▁Canada , ▁the ▁AP TA ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁had ▁prov isions ▁prohib iting ▁sales ▁of ▁certain ▁United ▁States - made ▁cars . ▁ ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁respond ed ▁by ▁offering ▁certain ▁makes ▁of ▁cars ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁Canada ▁primarily ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁market ▁such ▁as ▁Ac ad ian , ▁and ▁Be aum ont , ▁which ▁started ▁as ▁an ▁offering ▁in ▁the ▁Ac ad ian ▁line , ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁its ▁own ▁brand . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁Ac ad ians ▁were ▁retr im med ▁Che vy ▁II s , ▁offered ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁model , ▁mid - pr iced ▁Inv ader ▁and ▁top - line ▁Be aum ont . ▁The ▁car ▁used ▁Pont iac ▁sty ling ▁c ues , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁split ▁gr ille , ▁but ▁was ▁market ed ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁make , ▁never ▁as ▁a ▁Pont iac . ▁. ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁concurrent ▁Che vy ▁II , ▁Ac ad ians ▁were ▁offered ▁with ▁four - cy l inder , ▁six - cy l inder , ▁and ▁V 8 ▁engines . ▁No ▁Mark ▁IV ▁( big ▁block ) ▁Ac ad ians ▁were ▁ever ▁produced ▁in ▁any ▁year , ▁unlike ▁the ▁sister ▁car ▁Nova ▁SS . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁transmission ▁dep ended ▁upon ▁the ▁model ▁and ▁engine ▁installed , ▁three - ▁and ▁four - speed ▁manual ▁g ear box es ▁or ▁the ▁two - speed ▁Power g lide ▁automatic . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁the ▁top - line ▁Be aum ont ▁offered ▁more ▁bright