1966 Acadian Canso SD Sport Deluxe in Tuxedo Black Paint on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@bigredc222]

I've always been a Pontiac guy, and this car just confirms my feelings, I had a 67 Chevy II, and the little differences make this car much nicer. Yesterday it was the Park Lane today the Acadian, your videos always throw a wrench in my to-do list. I need to walk away from the computer or I won't get anything done. Thanks again.

[@loucostabile]

Hi C Smith, Pleasure before business :-) Good news! Get those things done and the videos will be right here when you're available. You're welcome. Lou

[@CJColvin]

Now that's one beautiful 66 Acadian Canso SD brother, and that 327 Small Block Chevy V8 can run like a dream, this car definitely need headers.

[@loucostabile]

Hi CJ Colvin, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@CJColvin]

@@loucostabile Thanks Lou, I've already subscribed my brother.

[@EasternExplorer]

Beautiful car. I live in Canada and see one come up for sale now and again but nothing as nice as this car. They sell for around $20,000 even in bad shape. I was actually just looking at an invader and they wanted $15,000 for just a roller. Another unique car to look out for is the Ford Frontenac, looks just like a Falcon until you really study it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Eastern Explorer, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for viewing, and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@mikenuyen4441]

My first cars were 63 and 64 Chevy II SS. Went to a car show the other day and seen one just like this. Thru me for a loop. Then I pulled out the ole memory blanks and remember that this version was made for Canada.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mike, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

I don't know much about cars, but I do know this just looks really good and unique.

[@loucostabile]

Hi I Created An Account For This, Happy to read you appreciate this car is unique. You're on the right KZbin Channel if you'd like to know about cars as the Care Taker of the cars will share with you what they know, Lou

[@truepatriotlove5724]

This was my first car. Sold it back in 1989….still regret it everyday

[@loucostabile]

Hi Truepatriotlove, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@bruceh92]

Wow what a machine. Not missing a thing. Lou you have seen them all!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bruce H., Happy to read "Wow what a machine". Stay tuned and we'll see some more :-) Lou

[@garyblanchard1084]

Imagine finding one tucked away in the dark corner of sone abandoned NB barn

[@loucostabile]

That would be fun :-)

[@alanmorrison3598]

Had a 1966 Nova with 283, L79 High performance hydraulic cam, Carter 4bl, Muncie close ratio 4 speed. No where near the car in your video but brings back many fond memories!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Alan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@gojoe2833]

Hi Lou, if you watch at 7:24 in the video, on the left is an open garage. In that garage there appears to be a 1965 Acadian Beaumont, basically a Chevelle with a Pontiac Tempest/GTO dash that was also sold exclusively in Canada!

[@loucostabile]

Hi gojoe283, Good news! Here is that car in a video. Lou kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4XVlap9bNetj8U

[@opera93]

Great!!! Thanks : great History, Marketing, & Wonderful cars manufactured/from/Via/marketed etc , in Canada... I actually never realized all the nuances in Canadian CARS..... Anyways I would like more !!!!!( & details,backgrounds,special options/adaptations...).

[@loucostabile]

Hi Opera, Happy to share this Canadian car with you :-) Lou

[@williambrown3458]

With the scarcity of old Canadian cars like this one along with Meteors and Frontenacs that the biggest hurdle in restoring a car like this to stock I'm guessing would be locating original exterior and interior trim parts. I imagine the engine parts wouldn't be as hard.

[@loucostabile]

Hi William Brown, Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou

[@al_dente4777]

You would think that they'd offer a THD 400 as an option for that high-end 350 hp 327, instead of a Powerglide, even though it was available to all the other GM divisions. I used to live not that far from Windsor, Ontario. It never dawned on me to go over there and shop for cars. The mid-50's Mercurys were decked out way more fancy than the ones sold to us

[@loucostabile]

Hi Al_Dente, Happy to read this car brings back memories of where you grew up :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@craigewen4187]

What a beautiful car I could of bought one for 2500 bucks when I was 15 yrs old but bought a 69 Malibu instead.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Craig, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@jamesa6272]

Just saw a acadian on the show rust bros on netflix. Never knew of this car. I like the chevy 2 nova. I like this car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi James A, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Here is one more I think you'll enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKW2k2V8bL5oeNE Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Lou

[@andiman45]

he said there are 6 or 8 left which is not true. There are 100's of these in garages across Canada. Also door panels look like nova panels. Acadian Beaumonts were also copies of chevelles from 64-72 with their own unique grilles, rear lights and interiors.

[@loucostabile]

Hi andy klompenburg, They must be hidden pretty well because it's the first and only one I've seen so far, Lou

[@andiman45]

here is one for sale in my back yard, about a hour north of Victoria BC. www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Acadian_31893579 looks pretty clean except for the added molding front to back mid height. Perhaps more common in western Canada, but they come out in the summer time and seen at shows and meets...

[@loucostabile]

Ok, cool!

