[unruhjonny]

There is a neat article of a 'survivor' 1966 Beaumont SD396 in the fall-2025 issue of 'Musclecars; Bone stock & modified'.

This car apparently will be at the upcoming MCACN.

I reached out to members of 'Canadian Poncho' who specialize in this subject matter (they are all about Canadian built Pontiacs, under which Beaumonts and Acadians fall) and I was told that the transmission in this car is a 'T-16' Borg Warner three speed.

I had previously recorded that Chevrolet (and Canadian Pontiac's) used the 'T-16' for 1965 through 1968.

I have been trying for some time to compile three speed information to make sense of it all - because this is information which I believe is being lost.

One of the things that doesn't help to clarify GM's components is the use and re-use of UPC/RPO's;

Question: Is 'T-16' a GM product code?

I am asking this because it reads (from overlap in my own notes) that the 'T-16' might be an alternate code for Borg Warner's 'T-85'.

I found the following picture of what is said to be a T-16:

(image attached incase the hotlink dies.)

This image appears to match what I have found about the T-85, which I am understanding was the basis of the T-10 four speed (The T-85 is even referenced as the precursor to the T-10 in the "Muncie 4-speed" book put out several years ago by Car-Tech).

It seems that google searches are becoming less and less relevant, because I continue to be unable to find information of any substance;
I couldn't find any any information of substance regarding a BW T-16.

Thanks in advance to anyone who might be able to offer information to give me some clarity.