Hoping someone might have a closeup picture of the '66 Beaumont SD elusive side trim (that runs along the bottom third of the car). Reason I ask is that I've just pulled some off of a '69 Coupe DeVille and I was wondering if it might be modified as a replacement for the Beaumont.)
Thanks in advance...
-- Edited by 66 327 sd on Friday 10th of April 2020 12:34:11 PM
I have been told by someone that the rocker trim on mine are actually Malibu or Chevelle parts. Then again, at a car show last summer while I was walking around, my wife was told by a self professed expert that my Beaumont was not a true Sport Deluxe. Something to do with trim. That expert obviously didnt know that the Sport Option was available with engine options ranging from the 230 cu in six up to the 396. Mine, being a factory six, doesnt have the V8 symbol on the front fender. I assume that is the trim he was referring to.
Maybe I will throw on a picture of mine just to see what you guys think.
Point is, nobody will call you out on non stock trim. And of the few that actually know what a Beaumont is, we dont necessarily know the difference between factory correct and a tastefully crafted replacement. Go for it!
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72 Nova SS, 66 Beaumont Sport Deluxe, 09 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe
Thanks for the photo's and the feedback gents. The beauty is that although I was only able to recover 4 of the 6 on the Caddy, they do have some length to them LOL. (I also removed the taillights as they themselves are almost a piece of art.)
Hoping someone might still be able to post a close up shot of profile/shape of the trim.
thx again.
You know what you might want to check, the pair of parallel moldings on the side of a '67 Beaumont Custom. Check the upper ones. They might even be the same as the '66 SD (I can't check, my Beaumont Parts Book is inaccessible).
Plenty of people remove & discard the 1967 Custom moldings. I'll bet the upper moldings are shared with the '66 Sport Deluxe.
My car got hit in the door somewhere along the way, back in 70's-80's and the driver side door molding is shorter and the one behind door is missing the tab, I assume they changed the design on these after 66.
My car got hit in the door somewhere along the way, back in 70's-80's and the driver side door molding is shorter and the one behind door is missing the tab, I assume they changed the design on these after 66.
the 67 moldings have 2 different lengths on the door ones
I have been told by someone that the rocker trim on mine are actually Malibu or Chevelle parts. Then again, at a car show last summer while I was walking around, my wife was told by a self professed expert that my Beaumont was not a true Sport Deluxe. Something to do with trim. That expert obviously didnt know that the Sport Option was available with engine options ranging from the 230 cu in six up to the 396. Mine, being a factory six, doesnt have the V8 symbol on the front fender. I assume that is the trim he was referring to.
Maybe I will throw on a picture of mine just to see what you guys think.
Point is, nobody will call you out on non stock trim. And of the few that actually know what a Beaumont is, we dont necessarily know the difference between factory correct and a tastefully crafted replacement. Go for it!