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confuseWas Die-cast chrome or Black plastic Dash knobs an option?
On are 65 ACADIAN INVADER dash knobs are die-cast chrome are 65 ACADIAN S/D CANSO had the same.
the 63 CANSO 2DR POST i'm working on is chrome & seen a 63 INVADER 4DR w/black
plastic on the weekend
ChevyII & Nova mixed up too?

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My 65 SD has chrome knobs.

Would you like me to take a pic and post it for comparison?

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If you can Carl,I just thought chrome or plastic would
of be standard in all models & years back then

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Ok, I will try to do that tonight.

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Bob, my parts manual shows both black plastic and chrome available from '62-'64 on all models.

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Here's a '62 Beauomont 4 dr with black knobs (I found the photo online a while back).
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Here's Norm's (forespeed) '62 Beaumont 4 dr parts car with black knobs as well.
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Does this show properly what you want to see Gus?

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Thanks Guy's I see some are a different style as well then just chrome or black (mine are more like the first picture)
I'll post pic's tonight of knobs i have in stock.Maybe they got used on other models as well?

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Carl's pic shows '65 which are different than 62-64.

Here's what the chrome 62-64 look like.

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Joel, that picture has what I would say is a Nova temp gauge. Is that a Nova dash or an Acadian?

Or is that your car?

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That's a '63 Acadian SD temp gauge that's in my car.

I think you're thinking '65 which has different gauge face style and different dash knobs than '62-'64 which are the same gauge style as Nova/Chevy II but they use different bezel.

You can check my Build Thread where I showed pics of '62 & '63 Acadian and '63 Nova SS gauge clusters for comparison.

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my 63 acadian canso 4dr has the same black knobs as the first pic.

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The base models had black plastic, the upscale models had plated metal. 1965 had a different style as Carls pic shows...

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Are knobs are like Joel's chrome,Cheapest (base) model made (0) options 65 Acadian Invader
& 68 327 4sd 4DR Canso has black like the column shifter & turn signal

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The 62 Chevy II's had black on entry level 100 models and chrome on top of the line Nova 400 models.

I do believe that 62 Acadian's had the black knobs for some reason.  My 62 Acadian 4 dr parts car is a Beaumont which should be top of the line model for that year yet the knobs are black.  Another thing I noticed was the steering wheel in this Acadian was not the deluxe two tone but the one color wheel only used in the cheaper models of the Chevy II.

I do believe I looked this up previously but do not remember the answer.  Is it possible the 62 Acadian Beaumont had an option package available for the upscale or maybe deluxe interior.  This would have included, chrome knobs, deluxe wheel, cigarette lighter, maybe deluxe seat covers?  chrome arm rests? etc? etc?
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Thanks Joel & Norm
Knobs (2) option chrome/black plastic (2)styles Bigger around plain/Grooved cone shape.
Yes i did noticed (2) styles of steering wheels two tone with expansion rings? with or without
horn ring an button or just button

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The chrome knobs were installed on the top models -- Canso in 64 , beaumont & SD in 63 and in 62 beaumonts if it was a hardtop, - 4 doors had a "deluxe beaumont" model, and these were top model and had chrome knobs



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