Are there any examples, or old pictures of unmolested '66 Beaumont 327 engine bays?

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Are there any examples, or old pictures of unmolested '66 Beaumont 327 engine bays?

65sssd · Poncho Master!

Here it is.

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Thanks for posting but are you sure that is a 327 as the valve covers aren't indented (which I thought was exclusive to the 327)? ...

It just dawned on me. Is this shot of your recently purchased '66?

-- Edited by 03cts sport on Monday 10th of January 2011 01:06:24 AM

beaumontguru · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

The tall oil fill tube, alternator bracket, fuel line, and return spring all look like 1967 to me in that picture.

66 canadian aircleaner tho., but it is a 2bbl motor.

65sssd · Poncho Master!

I found the other 327 picture.

tinman · Member

hey geoff, heres the pictures i sent you that you requested on the week-end. i believed this was the cleaner that you were after, but lets get a few inputs from some of the other members.

timbuk · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

looks like my 65 impala air cleaner,fits the old rochester carb with the equal bores

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Thanks again for the input to get to the bottom of this 65sssd.
As much as I'd like it to be the illusive 327 picture, I'm pretty sure it's of the July 2010 feature car which has a 283. http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=118110&p=3&topicID=35486432

With regards to this picture though, is it fair to conclude that these are the assemblies that came with the 283's? (For the record, I think it would be worthwhile to identify if the July feature car was a 2 or 4 barrel carb so that we could determine if this is the correct air assembly for both 2 and 4 barrel carbs on the 283).

I find it interesting that these are different from what came on the 283 Chevelles of the same year. (At least the American built ones.) And if these are different, it's not a stretch to assume that the 327 Beau assemblies could be different from the 327 Chevelle ones. And if the Chevelle 283 assemblies are different from the Chevelle 327 assemblies, one could conclude that the Beaumont 283 and 327 assemblies could also be different etc, etc, etc. Therefore, it sure would be nice to see an unmolested one.

Thanks again, and I hope that you don't give up on finding a '66 Beau 327 aircleaner assembly in your archives!

03cts sport · Uber Guru

tinman wrote:

hey geoff, heres the pictures i sent you that you requested on the week-end. i believed this was the cleaner that you were after, but lets get a few inputs from some of the other members.

Yup, I posted a couple of them in the related thread:
http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=118110&p=3&topicID=37835646

Thx again Dave.

03cts sport · Uber Guru

03cts sport wrote:

... (For the record, I think it would be worthwhile to identify if the July feature car was a 2 or 4 barrel carb so that we could determine if this is the correct air assembly for both 2 and 4 barrel carbs on the 283)...

It appears that the '66 283 only came in a 2 barrel. Therefore, please ignore my comment above...

65sssd · Poncho Master!

It makes my 283 4 barrel comment pretty dumb too. Now I'm really pissed off. I really want to find this 327 air cleaner! It can run but it can't hide!

03cts sport · Uber Guru

I share the frustration. Were the 66 Beaumont 327's that few and far between? Or were they modified that soon after purchase that no one can come up with a picture?...

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Well, I tried Geoff. I was hoping to solve this one for you.

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Thanks for giving it a go Carl!

cheetah 427 · Poncho Master!

i do have a picture somewhere of a stock 327 275 hp 66 beaumont it had the big air cleaner with the flat top same as the 396 325 hp but with the smaller diameter snorkel, the 66 fulsize poncho with the 327 275 hp was the same as well.

cheetah 427 · Poncho Master!

the one with the grooves in the picture above is not correct, the one in the other thread marked "A" is correct for the 327 275 beaumont.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

The Canadian Pontiac & Canadian Chevrolet small block V8 air cleaners for 1966 looked more like the type used on the U.S Pontiacs. They were visibly different than the U.S. Chevrolets. The Beaumonts used the same small block & six cylinder air cleaners for 1966 as those shown in the following attachment that shows engines as dressed in the full-size car line. Canadian Chevelles and Beaumonts were the same under the hood except for the brand-specific decals. Supposedly the Chevelles and Beaumonts came down the same assembly line in series. Engine decals were applied after the fact. I knew of an original 1-owner, unmolested 1966 Beaumont with a 230 decal that proclaimed it to be a "Turbo Thrift 230 140 horsepower"; in other words a Chevrolet decal. All that I can say about that one is the imagines scenario with the assembly line worker saying, "Oops! These Beaumonts and Chevelles all look the same under the hood, I must have used the wrong decal"

Im not sure what to say about the Acadians at that time. I do know the few L-79 cars used the same double opposed snorkel as the U.S. Chevy II.

Through 1966 the 327 on both sides of the border came with the concave V'ed valve covers and rectangular spot in the middle for the valve cover decal. The valve cover decal should be unique for the Beaumont line. The decal looks like the Chevy black and gold decal but will say something like "SUPER ECONOFLAME" on the top section; "327" in the middle and "275 horsepower" on the bottom.

Islander · Addicted!

Just to wade into this thread late, I'll throw in a pic of my 1966 Beaumont 283 engine bay as I received the car with 68000 miles. The car has the original carb tag and date coded plug wires. The air cleaner had been sandblasted and left by the previous owner. The alternator bracket, oil filler and throttle return spring mounting are consistent with parts I received from another 1966 when the owner was installing a 350, years ago. I realize this isn't what Geoff is after but one of the other photos was in question.
There are two documented 327 1966 Beaumonts in my area, both have the numbers blocks but one was hot rodded from day one and the air cleaner is long gone. The other is completely restored but I have never seen it. The owner is an acquaintance of the fellow I bought my car from. I'll make some calls......I'd sure be inclined to say that the correct air cleaner would be the same as 1966 Full Size Pontiac with a 327, very similar to the 1967 327 Beaumonts that are on this site.

KC

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

We never talk about the orange heater hoses confuse

Why did we ever use them???

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

cheetah 427 wrote:

the one with the grooves in the picture above is not correct, the one in the other thread marked "A" is correct for the 327 275 beaumont.

I'm not a betting man but if I was, my money is with you.

Islander · Addicted!

427carl wrote:

We never talk about the orange heater hoses Why did we ever use them???

Believe me they were the first things to go, no nostalgia here!!! bleh

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Islander wrote:

Just to wade into this thread late, I'll throw in a pic of my 1966 Beaumont 283 engine bay as I received the car with 68000 miles. The car has the original carb tag and date coded plug wires. The air cleaner had been sandblasted and left by the previous owner. The alternator bracket, oil filler and throttle return spring mounting are consistent with parts I received from another 1966 when the owner was installing a 350, years ago. I realize this isn't what Geoff is after but one of the other photos was in question.
There are two documented 327 1966 Beaumonts in my area, both have the numbers blocks but one was hot rodded from day one and the air cleaner is long gone. The other is completely restored but I have never seen it. The owner is an acquaintance of the fellow I bought my car from. I'll make some calls......I'd sure be inclined to say that the correct air cleaner would be the same as 1966 Full Size Pontiac with a 327, very similar to the 1967 327 Beaumonts that are on this site.

KC

I look forward to your findings. Thx for the feedback...

03cts sport · Uber Guru

Thanks to all who provided feedback.