Beaumont Cheetah?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

RE: Beaumont Cheetah?

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

beaumontguru wrote:

67BBSD wrote:

I was told theres a black on black 66 Cheetah in Winnipeg, was for sale in the early 1990's for $6500 had an M22 tranny in the trunk and modified big block under the hood, sitting in a barn requiring restoration, I tried many times to track the car-no luck, but someone who lives there may have better luck, the guy who told me of the car worked at the library can't remember the name, not much to go on but hey you never know

I remember a triple black SD bigblock ht pulling into the pony coral on a sunday about 12-13 years ago. loaded with options. i always look back and question if it was a cheetah or not. I was only about 18 at the time, only saw the car once. it was nice though, not a barn car.

I learned of this one around 1995 but I'm thinking that $6500 in 1995 would have bought a project or at best a driver-I don't think this was a storey the guy seemed legit that told me about it-I think I called him about N.O.S. doors or something in the Old Car auto trader maybe and we got talking

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

beaumontguru wrote:

67BBSD wrote:

I was told theres a black on black 66 Cheetah in Winnipeg, was for sale in the early 1990's for $6500 had an M22 tranny in the trunk and modified big block under the hood, sitting in a barn requiring restoration, I tried many times to track the car-no luck, but someone who lives there may have better luck, the guy who told me of the car worked at the library can't remember the name, not much to go on but hey you never know

I remember a triple black SD bigblock ht pulling into the pony coral on a sunday about 12-13 years ago. loaded with options. i always look back and question if it was a cheetah or not. I was only about 18 at the time, only saw the car once. it was nice though, not a barn car.

Oh, if you guys come here on the 24th I can show you a video I made of all the options on that car, circa 1983.

beaumontguru · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Excellent! To Carls we go!!!!!!!! Better get out the photo albums carl.

yep that sounds like the car. I thought i was cracking up, because i remember it having A/C. OK, i guess i remembered right, and PW, etc,etc.
Some of my earliest "beaumont" memories, so i am guessing it was around 1997 that it was at the Pony.

Thanks Ron, for all the info.
I actually cast my own "ficticious" plaques for my GG sedan based on your pics. They were real rough, but were a conversation piece.
I cast with thick alluminium, but i have heard the real ones were brass???

haz396 · Member

Ron, when you reply to a post you'll see a little box with "Attach Image(s)" next to it. Click on the box and the window will expand with the option to browse your computer for the photos. If you still have problems you can email the photos to canadianponcho@rogers.com and I'll post them for you.
Todd

If I can figure out how to post pictures on this site I have a close up of the emblem and a picture or two of my old car
Ron

-- Edited by 69Laurentian at 20:19, 2009-01-10

haz396 · Member

My original was aluminum and cast the belt buckles in brass.

The last information I have on Dennis Mac Gregors 66 cheetah is it is in a basement in Campbell River. But the gentleman was not doing well health wise.
Ron

m21bud · Addicted!

I have a freind in Campbel river that is a car guy. If you have any info or a contact name, he could follow it up, find out if it's there and whats going on with the car. He won't be a buyer, just do it for fun.
Let me know.

haz396 · Member

All that I know about him is that he was from Nanaimo and that he was oriental.
Ron

m21bud · Addicted!

I know him if he's an oriental car guy from Nanimo.
I'll track his number down. I know he does have lot's of cars, and I did hear he had a Beaumont a few years back. Has to be the guy.

haz396 · Member

her goes
Ron

Ghost Post · Poncho Master!

Too Cool!!!

Try this?.

-- Edited by Ghost Post at 11:24, 2009-01-14

68sd · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

I am trying to figure out if those are Buick wheels or Magnum 500. Blowing up the pic makes it fuzzy. Are those the wheels that came on a Cheetah?

Also, on the front fender, is that a side marker light or an emblem?

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

haz396 wrote:

her goes
Ron

Wow ! thanks-now thats what we love ! never ever seen one

m21bud · Addicted!

I called the guy on the island (oriental with the cheetah), he doesn't have one and never did.....but.....knows a guy who had one.......
So does everyone! but where are they NOW???
This guy did have some beaumonts a while back, but now has Camaro's and Nova's. He did thell me who he "gave" all his extra beaumont parts and trim to, so after I check it out, I'll post if anything is actually there.
still elusive to "touch" one of those cars. I hope to see Ron's in Maple Ridge before too long.

beaumontguru · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

I am trying to figure out if those are Buick wheels or Magnum 500. Blowing up the pic makes it fuzzy. Are those the wheels that came on a Cheetah?

Also, on the front fender, is that a side marker light or an emblem?

That is the emblem on the front fender. Wheels i always thought were buick ones, but not sure 100%. Fender has the emblem.

Isn't that the car that was in the chevelle/beaumont news a few times about 8 years ago. There was also a close-up pick of the emblem. I used that pic to cast my own rough set.

What about the "paw prints" i keep hearing about, what years did they use that marketing decal?

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

What a great looking car! At a quick glance it looks like a Buick GS with those wheels!

Todd

haz396 · Member

Just talked to Dennis Mac Gregor and his silver grey 66 Cheetah did not have paw prints neither, but he is not sure of his friends blue 69 Cheetah

Fake68 · Guru

Hey Carl?

Didn't Mike's car have Buick wheels also..... Hmmmmm??? The plot thickens.

Gary

haz396 · Member

Try this again, my Cheetah had Buick Sklark ralley wheels the english mirrors,red carpet in the trunk but rarest of all ,shoulder seat belts.
Ron

haz396 · Member

Now to throw a wrench into this ... My wife's brother-in-law says there was a dealer built car called a Concours in 66-67 built in Regina and it too was a Beaumont, has any one heard of that?
Ron

65beau · Addicted!

haz396 wrote:

Now to throw a wrench into this ... My wife's brother-in-law says there was a dealer built car called a Concours in 66-67 built in Regina and it too was a Beaumont, has any one heard of that?
R

Ive seen a Concours station wagon before, it was a 68-69 Gold color paint, its been years since Ive saw it, was in Vanc.

68sd · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

that would definatly be a high end chevelle wagon

Ghost Post · Poncho Master!

Wasn't Concours one of Chevrolet's 1960's Dream cars?.
They built the Waikiki Camaro and a 4-Dr Ragtop 65/66 B-Body w/ 69/70 wheelwell openings and cool hideaways for Motorama or something and wasn't there one built on a 64/65 A-Body too?.
Pretty sure one of them was called the Concours?.

-- Edited by Ghost Post at 16:38, 2009-01-17