted i come to his 100 acre farm on the Mississippi River for lunch. (what do you keep in a barn??) HOLY crap. His first car ever. A 63 Impala SS convertible. Factory mint condition. Then there was his son's barn.
Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota (Sturgis YEAH!!) Bikers of all stripes and colours thumbs up. The one group of girl bikers, gal pulls up behind me at a gas station. Her first words were "Holy S...... ugar" THATS AN ACADIAN! My dad would kill to have this car!
I was in love with her!
Montana. Pull out for gas in Butte. First run in with the police. No plates! Hmmmm stolen car. Shot the breeze with this car guy cop for 45 mins.
Misoula Montana, kinda blew out the ring and pinion. 50 miles an hour MAX all the way through the mountains to Vancouver.
First 2 pics from guy i bought from
3rd pic at my sisters house in Hamilton
Last 2 pics MY CAR, transfer complete and BC certified!! AT WORK
What a ride!!
Beautiful ride....welcome from Calgary,Alberta
Thanks bud. Was just there on Oct 2. Love the blizzard.
Be back in spring again.
Welcome Poconova from across the river in Langley. Beautiful ride you have there. Love the recap of the travels on the way home.
Luppy
Wow, first that is a beautiful car and so unique. First one I restored was a 69 Nova SS. Honestly there is something about the size of that 3rd gen Nova. It just fits me so well. I didn't really realize that until I bought my 66 Biscayne. There was something so different about the full size car. I came to realize that I had so many Novas that everytime I got into a different one it felt the same. It was like an old glove, just felt so good.
In 2001, I bought a 1962 Canadian Nova Convertible in Kamloops, BC and drove it to Reno, NV. It was August and I was there for Hot August Nights. After a week there I drove the car home to Michigan. One of the best trips of my life. Couple years later, I picked up two cars with my dually and trailer, one in Oregon and one from Vancouver Island. It was first of Dec. and I drove east on I-90 thru northern Idaho in a blizzard. I love that road but with the 3 unit UPS & FedEx trucks being my only partners on the Interstate, they threw up snow that blinded me everytime they passed and I prayed my way into Montana and had a tire failure just west of Missoula. That is where I found an old salvage yard with 7500 cars and I bought a couple wheels and tires off a one ton Ford P/U for the trailer. I returned to that yard about 2 1/2 years later to pick parts but they had crushed 4500 of the cars.
Enjoy that Acadian, they are special in my option.
Welcome from Canada's east coast!
I live in coquitlam and work in poco..
Stunning car
I start my 24 hour weeks this coming week. And quite happy to do so!