Featured on AutoHunter, the net public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this 1967 Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe coupe. 

After I was shopping the AutoHunter listings to choose a automobile to write down about this week, I noticed a list for one which I had by no means heard of. To say that is uncommon for me to discover a automobile I by no means knew existed is a reasonably uncommon incidence, so I made a decision to be taught one thing in regards to the Acadian Canso by writing about it.

The Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe is a Canadian market Chevy Nova. These vehicles are fairly uncommon with a complete of solely 370 whole produced. The explanation for the title change was as a result of customs duties; Canada’s Pontiac and Buick sellers weren’t in a position to get the brand new U.S.-built Tempests and Specials. Therefore the Acadian, a automobile named after Canada’s settlers and constructed on the Canadian-made Chevy II platform. Whereas this might need appeared like a good suggestion on the time by GM executives, creating a brand new model completely for the Canadian market was like constructing one for Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, and as consequence the automobile didn’t final lengthy as a model. 

The vendor describes this automobile as a 1967 Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe Canadian-built coupe that has been upgraded with a 383cid stroker V8 backed by a BorgWarner four-speed guide transmission. It options energy steering and brakes, Edelbrock heads, Flowtech headers, a McLeod Racing clutch, MSD ignition, and an aluminum radiator. Completed in crimson over a black and white vinyl inside, this Canso is now supplied with construct documentation and British Columbia, Canada, registration within the vendor’s title. The automobile is alleged to be rust free rides on Cragar five-spoke 15-inch chrome wheels.

The inside is fitted with black vinyl buckets with white accents up entrance, a bench rear seat, and matching trim for the door panels, padded sprint, and carpeting. The automobile has a heater, rubber ground mats, a radio, supplementary gauges for coolant temperature, voltage, and oil stress.

The 383cid stroker V8 beneath the hood has been upgraded with MSD ignition, an aluminum radiator, dish pistons, a efficiency camshaft, Edelbrock heads, and Flowtech headers. The vendor estimates that this provides the engine over 320 horsepower. Current upkeep consists of an oil change and the substitute of the water pump gaskets.

Energy is distributed to the again wheels by way of a floor-shifted BorgWarner Energy Brute Tremendous T-10 four-speed guide transmission and a 3.73:1 rear constructed by I.W.E. Rear Ends Solely, and the clutch is a McLeod Racing 11-inch hydraulic unit.

The undercarriage of the automobile additionally appears to be like to be in wonderful situation and incorporates a Traditional Efficiency Merchandise mini subframe equipment with tubular higher and decrease management arms.

In case you are in search of some of the uncommon muscle vehicles I’ve ever heard of, and are keen to assume exterior the field just a little, this 1967 Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe is perhaps simply the ticket. You might be virtually assured to have the one one at any automobile present you attend, however you have to be keen to reply a variety of questions as this automobile stumped me and I’ve been taking part in with collector vehicles for a very long time.

The public sale for this practice 1967 Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe coupe ends on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (PDT)

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