69 Beaumont Conv. SD396

tippsy20 · Member

RE: 69 Beaumont Conv. SD396

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

welcome to the site, we are all car nuts and look forward to seeing pics of 'the family'

1966 SD · Addicted!

I guess it's time to add my 2 cents worth. I cloned a 69 SD beaumont convertible back in the early to mid nineties. I didn't pay much attention to the cowl tag back then. I painted it 69 hugger orange with black stripes, black roof,black interior- not deluxe. The stripes were from memory so they are closer to 68 than 69. I had pontiac rally ll's on it. It was a basket case when I got it, so I installed a 66 396 motor, 67 400 turbo trans and the previous owner already swapped disc brake, 10 bolt posi, rear trailing arms and sway bar all off a cutlas donor car.

I took the car to super chevy in Indianapolis and ended up selling it to a guy from Illinois. Before he bought it there was a guy from Iowa who really wanted it but didn't have any cash with him. The next year I went to Indy I met up with the guy who bought it from me and he told me he resold it to the guy from Iowa.

Sounds like alot of similarities in these two stories. I would say it's a good chance it's my old car. It was only a matter of hours after I sold it that I started to reget it, and all the way home I was pondering where to get another one. I did find another one and it is finally ready for the paint shop this saturday, hugger orange with correct 69 black stripes and black roof.

I`ve got lots of pictures but none on the computer, I`ll work on that.

Maybe more than 2 cents but hope it helped. Stan

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Do the GM documents give the selling dealer? Don't give up trying to prove it. I know we will all tell you GM didn't make an SD convert in 69, but keep on the trail and you never know what may come out of it.

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

1966 SD wrote:

I did find another one and it is finally ready for the paint shop this saturday,
hugger orange with correct 69 black stripes and black roof.
AND FACTORY AIR

tippsy20 · Member

Sounds like this could be your old car 1966 SD. I just talked to dad and it was a guy from Illinois that he bought it from...not Missouri. Sorry I was wrong on the state. Car is still beautiful though. I think we need to get it out and do a few burnouts in it though...dad will too he likes smoke and noise. Not for sure but I would take a guess and say the miles we put on it on the way home is probably more miles than it has had on it ever since. Carl the selling dealer was not documented, but it was in Quebec.

tippsy20 · Member

What did you mean by not deluxe..when talking about interior...don't mean to sound like a dumb@ss.....I was told the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

1966 SD · Addicted!

Real SD cars have deluxe interior, which is rubber floor mat, bench seat and door panels that are different that custom beaumonts, kinda like a 300 deluxe chevlle.

tippsy20 · Member

i c, thanks for the info....I am still sure the car will stay in our family for a long time and will be taken care of. If you are ever around Iowa and would like to take a look at it, I am sure my dad won't care. email me @ tippsy20@hotmail.com when you are in the area

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Are you in the eastern or western part of the state?

1966 SD · Addicted!

Found some pictures of my old beaumont SD rag. Maybe Carl will enlarge them.

1966 SD · Addicted!

Thanks Fred

67Poncho · Uber Guru

1966 SD wrote:
Found some pictures of my old beaumont SD rag. Maybe Carl will enlarge them.

Very easy to do this yourself..... Just hit "insert" to every picture after you upload them just before you submit... Very easy!

1967togo · Veteran Member

67Poncho wrote:
1966 SD wrote:
Found some pictures of my old beaumont SD rag. Maybe Carl will enlarge them.
Very easy to do this yourself..... Just hit "insert" to every picture after you upload them just before you submit... Very easy!

I didn't know that.Thanks.

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Another tip:

if you want to display your pics full size, you can upload them to an external site like www.tinypic.com, copy the address given after you upload it, click on the insert image icon (the square with the little tree in it) in the post window, and paste the address for the pic in the window that pops up.

There are probably better ways of doing it, but that's what I do...

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

This is about as large as I can get it without making it too blurry.

-- Edited by 73SC on Saturday 8th of October 2011 08:04:52 AM

65post · Poncho Master!

Gorgeous car.Not putting it down by any means but did you like the 68 stripe better than the 69?

1966 SD · Addicted!

The pictures quality isn't that great, I think because they were scanned from 4x6 photos.

The stripe was reproduced at the vinyl cutting shop according to my memory, which recalled 68 rather than 69. It was the early 90's and I didn't have any research material like a computer.

That car ran and drove beautiful and I really enjoyed it, but the lure of 40 cents difference on the dollar made me decide to part with it.

My lastest one will be painted by spring, same color combo only 69 stripes.

tippsy20 · Member

looks pretty close to me I got some pics. this weekend. Dad let me take my wife and kids for a cruise in the Beaumont...we had a blast. It got me all worked up about getting my 71 Chevelle done. My pool table in my garage is hopefully gone this week and my car is comin home next weekend. Will post some pics. shortly.

tippsy20 · Member

69 Chevelle SS 396

Pics are not that good I took them with my cell phone. Will take my camera out there next time I go.

1966 SD · Addicted!

Hey Tippsy, I'm really glad you are enjoying the car. I'd love to see it sometime if I ever get over your way. Stan

tippsy20 · Member

I was just glad dad let me drive it.