fourtwenty

My Friend just made one. We're trying to get him to keep it that way for at least this years car show

67442nut

Looks like a Nova to me.
Just pulling your chain a bit.
Actually, the 3-door thing makes a lot of sense, at least from the safety standpoint.........unless you're in Europe.

Hopefully your friend intends to convert it to a 2-door, not a 4-door.

joe_padavano

I think you meant "unless you're in England"...

Rickman48

Hmmm - I always thought the wheelbases were different - 4-dr a couple inches longer!!
Had an Unce with a 3-dr. 59 chevy wagon - 'Tradesman' I think, but I never saw another one!

442much

Acadian is a Canadian model by Pontiac, just like Beaumont. A Beaumont is similar to a Chevelle, an Acadian is similar to a Nova.

fourtwenty

He will eventually be turning into a 2 door. But it would be fun for awhile as a 3. It is a very clean car. cheers

fourtwenty

I meant he would eventually be turning the car into a 2 door

InfoJunkie

The vin for Acadian and Beamont both start with 7 thus built by GM of Canada not by Pontiac. I , for the longest time, also thought that they were Pontiacs.

Bluevista

I would turn a two door into a four door just to bother people and make them ask why.

Can I ask why he's turning the car into a two door when you can buy a two door model?
I can think of a few reasons but just wondered.
One good reason would be to make people like me ask why.

fourtwenty

Hi Bluevista (nice car by the way) My friend likes 2 doors he already has one and so does my other friend. I would have left it as a 4 door but the 2's are more popular, and I think he wanted to see if it could be done.

rustyroger

They also drive on the "wrong" side of the road in the Irish republic, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malta and a lot of former British colonies in Africa. Sweden changed over in the '60s.
I have come across a few factory built RHD hybrids from Canada, a lot of them were embassy cars and some of them made it over here from South Africa.
Mostly they were Chevy chassis and drivetrains with Pontiac & Buick bodies. Converting an original American car to RHD normally knocks a lot from its value, especially as it is often not a simple conversion with problems with clearance for the starter motor often a problem.
A friend has a '68 Rambler Rebel built as RHD, it has a remote oil filter to clear the steering column and removing the rh valve cover is a hassle because the brake master cylinder gets in the way.
When the British Motor Corporation marketed Morris Minors in Canada they didn't trouble to fit a key lock to the drivers door, unsuprisingly they didn't sell many.

442much

Interesting...but they do fall under the Pontiac name, correct?

InfoJunkie

In the first pic the cover says Pontiac Acadian Beaumont. The second pic says Pontiac, Beaumont and Acadian. IMO the comma means the book covers 3 different things. They were sold at Pontiac dealerships but without the ownership (I've never seen one) it's only theory as to what they really are. The Acadians may have been a Pontiac but I believe the Beaumonts never were.

67442nut

Picky Picky!
I stand corrected.