68 Beaumont Sport Deluxe

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

68 Beaumont Sport Deluxe

65 SD L79 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Cdncarguy wrote:
Hi Everyone I just recently joined canadian poncho , i have a question , how if any does the value change on a beaumont sport deluxe if it has a 1970 454 in it instead of the original 396 , 325 hp engine ? thank you

Original motor is always worth more to a purist and a built 454 would bring more money to others. Being an original big block car is a great start

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Assuming it's a documented SD, I will hazard a guess and say it's value is decreased by 30%-40%.

I think you will get a wide variety of opinions on this one.

And welcome to Canadian Poncho.

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

Great thank you for your reply

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

In your opinion in this scenario compare a factory documented 67 sport deluxe 396-350 hp 4bbl econo jet v8 with a documented 68 sport deluxe and a 396-325 hp engine , what year has more value to my knowledge 451 documented 67s were built compared to 680 built for canada in the 68 model ?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

A 67 SD 396 seems to be the most valuable of any year/model that Beaumonts were made, other than maybe a 65 L79 car. Again, that is just my personal opinion but I base it on what I've seen as far as demand and asking prices. And even then, I am betting that there's 10 buyers out there for a 67 SD for every 1 buyer for a 65 Beaumont.

Personally, there's really not any year of Beaumont I don't like but the 64-67's certainly seem to be most in demand.

I am betting if you did a survey of favourite years of Beaumont, it would be 67 first, then something like 66, 65,64, 68,69. And I don't say this to hurt anyone's feelings but it just seems to come out that way in conversations about Beaumonts.

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
A 67 SD 396 seems to be the most valuable of any year/model that Beaumonts were made, other than maybe a 65 L79 car. Again, that is just my personal opinion but I base it on what I've seen as far as demand and asking prices. And even then, I am betting that there's 10 buyers out there for a 67 SD for every 1 buyer for a 65 Beaumont.

Personally, there's really not any year of Beaumont I don't like but the 64-67's certainly seem to be most in demand.

I am betting if you did a survey of favourite years of Beaumont, it would be 67 first, then something like 66, 65,64, 68,69. And I don't say this to hurt anyone's feelings but it just seems to come out that way in conversations about Beaumonts.

Pretty close to my assesment too.

66 327 sd · Guru

Agreed. I think there may even be an existing thread on the site where those who voted indicated just that. (Or maybe it simply indicates that those who prefer '67's are more willing to participate in a poll. Or that the majority of voters haven't had the pleasure of seeing Jerel's '64 in person...)

Beaumont67SD · Guru

My guess:
- the missing numbers match 396 BB...deduct 25% value
- if equipped with Muncie 4 speed vs. 400 automatic 3 speed...add 15% $$

1967 Sport Deluxe brings top dollar, compared to all other Beaumont years / often worth double

(with exception of a true '66 SD BB car)
- hardtops have the iconic roof design
- first year, the Big Block became standard / #738 code on VIN, around Dec. of model production

-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Sunday 25th of June 2017 12:42:30 AM

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

66 327 sd wrote:

Or that the majority of voters haven't had the pleasure of seeing Jerel's '64 in person...)

Having seen it in person, I wholeheartedly agree with this statement!

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

Thanks for your opinions i have been a beaumont fan for over 30 years owning mostly 66 , lately i have been considering other years and really value other car enthusiasts thoughts especially on this site .

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

It's funny how each of the 3 series of Beaumonts (64-65, 66-67, 68-69) seem to each have their own following. And even though each has it's own unique and appealing design, certainly the middle group draws the most attention and praise.

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

Good point i never really looked at it that way

norontcan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Call me "square" but I prefer the first series ( 64/65 )

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

I didn't want to say to much but I really like them too...

Either year, SD convert and even though it's not original in 64, make mine an L79. 4 speed of course.

Cdncarguy · Addicted!

i think the 64/65 are great looking cars , i would take the beaumont look over the chevelle look for pretty much all the years

sixtyeightSD · Veteran Member

67 the big gun followed by 66 BB cars.

For me then 68-9 as they are big blocks

64-5 dont really do it for me bodywise and being small blocks is 2 strikes.

But if we all had the same tastes it would be a boring hobby.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Exactly!

And as much as I love big blocks, it's hard to beat hearing a 327 scream.

65 SD L79 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Exactly!

And as much as I love big blocks, it's hard to beat hearing a 327 scream.

I`m sure you heard more then a few big blocks scream as you ripped them from the loving arms ( frame rails ) of their birth mother biggrin

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Haha, thanks for the laugh for today Kevin!!! Good one!

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Interesting discussion.

I agree on the general idea of values of original vs modified. I think it's always a risk modifying an old car if you're concerned with resale value. I'm all for making the car 'your own', but you have to consider that whatever you change won't necessarily be to everybody's tastes. That said, I'm also a proponent of not worrying about resale value as the hobby is about 'fun' to me, and fun usually costs money, whether it's golfing, skydiving, going on a vacation, or whatever. Spending money on a car that you likely won't get back if you sell it is just the cost of having fun in my view.

I never really thought about followers of different generations of Beaumonts, but now that it's been mentioned I believe it to be true. I've always liked the '68-'69s far better than the earlier ones, and there does seem to be a lot of support for '66-'67s. While they appear to be less popular in general, I've long thought that the '64-'65s were the cleanest of the styles with really handsome grille treatments. I think what hurt them most in popularity is that they weren't marketed specifically as performance cars like the later versions. ... 4¢ total, I guess, which now rounds up to a nickel if you're paying cash!