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RE: Beaumont Cheetah?


maybe,sometimes i see  in our registries the certin  colour combos popping up alot at the same  dealers?

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Re: the Cheetah name:
My guess is that it could have something to do with Conroy Pontiac Buick Dealership wanting to do something like   Ace Wilson Royal Pontiac  in Michigan state in the USA.

In the early sixties they came up with a high performance package for the big Pontiacs and called them   "Bobcat Package"
Then a bit later on when the GTO was introduced  This dealership put these engine enhancements on them  and called them  GTO Bobcats.
Then in 1966 GTO started to advertise  with  Tiger being connected with the name.

Is it any coincidence that all of these Pontiac performance improvements had wild cat type names.
In the final analysis  I guess that only the owners and managers of Conroy Pontiac back in the middle 60's would be able to tell us

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Gorries Panther.....

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thought id transfer the info from another post by Mylo to here



"I went to a show ans shine today and there was a Beaumont Cheeta there original # matching 396 4 spd car, I have attached a couple of pics"
























-- Edited by 68sd on Tuesday 25th of May 2010 08:57:54 AM

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i can read some


1967 Pontiac Beaumont Cheetah
Sport Deluxe

Engine 396ci  Hi perf
4 speed Manual

Trim 763 black buckets
Colour-GG Granada Gold Mettalic

front and rear deluxe seat belts 
Front bucket seat  
head restraint
front seat shoulder harness Deluxe
Exterior soft roof cover
Front compartment floor console
Body side accent stripe
Heavy duty front and rear suspension
Rear axle positraction
Vacume power brakes
Power steering
Mettalic brake facing
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Sorry to rain on your parade but it is not a # matching car,( I owned it for 13 years) but yes, it is the elusive 67 cheetah from Duncan, owned by Richard Jones, who bought it used in 68  or 69 from our local Ford dealer. The car was traded in on a truck as the original owner was transferred to Port Hardy  I believe  he was working for Finning. I bought a new shortblock L78 for it and it was redone during the restoration..
   Ron

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nice car ,do you have any pictures of it or info?



so this car is this car? 

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-- Edited by 68sd on Tuesday 25th of May 2010 10:31:32 PM

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Sure looks to be the same car Fred. That car has a long option list and I would doubt that there were many the same out of the 117 stripe cars. My car is close to the same but the option list is much shorter. I am also noticing that most of the GG paint code cars have black interior. Not all mind you, since I know of 4 different 67's with gold interior.

Anyhow, just thought I would make note of some of the trends I am seeing since this site has been around and has exposed more of the 67 SD cars for all to see.

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I had a gg 67SD (283/pg) with gold interior...but it was parted out... it's in the registry, I had the docs for it... I think it's a great colour combo, Mike your car with the stripes will look great!

ak

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67SD396 wrote:

Sure looks to be the same car Fred.

 licence plates are the same



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ak 67sd wrote:

I had a gg 67SD (283/pg) with gold interior...but it was parted out... it's in the registry, I had the docs for it... I think it's a great colour combo, Mike your car with the stripes will look great!

ak




I have 2 67 custom 4 der sedans.  Both factory GG with Gold interiors.  (just for the record)

 



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beaumontguru wrote:

ak 67sd wrote:

I had a gg 67SD (283/pg) with gold interior...but it was parted out... it's in the registry, I had the docs for it... I think it's a great colour combo, Mike your car with the stripes will look great!

ak




I have 2 67 custom 4 der sedans.  Both factory GG with Gold interiors.  (just for the record)

 



Good stuff guys!  I love the color combo too!  When I was a kid, I had no appreciation for this combination.  Funny how time and age changes things.  I used to wish my car was black!

 



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Any 65 Beaumont Sd Cheetah info or details of such a car?

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never heard of one but i bet this one could have been a pre cheetah
maybe were the idea originated?

Feb.16th 1965   73837    327ci  L74     R    (985 black buckets)  B.C   BZZ    link
Sport Deluxe 2dr hrdtp
M20 Regal Red   TP-27 black top 
A02 C08 C14 F40  J50 J65 N40 T86 G80 U16 X22
Bill Conroy Ltd.-West Vancouver B.C

A02 Windshield Glass - Tinted
C08 Exterior Soft Trim Roof Cover  (pretty rare in 65)
C14 2-Speed W/S Wiper and Washer
F40 Heavy Duty Front and Rear Suspension
J50 Vacuum Power Brake
J65 Metallic Brake Facing
M20 4-Speed Transmission
L74 V8 Engine - 327 Cu. In. - Hi. Perf.
N40 Hydraulic Steering
T86 Lamps Backup
G80 Rear Axle - Positraction
U16 Tachometer
X22 -7.35x14-2 Black wall rayon Tires


https://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn245/javacougar/poncho/82gmc_013.jpg




-- Edited by 68sd on Saturday 24th of July 2010 10:52:46 PM

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This topic's been running for quite a while and I came across a photo that I took of a Beaumont Cheetah at Parksville,B.C.show about 2007.Looks like the same car posted here earlier.IMG_3005.JPG

-- Edited by 1967togo on Sunday 25th of July 2010 04:15:16 PM

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I was hoping somebody would have original pictures of a early 65 sd Beaumont from Conroy to prove such a thing. It is a neat idea for sure. Is there any other photos of any suspect early Cheetahs in the registry?

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67Poncho wrote:

 I sent this one to 68sd to add to the registry almost a week ago as bait and we were sure some was going to find it but no one commented on it!! This is the one I knew of and these are the pics of it.......... 
  As I also stated to 68sd, the original engine is popped but he still has it. There is a 454ci in it now.
 I removed my later post of the cowl tag and inserted it here with the rest............Bump

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427carl wrote:
67Poncho wrote:

 I sent this one to 68sd to add to the registry almost a week ago as bait and we were sure some was going to find it but no one commented on it!! This is the one I knew of and these are the pics of it.......... 
  As I also stated to 68sd, the original engine is popped but he still has it. There is a 454ci in it now.
 I removed my later post of the cowl tag and inserted it here with the rest............Bump

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-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 13th of August 2011 01:41:09 PM


 


 So just wondering if this car is ever going going to hit pavement again. Maybe it has, I haven't read all 10 pages of this post. Love the pics. Anything 67 SD or Cheetah related I'm listening. smile



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I saw the green one a couple of weeks ago in White Rock at an A&W cruise. Beautiful car!

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If I'm not mistaken, I forget where I read it, Conroy made two 65 Beaumont cheetahs, both small block cars.

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My son owns the L-74 1965 Cheetah. Who owns the other 65 Cheetah is the question if it still exists. Just know it was sited in the showroom in the day..

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My son owns the L-74 1965 Cheetah. Who owns the other 65 Cheetah is the question if it still exists. Just know it was sited in the showroom in the day..


 So has he finished the restoration on it and is it on the road now?



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Can anyone confirm if the Beaumont Cheetahs were all hardtops or were there a limited number of convertibles produced? There are production number out there, however there is no specific information noting hardtops versus convertibles. There was a 427, L72 yellow Cheetah convertible at a local car show that appeared to be unrestored and had the "right" Conroy Pontiac badging (not a reproduced decal). I was not able to locate the owner to verify the cars authenticity but a gentlemen who I spoke to at the car show assured me it was all original.

 

 

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The yellow one above is not a cheetah (the owner doesn't claim it to be either). It is a tribute car... with nice quality reproduction badges.

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Thanks for clarifying the authenticity of the car. Nice looking tribute car. smile



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