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Mike Ward MB


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An archive photo of the construction of Polo Park taken in 1967. Interesting Winnipeg history but what caught my eye immediately is that 66 Beaumont front and centre in the photo!

 

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Long roof Pontiac behind the Comet rag top. Also a Mini peeking out from behind the beetle?



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230 emblems.  6cyl beaumont custom 2dr HT.      note the manditory frost shields!



-- Edited by beaumontguru on Thursday 16th of March 2023 10:48:59 PM

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Those frost shields were mandatory? I never knew that. Mandatory in Manitoba only, or Saskatchewan too?

As a kid, I recall seeing cars from SK and MB coming though BC with the frost bubbles on the windows. I thought they were just popular on the cold prairies!

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Frost shields? Can you explain for the un-educated......

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66 Beau wrote:

Those frost shields were mandatory? I never knew that. Mandatory in Manitoba only, or Saskatchewan too?

As a kid, I recall seeing cars from SK and MB coming though BC with the frost bubbles on the windows. I thought they were just popular on the cold prairies!

 I think he was just being sarcastic about them being mandatory, but many vehicles in the cold prairies had them.  



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Frost shields? Can you explain for the un-educated......

 In the drivers door glass you can see a translucent rectangle.  Frost shields were sold and adhered to the inside of the glass so that area didn't frost up.



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beaumontguru wrote:

230 emblems.  6cyl beaumont custom 2dr HT.      note the manditory frost shields!



-- Edited by beaumontguru on Thursday 16th of March 2023 10:48:59 PM

 I remember installing those in the 70's when I worked at the service station. What a pain that was installing the big one in the back window. ALWAYS seemed to end up with a "bubble" when you went around the adhesive border pressing it on to the glass. 



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We were still selling them at Canadian tire when i worked there in 97-98.     I recall reading in the hiway handbook or an MPIC book about 10-15 years ago stating that they were mandatory for any window not directly provided with a defrost vent pointed at it(example the rear window of a car with no defroster or defogger in the back., and of course only in the winter months.   Wish I could find that book or literature now,  but I'm sure it has been updated now



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Frost shields? Can you explain for the un-educated......

 In the drivers door glass you can see a translucent rectangle.  Frost shields were sold and adhered to the inside of the glass so that area didn't frost up.

 My eyes are not that good. But, Yes I remember these back in the day. They didn't work that good...



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230 emblems.  6cyl beaumont custom 2dr HT.      note the manditory frost shields!



-- Edited by beaumontguru on Thursday 16th of March 2023 10:48:59 PM

 Wishing I had Dave's vision 



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