Acadian. General Motors. 1962.

The Acadian was introduced so that Canadian Pontiac - Buick dealers would have a compact model to sell, since the Pontiac Tempest was unavailable in Canada. Plans originally called for the Acadian to be based on the Chevrolet Corvair , which was produced in house from GM's Oshawa plant, however the concept moved to the platform Chevy II, applicable to 1.962. The brand also offered in Chile , with models built in Arica .

Acadian-Beaumont-convertible

Initially, akkadians were Retrimmed IIs Chevy is offered as a basic model, mid-priced Invader and Beaumont of the first line. The car Pontiac style guides, like a grid divided, but is marketed as a separate brand name, never as a Pontiac. Despite being a canadian only make, the Acadian was never manufactured in Canada, with all the production that takes place in the united States.

As with the concurrent Chevy II, akkadian is offered with 4-cylinder engines, 6 cylinder and V8. There was a choice of transmission, depending on the model and engine installed, 3 and 4-speed manual gearbox or an automatic Powerglide 2-speed.

For 1964 and 1965, the name of Beaumont was moved to a Retrimmed the intermediate Chevrolet Chevelle , at which time the name Canso was applied to the compact model of the first line, equivalent of the Nova .

The data for the 1966 Acadian were: engines available were six-cylinder (194 cid, 8.5 compression ratio, 120 BHP rated) or V8 (283 cid, 9,25, or 11,0 compression ratios available, 195 HP or 220 HP, respectively); overall length of 15.250 feet (4.648 m); overall width of 5.942 ft (1.811 m); height of than 4483 feet (1.367 m); turning circle of 38.40 ft (average 11.70 m); front track of 4.733 ft (1.443 m) and the rear track of 4.692 ft (1.430 m). Its fuel tank held 13.5 imperial gallons.

1966-1969 Beaumont continued to use the body Chevrolet Chevelle with minor revisions of style, including different rear lights and a grille divided style Pontiac, but dropped the name Acadian as Beaumont became its own independent brand. The interior used the instrument panel from the American Pontiac Tempest / Le Mans / series GTO. Drivetrains were the same as the Chevelle contemporary, as were the offers of model. The only exception to Chevelle / availability Beaumont was a base-model Beaumont convertible. This model was not available in the line of Chevelle. All of the akkadians and Beaumont used engines Chevrolet and lines. The Beaumont was dropped after 1969, after which canadian distributors sold the Pontiac LeMans .

Sport Deluxe

During the mania of the car of the muscle at the end of 1960, Chevrolet Chevelle offered the SS396 models that offered high performance, bucket seats, and the sporty stripes and Super Sport. In Canada, Beaumont provides an equivalent model, the Sport Deluxe, or SD. For 1966, the Sport Deluxe was combined with the Chevrolet 396 cubic inch Mark IV big-block V8, along with the same bucket seats / console package as the Chevelle SS396, along with striped unique sport, fit, and SD396 emblems. Many collectors consider the Beaumont SD396 even more desirable than the Chevelle SS396, since it is much more rare. Many akkadians and Beaumont succumbed to canadian winters rough, suffering from rust and mechanical wear and tear, leaving very few original copies are left, in addition to the fact that the production was much less than the models Chevy equivalent.

A Acadian equivalent, the Canso Sport Deluxe, offered as a similar package equivalent to the Chevy II Super Sport, which includes the same seats Strato-enclosures, console, change of floor, in addition to single seat emblems and SD. Option Maximum performance for the Canso SD was 350-bhp 327 cubic inch L79 small-block V8 from Chevrolet, along with a four-speed manual or automatic transmission Powerglide.

During the 1960s, the Beaumont was also available in Puerto Rico. In fact, there was a coffee shop in Beaumont which was co-located with the local distributor of Beaumont in San Juan.

The Acadian continued using the Chevy II / Nova corps until mid-1971, after which it was replaced by the Pontiac Ventura II. GM not to market other canadian brand exclusive until the release of passport from model year 1989.

From 1976 to 1987, the Pontiac Acadian was a version of the Chevrolet Chevette sold by canadian dealers Pontiac-Buick, initially identical to the Chevette except for badging but picking up the distinctly "Pontiac" design cues of the U.S. market Pontiac T1000 after that model's 1981 introduction.