'66 L79 Acadian Canso...wow

[JayR]

I had some long discussions with a previous owner of this car. It's believed the front fenders were replaced at some point, because there were no V/8 emblems on either side. These emblems are now on the car.

The car has been cleaned up for it's current sale. I guess they thought the alternator bracket was wrong, as it's been incorrectly changed out to the U.S. style. I've posted a pic below of the engine before cleanup showing the unique (and rare) Canadian alternator bracket that was used on some, but not all, 1966 Canadian L79 Chevy IIs and Acadians. Sad that people would just replace things on an original car with little or no knowledge of what they're doing.

This is one of two Acadian L79 Sport Coupes known to still exist. The Sandalwood Tan Victoria B.C. car restored about 10 years ago by Bill Wertheim is the other. It's unfortunate that Acadians don't get the 'love' that equivalent Chevy IIs get. An L79 Nova Sport Coupe that is one of two in existence, fully documented, numbers matching and almost entirely original wouldn't be on eBay for 2 years!

Bob