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I have a 66 Beaumont Custom convertible. It has what "appears" to be factory A/C. However, I'm not seeing a C60 or C65 code on the firewall tag. Would the A/C option code absolutely show up on the cowl tag?

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No not all options show up on cowl tag.

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Cool (pardon the pun). Post pictures if you can...

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PS For less than $100.00 you can obtain a build sheet for your car from GM Canada. An opportunity that I believe is unique to these Canadain builds (and that many feel that it is well worth the investment).

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A/C in Beaumont is the under dash unit, heres one in a 66-67 Nova 7W195074-11sm-1.jpg



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I am quite sure the first in dash Beaumont factory air available is 67 and as far as I have seen nobody has ever come up with a documented one. However there certainly could have been a dealer installed under dash unit on 66.

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If it wasn't available, then most likely the previous owner added it. It looks like factory 66 GTO/tempest stuff.

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I think the under dash AC, look cool...I've got one out of a 1968 Nova, traded a set of rims for the unit.

25 years ago, a guy at Waterdown Flea Market claimed he had a 4 door Beaumont with factory in dash air, at home.
- he was asking $500 for the parts car, price reflected this one rare option
But I never followed up on the car.

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The only Beaumont I have seen with documented factory AC is the Butternut Yellow with red interior 1969 Beaumont that went to Puerto Rico when new. I'm sure there are more but I am not aware of them.
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Beaumont Master Parts Books don't list any a/c components prior to the 1968 models. This is for factory installations.

The underdash "Comfort Car" a/c with the evaporator case below the dash is a dealer-installed system.

Given the changes on the body that Fisher Body would have needed to make on the body prior to passing it "through the wall" to Oshawa No. 2 plant I would fully expect to see a C60 coded on the trim tag if they were offering a/c from the factory. I'm not saying they never offered it on a '67, I'm saying that they never catalogued it (no parts or components in any parts list from the day), I have never seen or heard of a legitamate one, plus I have not seen anyone document one as factory installed. There is a Marina Blue 67 SD396 convertible that ended up in Florida that had numerous options added after the fact (a/c, cruise, tilt wheel, am/fm radio...)

One could make a factory-appearing in dash setup using Chevelle underhood components and Tempest ducting / outlets / controls.



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The cut out for plenum/heater box is larger on a/c cars than non a/c cars. Can't just install factory parts from a/c lemans into non a/c car.

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CdnGMfan wrote:

Beaumont Master Parts Books don't list any a/c components prior to the 1968 models. This is for factory installations..




Cameron, my March 1972 Beaumont Master Parts Book has numerous pages giving part numbers for factory installed A/C on a 67 Beaumont. What issue is your book? Possibly a later book where the numbers where deleted?

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The cut out for plenum/heater box is larger on a/c cars than non a/c cars. Can't just install factory parts from a/c lemans into non a/c car.




There is an extra weird shaped hole up high on the firewall that is used for the choice between recirculate and fresh air intake on the A/C. Also, there is an extra sort of oval shaped hole on the firewall in behind the inner fender on the 64-67 A body factory A/C installations as well. Our member Fake68 has installed an in dash A/C in his 67 Chevelle, perhaps he can post up the before and after firewall picture if he has some.

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Heres the factory in-dash a/c firewall I sold 70 Acadian, its out of a '65 lemans, 66-67 is the same except dash of course, it is the same firewall that would have been in 64-65 Beaumont if it was available. 



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Regular firewall

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A/C firewall (note the hole above the big hole for the heater core as well as the extra hole at the outer edge of the firewall).

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