SHE'S A KEEPER! We picked her up earlier this year(May) and she has seen better days! Everything underneath seems to be in good shape(frame,etc.) The seats, headliner,door panels, etc are also in good shape and all original. The motor(inline 6) runs and she does move when coaxed. However the body will be needing alot of love. The quarter panels and rockers will need replacing. Also the front fenders but all four doors are workable. We are trying to get our restoration plans organized so she can begin her rehab over the winter. I have been checking out a few parts sites and there seems to be a bit of confusion as to wether Chevelle 1/4 panels are interchangable with Beaumont 1/4 panels.:confused: So that is my first question, is it possible to use Chevelle 1/4 panels on our Beaumont and where are the best places, in Canada if possible, to start looking? I hope to send pictures as the work begins. Thanks for having a forum like this so newbys like me can get answers from like minded folks like yourselves. I was just checking out your site abit seems there is already a picture on this site showing the car for sale...maybe it could be labeled sold now? She's not going anywhere for a while.
Fannie i cant say for sure...but im pretty sure the 1/4's are the same...from the middle on down anyhoo. congrats on the buy...got any car porn of it? anything i can do to help...just say the woid...im in the biz
Welcome to the forum, Fannie. You must be talking about this one..... http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7020&highlight=Beaumont Very nice! I'm almost 100% sure that anything from a Chevelle 4-door wagon will fit. NOTE: When you get your fenders, make sure they're from a 4-door car. Although they appear to be the same, 2-door fenders on these cars are different. Marshall
Welcome Fannie. I lived in Oshawa, where the Canadian Chevelles and Beaumonts were built. They sure look identical for most of the sheetmetal. This site might help - Chevelle sheetmetal for wagons. Email them? http://www.einstyn.com/einstyn-wagon-parts.htm More info: http://www.einstyn.com/index.htm Special Wagon section: http://www.einstyn.com/einstyn-ref-info.htm Here's a couple Canuck Chevelle Beaumont sites: http://cdnclassics.chevelles.net/ http://www.chevelle.ca/ Some great pics and links from a North East coast wagon website. Really good pics of some Beaumont wagons. http://stationwagonsnortheast.blogspot.com/ And another Part source: http://www.chevelle.com/catalog/
Sheesh! I just noticed that yours is a 1968! I had a summer job working for Rexco Aluminum, making the grilles for the '68 Beaumonts, in 1967! Go figure!
From the Rock Fannie I know the quarters are the same for 2 and 4 door car, can't see it being different on a wagon. All they did to Chevelles was give them a Canadian face lift to make the Beaumont. Good luck with it, keep up popsted and don't forget....we love pics
I was always under the assumption that they were different, back form my early damage appraisal days. Well, you unlearn something old every day.......
Did you mean to say front fenders from a wagon or El Camino? I know for 70-72 the wagon and El Camino front fenders were different from the regular 2 and 4 door body style. Not sure on pre-'70. **EDIT** Found this on a Chevelle site: "Fenders: All 1968 Chevelle fenders (coupe, wagon, convertible, and El Camino) are the same. 1968 and 1969 fenders are very similar and can interchange, but the side marker light holes are slightly different." Obviously they aren't talking about Beaumonts specifically, but hopefully you can use this as a guide. My dad has a '72 El Camino and up until a few years ago it was pretty hard to find the wagon/El Camino front fenders. Looks like you don't have that issue.
Thanks Rev, no doubt I'll be needing some help down the road! Pron to follow...I need my daughters help with the up loadingpart.
Thanks for the warm everybody! Krash Kadillak, yes that is Fannie! Stormin Norman, thanks for all the site suggestions, I'll be checking them out! And you might have made Fannie's grill, small world! How good are you with 1/4 panels? HAHAHA Thanks for the help everyone I'll let you know how we make out.
Never was good at quarter panels. Rear quarters were more my forte, in my younger days. Hope that info works for ya.
