Someone asked me if 67 Beaumonts came stock with BB hoods and I couldn't answer.
I know 1966 Beaumonts did not get the BB hood regardless of whether it was an SD, a BB or both. But I am not sure about 1967's. I've seen many that have the BB hood, and I am about 90% sure the 67's did come with BB hoods, but I'm not positive. Tried looking for some sales brochures, but couldn't see one that showed a BB hood.
So ... Did GM install BB hoods on 1967 Beaumonts?
Beaumont67SD said
Jul 20, 2016
So ... Did GM install BB hoods on 1967 Beaumonts?
^^ Great question Wes, one I often pondered before joining CP - I did a lot of archive reading here, and I think the answer is No & Yes.
Let me explain, hopefully as best as I can: - like the 67 Beaumont Custom, early Sport Deluxe cars (September-December 1966 production) had a VIN. # starting in 736 - some of these 736 SD's did have SBC engines and all off which equaled flat hoods
VIN. #738 was specific for the 396-v8 only SD's / January on production or from mid December...small blocks N/A now. - all these BB's had domed hoods, borrowed from the S/S
I have the GM of Canada Sales Brochures for 1967 Beaumont - printed before cars hit show room floors...probably spring print date
- when early SD's didn't have a separate VIN #
My 1967 Sport Deluxe VIN. starting with #738, has a BB-louvered hood, which I believe to be original.
...LARRY
-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Wednesday 20th of July 2016 11:43:27 PM
ak 67sd said
Jul 20, 2016
Early Sports Optioned cars had both sbc and BBC engine options with a flat hood, and as per above once GM switched to the 738vin SD, it was exclusively a BBC car with domed hood.
ak
Beaumont67SD said
Jul 21, 2016
Curious - the early #736 Sport Deluxe cars / did any 1967 SD's come with the 6 cylinder engine, or only v8 ?
68sd396rag said
Jul 21, 2016
I had an original 67 BB 396 Beaumont SD-it had a big block hood-all the ones I knew of in the 70's that were real BB's had them too
jlysholm said
Jul 21, 2016
I have an (October 24th 1966) #736VIN L34/BB car. It rolled out of Oshawa with a fat hood & wire wheel hub caps!
-- Edited by jlysholm on Tuesday 9th of August 2016 03:55:43 AM
ak 67sd said
Aug 8, 2016
Beaumont67SD wrote:
Curious - the early #736 Sport Deluxe cars / did any 1967 SD's come with the 6 cylinder engine, or only v8 ?
I was surprised to hear it, but apparently yes... There was at least one documented one, talked about here a few years ago, I recall. Also im sure there were very few L34 736 vin sport option cars... We don't have actual production figures, but with GMVVS documents, someone could actually tally them up...probably less than a couple couple hundred total, so maybe a few dozen convertibles, then probably less than 10% of that we're BBC optioned, most were probably 283/pg cars. These are just pure speculative numbers...
ak
65 SD L79 said
Aug 8, 2016
Beaumont67SD wrote:
Curious - the early #736 Sport Deluxe cars / did any 1967 SD's come with the 6 cylinder engine, or only v8 ?
shows 2 #735 in the registry
-- Edited by 70 SS ACADIAN on Monday 8th of August 2016 09:22:57 PM
ak 67sd said
Aug 8, 2016
I couldn't find any in there? Which date did you find one? ....maybe it was 66 I was thinking of?
Someone asked me if 67 Beaumonts came stock with BB hoods and I couldn't answer.
I know 1966 Beaumonts did not get the BB hood regardless of whether it was an SD, a BB or both. But I am not sure about 1967's. I've seen many that have the BB hood, and I am about 90% sure the 67's did come with BB hoods, but I'm not positive. Tried looking for some sales brochures, but couldn't see one that showed a BB hood.
So ... Did GM install BB hoods on 1967 Beaumonts?
So ... Did GM install BB hoods on 1967 Beaumonts?
^^ Great question Wes, one I often pondered before joining CP - I did a lot of archive reading here, and I think the answer is No & Yes.
Let me explain, hopefully as best as I can:
- like the 67 Beaumont Custom, early Sport Deluxe cars (September-December 1966 production) had a VIN. # starting in 736
- some of these 736 SD's did have SBC engines and all off which equaled flat hoods
VIN. #738 was specific for the 396-v8 only SD's / January on production or from mid December...small blocks N/A now.
- all these BB's had domed hoods, borrowed from the S/S
I have the GM of Canada Sales Brochures for 1967 Beaumont - printed before cars hit show room floors...probably spring print date
- when early SD's didn't have a separate VIN #
My 1967 Sport Deluxe VIN. starting with #738, has a BB-louvered hood, which I believe to be original.
...LARRY
-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Wednesday 20th of July 2016 11:43:27 PM
ak
I have an (October 24th 1966) #736VIN L34/BB car. It rolled out of Oshawa with a fat hood & wire wheel hub caps!
-- Edited by jlysholm on Tuesday 9th of August 2016 03:55:43 AM
I was surprised to hear it, but apparently yes... There was at least one documented one, talked about here a few years ago, I recall. Also im sure there were very few L34 736 vin sport option cars... We don't have actual production figures, but with GMVVS documents, someone could actually tally them up...probably less than a couple couple hundred total, so maybe a few dozen convertibles, then probably less than 10% of that we're BBC optioned, most were probably 283/pg cars. These are just pure speculative numbers...
ak
shows 2 #735 in the registry
-- Edited by 70 SS ACADIAN on Monday 8th of August 2016 09:22:57 PM
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