SIDE TRIM ON 66 ACADIAN

beaumontbill · Addicted!

SIDE TRIM ON 66 ACADIAN

57poncho · Uber Guru

I am no expert but there is no black on my wife's car ether

-- Edited by 57poncho at 12:33, 2009-02-14

gus · Addicted!

I can recall seeing 3/4" trim with 1/8" out side chrome & 1/2" middle painted black or red
depending color of car (but i'm no expert either in 2nd generation acadians just trying to help)

invader wagon · Addicted!

I have a picture of a un-molested bone stock 1966 Acadian Sport Deluxe red exterior showing a black insert on the body side molding

57poncho · Uber Guru

invader wagon wrote:

I have a picture of a un-molested bone stock 1966 Acadian Sport Deluxe red exterior showing a black insert on the body side molding

So is this all models or just some. would you be able to post a pic of this car.
Vern

beaumontbill · Addicted!

I am specifically wondering about a non SD.
Any Acadian Gurus out there?

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

My Dad had a 66 acadian canso back in the late 70's and early 80's 4-door sedan 6 cylinder auto, no black in the side trim, not sure that that was for sure original but no reason to mess with a 4-door when it was 10-15 years old.

Ken

ARCADIAN · Poncho Master!

Bill I had three sets of this trim at one time, my car was an SD and had the black strip (when restoring my car I didn't like the look of it and filled the holes to leave it off-personal preferrence).There are two different front spears, one has more slope than the other, looks like GM changed this after December 1965 but the part # on the rear is the same, this became known to me when I sold a set to a fellow in the Seaforth/Goderich area and I mixed up a set (had to send him the correct spear for the match). All 3 sets I had came with the black strip which is like a narrow strip of tape (can be peeled off), 2 of the 3 cars this trim came off of were SD's, one was a Canso may not of had the black will check the master catologue to clarify. Hope this helps?
ARCADIAN
Chris

-- Edited by ARCADIAN at 20:18, 2009-02-14

ARCADIAN · Poncho Master!

A further update on the side trim, the master catologue shows the following part #'s for both a Canso Hardtop
MOULDING UNIT FRONT FENDER PEAK 5728514-R 5728515-L

MOULDING UNIT FRONT DOOR OUTER PANEL-PEAK 5728558-R 5728559-L

MOULDING UNIT REAR FENDER OUTER PANEL- PEAK 5728566-R 5728567-L

The part #'s for a Canso SD are different
MOULDING UNIT FRONT FENDER PEAK 5728516-R 5728517-L

MOULDING UNIT FRONT DOOR OUTER PANEL-PEAK 5728562-R 5728563-L

MOULDING UNIT REAR FENDER OUTER PANEL- PEAK 5728568-R 5728569-L

Bill you should be able to tell by this using your part #'s whether or not your car had black in the centre or not. I hope this update confirms your question.
ARCADIAN
Chris

randyjr · Veteran Member

only the sport deluxe had black on the inside>

Chandler · Member

I'm restoring my 67 canso and fender/door/quarter I had this type of trim. I've been wondering about it as well I don't see many around with this trim. I'm pretty sure my car isn't SD though so maybe it was a package option?

ARCADIAN · Poncho Master!

The trim being discussed was on the upper beltline on 1966 Canso

Vancitytrev · Addicted!

My SD had the black paint in the middle of the trim. I had it all polished out.

Chandler · Member

My mistake/apologies

ARCADIAN · Poncho Master!

No need for apologies Alex, this is a site where we learn.
regards

Islander · Addicted!

ARCADIAN wrote:
Bill I had three sets of this trim at one time, my car was an SD and had the black strip (when restoring my car I didn't like the look of it and filled the holes to leave it off-personal preferrence).There are two different front spears, one has more slope than the other, looks like GM changed this after December 1965 but the part # on the rear is the same, this became known to me when I sold a set to a fellow in the Seaforth/Goderich area and I mixed up a set (had to send him the correct spear for the match). All 3 sets I had came with the black strip which is like a narrow strip of tape (can be peeled off), 2 of the 3 cars this trim came off of were SD's, one was a Canso may not of had the black will check the master catologue to clarify. Hope this helps?
ARCADIAN
Chris

-- Edited by ARCADIAN at 20:18, 2009-02-14

I didn't think much about this as I have a 1966 Beaumont Custom, but this comment got me thinking. Are the front spears and this change the same on Beaumont Customs? My car has low miles but the passenger spear has a crease in the tip. When a CP member was parting out a car I purchased the one front spear from him to replace it. I was disappointed (and a little confused) when it arrived as it has a different shape, but obviously came of another 1966 Custom! Anybody else have info on this?

Islander