Canadian 66 Chevelle Brochure

68sd · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Canadian 66 Chevelle Brochure

68sd · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

no big block hoods

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

That 300 convertible sure looks plain!

03cts sport · Uber Guru

69Laurentian wrote:

That 300 convertible sure looks plain!

Yeah, kinda cool though. Nothing that fat steelies and red lines to go with the dog dishes wouldn't cure...

Beaumont4008 · Uber Guru

I guy at work has a 300 convertible . Same colour. I think they are low production numbers and a Canadian only car.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Notice that it states the Sports Option includes a silver-effect rear cove area.

18 colours in Canada rather than the 15 offered in the U.S. Notice as well the presence of Plum Mist (most say it is a 67-only colour but it was borrowed from Pontiac) and Blue Charcoal (1966 Oldsmobile colour).

There is no 300 Deluxe series so the base wagon was moved to the base 300 series. The base 300 wagon & convertible are exclusive Canadian offerings.

It doesn't say it but the 396 includes 7.75-14 blackwall tires (P65 rayon) and offers whitewall versions of the same as an option (P62). Also offered are 7.75-14 nylon blackwalls (P60) & whitewalls (P61). There are no red stripe tires factory installed on a 1966 big block Canadian Chevelle or Beaumont.

The 300 convertible picture is a very crude airbrushhing of a red 1966 U.S. SS396 convertible that was removed from a background & had the trim airbrushed out.

67HEAVEN · Poncho Master!

Good find. Thanks, Fred.

Elroy · Poncho Master!

Thanks Fred ! My favorite Chevelle, just happen to have one in my shop though a 138 US version. I have a friend with a canadian 136 big block 360 hp 4spd well documented too, anyone know how many were built ?

Beaumont4008 · Uber Guru

I wonder what the 300 stood for on the chevelle 300 models.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Elroy wrote:

Thanks Fred ! My favorite Chevelle, just happen to have one in my shop though a 138 US version. I have a friend with a canadian 136 big block 360 hp 4spd well documented too, anyone know how many were built ?

In 1966 they built 499 Malibu SS coupes with the 396, plus 50 Malibu SS convertibles with the 396. All the rest of the Malibu SS figures are not readily available; they can only be extropolated from the Malibu Sport Coupe (six & V8) and Malibu convertible (six & V8) production figures.

Elroy · Poncho Master!

Sweet, thanks Cameron. Wonder how many 4spd big blocks, probably guess less than 200 ??

wagon64sd · Guru

a buddy of mine had a 66`beaumont sd396 back in 68` i ran the #`s 244 modal 73617 and 73667 W/L34 paint plum mist with beige vinyl top..what a cool combo..

67HEAVEN · Poncho Master!

Although this does not have anything to do with the 1966 Chevelle, I figured that your Poncho guys could only stand one Chevy thread at a time. wink

http://www.shapeconsulting.com/malibu400/

That's an interesting enthusiast's site dealing with the LS3 and LS6 announcements for the 1970 Chevelle. I wonder if the LS3 (sold as 400 c.i. - actually 402 c.i.) was installed in any Canadian Chevelles from 1970 - 1972?

http://www.shapeconsulting.com/malibu400/images/decal2.gif

And, here's an interesting item I've overlooked on build sheets for years. This 1970 Chevelle (U.S. build) mentions the air cleaner decals as well as the LS3 engine. I would have thought that simply seeing the LS3 on the sheet would have automatically called for the correct decals (400 - 330HP), but in those pre-automation days, I guess the guy on the line was pretty much flying blind.