[@johnbeer5242]

andy klompenburg ,,,😨👏😨👏😨👏😨👏🙄

[@gerrywood3584]

Need to look in Canada for them

[@loucostabile]

Yes you do.

[@barrycuda3769]

Interesting car ' its surprising that Canadian versions of US cars were made distinctly different 'why no Pontiac badging?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Barrycuda, Happy to read this is an "Interesting car". I find the Canadian versions interesting too, Lou

[@r.crompton2286]

The Acadian was a separate, stand-alone division of GM Canada. Since it was not a Pontiac, there was no Pontiac badging. Almost all of the Acadians were sold at Pontiac/Buick dealerships across Canada under a special sales arrangement.

[@barrycuda3769]

@@r.crompton2286 thanks for that 'here in New Zealand I think all the American cars we got in that era were from Canada '(except Falcons and Valiants' which were built in Australia ) an example being the Pontiac Laurentian.

[@blackberrythorns]

@@barrycuda3769 yup, ford canada began in 1904 as a business arrangement. gm began as a holding company between the largest coach maker in canada and the largest in the states. all the car manufacturers had canadian subsidiaries due to tariffs, cars made in canada were exempt and it opened up the commonwealth market.

[@tjforgey7854]

Rare ,rare rare

[@loucostabile]

Hi TJ FORGEY, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Kelly-yk6fc]

just ran across this .. nice car ;)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kelly, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@fleetwin1]

OK, so it would seem as though Acadian was a stand alone GM brand in Canada?

[@Kelly-yk6fc]

yes it was, alot of people believe it is a Pontiac , but it was only sold at Pontiac dealers in Canada

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Yes it was - primarily in the 60's. Compact Chevy clones sold at Pontiac Dealers at near Chevy prices with "Francaphone" names that would also appeal to the large population of French Canadians as well.

[@andiman45]

as were many full size pontiacs as strato chiefs, laurentians

[@loucostabile]

yes

[@just-incase]

Those were very utilitarian economy cars when the came out in 1962. They were uni-body cars and had no full frame (and were a little bit narrower) so they were noticeably lighter. In '62 & '63 you could only order a four or a six cylinder motor. It wasn't until '64 & '65 that you could order up a 283 or a 327 V8 with your four speed. Public demand necessitated that they please us, but the poor little cars were never engineered for such a heavy motor sitting up front. Sure they put in heavier coils and all the but the height would begin to sag almost right away and the ball joints would wear out fast. That's why you see this guy has gone and changed it all to a Mustang II front end or something more modern. The original steering was six and a half turns from lock to lock and it just takes too long to bring the steering back when you're in a slide. You want something that's more like three turns from left to right and then you won't wind up spinning out all the time. Then you had to address the rest. Sub frame connectors, a roll cage and bucket seats perhaps, wheel tubs in the trunk, and a whole redesign of the rear end, probably gas tank, and suspension system back there. He like most has gone with the popular Ford nine inch rear end. The original rear end with the mono leafs would only allow you to fit (no larger than) a G60 tire inside the wheel wells.Those cars make wonderful light hot rods where 400 horsepower is actually quite a bit in a car designed for a four cylinder sewing machine motor. They trouble is though, you need to re-engineer the whole bloody thing before you're finished. Even the original instrument clusters were found to be wanting, so you can see how this fine gentleman has done a wonderful job completely redesigning his own dashboard, with totaly new professional gauges. Looks way better than what it came with. Cheers, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers Justin Case!

[@gerrywood3584]

BC best place to look

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.

[@AJ67901]

It''s not Canadian, it's Acadian. Clever on GM's part. I've watched all of your videos on these and was completely unaware of the make until now. Obviously Chevy platforms with Pontiac interiors. Males me think of Mercury pickups. Canada only.

[@loucostabile]

HI AJ67901, I'm learning from the Care Takers of the cars all the time :-) Glad you're enjoying that too, Lou

[@peteandrepete528]

I just found out that the tempest wasn't available in Canada.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mr. Groovy 2 Shoes , Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@johnwhite8535]

If that car was bought in 1997 in Ottawa for $4700.00 it used to belong to my brother.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@TheSteelhead15]

lol 10 acadians in canada i know of 3 in my town

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheSteelhead15 , Very Nice :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@MultiReubenator]

i have one 66 acadian sport deluxe

[@loucostabile]

Hi MultiReubenater Turner 1967, Happy to read this car is like your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@carllavell8673]

👀...🔥💯😎💯🔥

[@loucostabile]

Happy to see Carl you like this one :-)

[@impalaman9707]

I always wondered what "Canso" means? Is it a French word, maybe? Anyway, I like it better than "Nova"!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this car better than a Nova.

[@al_dente4777]

Back then, "Invader" didn't yet have a negative connotation. "Canso" almost sounds like cancel. Can'tso would have been worse

[@stevekelly4103]

No original story of its drive train

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@acadianmedicinecrow388]

I'm acadian

[@loucostabile]

:-)