Member: Calvin Cummings

Car: 1967 Beaumont

Calvin Cumming's '67 Beaumont

I was already thinking about my next car before I had finished restoring my ’67 Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe. I always wanted a convertible, but since Nova / Acadian convertibles weren’t made after ’63 and I preferred the ’66-’67 body style, I started looking at Chevelle and Beaumont convertibles in these years.

I really like the ’67 model year; there were always a few Chevelle and Beaumont hardtops at the Langley car show, even a few convertibles. After viewing the rides there, it was clear I wanted a Beaumont, a ’66-’67 Beaumont convertible if I could find one.

Over the next 6 years, I was able to look at a handful of Beaumont convertibles and missed out on a few more. I decided to get serious and would pay for a top car and even travel across Canada to check one out if necessary. As luck would have it, I found a mostly restored one in Vernon.

My buddy Dan and I drove the 10 hour return trip to check out the car, and the deal was finalized in the next couple of weeks. I had a buyer already for the ’67 Canso SD so it made the purchase rather painless….. except the Canso was a higher calibre restoration!

Canadian only models like the Beaumonts and Acadians can be difficult to find parts for. I swore I would never try and restore another Canadian car many times while working on the Canso SD. I was not looking forward to tracking down and paying top dollar for Beaumont specific parts. The convertible was not a Sport Deluxe but would resemble one as soon as I could find the trim, because I really like the way it looks on the car. To my amazement the SD trim was easy to find, reproduction emblems are available through Dale’s Muscle Cars. I took lots of digital photos and measurements off of ’67 Beaumont SD’s at the various car shows and then made my own templates (thanks to all of the guys who let me use their rides for this). Within a couple months the car was decked out in SD trim and a big block hood was also added.

When I got the Beaumont, there was “orange peel” in the black paint which really bothered me. I had it wet sanded and polished and now it looks great. Fortunately the body is straight enough for black. Over the 2 winters I have had the car, I have been taking parts off for sandblasting powder coating, and painting, only tackling jobs that can be completed in time for spring cruising. Currently I have the convertible top frame apart for sandblasting and painting (winter ’07). Future plans include pulling the body off the frame for the same treatment.

I replaced the temperature and oil pressure indicator lights with gauges in the space behind the faceplate, keeping the factory appearance of the instrument panel. The car also has a factory in dash tachometer. The options for the car are below, of note is the car was the 1st ’67 Beaumont convertible built, build date August 26, 1966 and the car still has the original 283 engine.

Calvin's ’67 Beaumont is equipped with the following


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