GM (General Motors) does not build many cars like the Beaumont (automobile): a 4-door sedan / 2-door sedan / 2-door hardtop / 4-door hardtop / 2-door convertible / 4-door station wagon with 194 in³ Inline-Six I6, built from 1960 to 1969 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar.
The story
Beaumont was a make of mid-sized automobiles produced by General Motors of Canada from 1964 to 1969. These cars were based on the Chevrolet Chevelle, but the line had its own logo and nameplate, and was neither marketed nor actively sold in the United States. Its logo consisted of an arrow, similar to that of Pontiac, but with a maple leaf to signify its dual heritage from both sides of Lake Ontario.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 194 in³ Inline-Six I6; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 2-speed automatic / 3-speed automatic / 3-speed manual / 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is Sedan: 2946 mm / Coupe/Convertible: 2845 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in GM (General Motors)'s history is not in doubt: it was built at Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Lamborghini Miura, the Alfa Romeo Spider, the Dodge Charger. Nearby in the GM (General Motors) catalogue sit the 1955 Chevrolet and the 1957 Chevrolet.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Beaumont (automobile) has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.