Rick Mitchell from Ontario, Canada, is the original owner of this 1967 Antique Pewter Metallic Pontiac Beaumont. It's equipped with the 396/350hp engine and M20 four-speed transmission, he bought it in March of 1967.
He initially wanted to order a 1967 427/435hp Corvette, but insurance would have been $3,000 a year. The Beaumont insurance ended up being $124 a year.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/2018-mcacn/
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/100-1969-chevelles-at-northern-ohio-chevelle-club-show/
I don't ever recall seeing or hearing of a Beaumont before but it's obvious which platform it ran on. The money he saved on in insurance by not buying the vette probably damn near paid for the car in itself!
ReplyDeleteActually Beaumont was a marque all of it's own, they were sold throught Pontiac/Buick dealers in Canada but weren't Pontiacs. They stopped production when Canada finally got the Tempest and LeMans in 1970. We also had Acadians, again it's own marque, sold through Pontiac/Buick dealers, but not a Pontiac. They were dressed up Novas.
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