Summary

Driver quality; one of 1,644 produced. Powered by a replacement 350ci V8 engine mounted to automatic transmission. Titled as a 1963 Acadian.

Details

One of just 1,644 produced, this 1963 Acadian Beaumont convertible now sports a 350ci Chevy small-block V8 engine mounted to automatic transmission. It was was subject to a comprehensive, photo-documented restoration in 1996 and was recently serviced. It is accompanied by its 1988 import documents, restoration photos, and original owner's manual and sales brochure. In order to promote automobile manufacturing in Canada in the 1960s, the Auto Pact (APTA) had provisions prohibiting sales of certain U.S.-made cars. General Motors responded by offering certain makes of cars manufactured in Canada primarily for the Canadian market, such as the Acadian and the Beaumont, which started as an offering in the Acadian line, but later became its own brand. Initially, Acadians were retrimmed Chevy IIs, offered as a base model, mid-priced Invader and top-line Beaumont. The car used Pontiac styling cues, and, as with the concurrent Chevy LLs, Acadians were offered with 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder and V8 engines. **TITLED AS A 1963 ACADIAN**