1966 beaumount sport delux 396

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

66 Beaumont 396 4-speed kijiji BC

ZAPPER68 · Addicted!

The bright yellow doesn't do anything for me....the original Aztec Bronze was a 1 year only colour (1966) and is gorgeous.

The 3 speed manual transmission was a rarity back in the day....nearly all of the 396 cars had either M20's or M21's, only a few M22's were delivered in '66.

It looks like it has spent it's 'life' out west...

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

There was another Aztec Bronze '66 Sport Deluxe with a 396 & h.d. 3-speed sold new out of Listowel, Ontario. The last I heard it was in Alberta with 100% original paint and only 28,000 miles!

The L34 Sport Deluxe & Malibu SS in 1966 came with 3.73 rear gears.

chader · Guru

CdnGMfan wrote:
There was another Aztec Bronze '66 Sport Deluxe with a 396 & h.d. 3-speed sold new out of Listowel, Ontario. The last I heard it was in Alberta with 100% original paint and only 28,000 miles!
The L34 Sport Deluxe & Malibu SS in 1966 came with 3.73 rear gears.

I heard it was in drumheller.

GLHS60 · Poncho Master!

I wonder why the GM docs say 350 HP??

Thanks
Randy

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

we already have this car on topic posted

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t54886581/1966-beaumont-sd/

maybe this post could be merged into the existing post.

GLHS60 · Poncho Master!

Greaser wrote:
we already have this car on topic posted
http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t54886581/1966-beaumont-sd/
maybe this post could be merged into the existing post.

I still wonder why the docs say 350 HP as it was not available in 1966

Thanks

Randy

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

GLHS60 wrote:
I still wonder why the docs say 350 HP as it was not available in 1966

Thanks
Randy

It shows how much stock they put in their own figures. Some early Chevrolet 1966 documents or option lists actually rated the L34 at 375 horsepower and the L78 at 425 horsepower. The figures were revised to 360 and 375 respectively. For 1967 they felt the government watchdogs breathing down their necks and decided it might be wise to fudge the figures downward on the highest horsepower-to-weight ratio cars. The L78 Chevelles were dropped but then secretly added back to the U.S. option list late in the run without any promotion.

I simply think that they sort of goofed when that '66 was documented

GLHS60 · Poncho Master!

CdnGMfan wrote:
GLHS60 wrote:
I still wonder why the docs say 350 HP as it was not available in 1966

Thanks
Randy
It shows how much stock they put in their own figures. Some early Chevrolet 1966 documents or option lists actually rated the L34 at 375 horsepower and the L78 at 425 horsepower. The figures were revised to 360 and 375 respectively. For 1967 they felt the government watchdogs breathing down their necks and decided it might be wise to fudge the figures downward on the highest horsepower-to-weight ratio cars. The L78 Chevelles were dropped but then secretly added back to the U.S. option list late in the run without any promotion.
I simply think that they sort of goofed when that '66 was documented

I get the part about identical engines having different H.P. ratings etc. it's just that there was no such thing as a 350 H.P. 396 in 1966 in any car line. Could the G.M. docs be incorrect?? Or could these docs de doctored?? It just seems odd.

Thanks

Randy

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

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maybe Chevelle has a 350 HP ?

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

The docs are wrong, it should be 360 horsepower. The reality is that the L34 is an L34 is an L34. Chevelles & Beaumonts that year rated the L34 396 at 360 horsepower.