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'66 Pontiac Beaumont
That Canadian Chevelle
Here's a model we don't see very often. This midsize General Motors car was originally based on the '64-65 Acadian Beaumont. In 1966, they dropped the Acadian name and gave the car solo Beaumont decorations. The car was modeled after the Chevrolet Chevelle with Pontiac-esque styling cues, and was sold by Pontiac dealers to Canadian residents, however, unlike Chevrolet's other Pontiac sister cars, this one shared the same engines. Instead of using Pontiac's 400 or 455, they sported Chevy straight-six, small-, and big-block engines. Instead of Chevy's SS package, the Beaumont's version was called SD, or Super Delux. The options were the same, just with a different name. These SD models, especially the SD396, are very rare, since many have fallen to Canada's harsh weather.

Blake Foster of Killer Customs and Performance in British Columbia, has found one of the surviving Beaumonts and is giving it a much-needed rebuild. Killer Customs has been hiding in the suburbs of Vancouver since 2003 building cars like this for clients with a need for speed. This particular project was started a few years ago when the customer decided he wanted an extreme example of a Beaumont. He wanted something that had not been done in the past that could compare to a European supercar, but with way more attitude. The concept was designed by in-house artist Paul Dyck of Dyck Design. They are running a twin-turbo 502ci big-block Chevy, a far improvement from any factory powerplant it could have had. With a road-racing theme, the Jerico five-speed will transmit the power to the driveshaft. Killer Customs has improved the aerodynamics of the underside of the car to try and help with high speeds. The underside is almost entirely flat except for the area around the differential. When this project is finished, it may be the fastest and coolest Beaumont ever built.

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