Re: 67 Chevelle SS hood - original GM
Hi Pete:
Down in the Cape I don't remember any 66 or 68/69 chevelles
small blocks with BB hoods originally but at the same time I paid little attention to these cars except as parts doners. Just were not my thing at the time. Two close friends had 67 chevelles so I watched all the time for 67's.
As a result I remember three SB cars with BB hoods, one is still here today with the original owner Gold 283 Malibu with a bench seat, no options, last time I seen it original paint, hood Gm painted flat black definately he added it.(So that one is out) Car might have 20,000 miles. He is a unique dude. Drives it so much the motor seized about 5 years ago and they had to overhaul it. Car is perfect however.
One real close family friend bought a 67 chevelle for his wife that was 6 months old, his pal bought it new, hated the way it drove and traded for a full size all in 67. They kept this chevelle driving it daily even the winters for over 33 years. I remember begging her to let us put a BB in it but she would not hear of it.I worked on this car and drove it may times but could never alter it.
That car had a bunch of factory options
Gold 2dr ht, gold bucket seat interior, with console and PG floor shifter, factory hanging tach, deleux belts,special steering wheel, PS, power disc brakes and ralley wheels.
tinted glass, fr/rear bumper guards big ugly things in the back that tore your knees off.
Motor was a 327 4bl, dual exhaust, front sway bar, posi rear( 10bolt I think). Big block hood, WW mouldings and bottom rocker chrome. No malibu side chrome nor was the front grill drilled for the bow tie emblem( car was never smashed). No SS emblems or blacked out items, small block 327 flags on front fenders. No malibu emblems either on the outside cannot remember what was on the dash.I helped sand this car when it got it's first paint job so know there were no holes covered in.She was parted in New Brunswick
That car I would go to court with being supplied factory with the hood.
The final one was black looked identical outside to the gold one same mouldings, raised hood,non drilled grill etc but was not a ss. This one was 2doorHT, black buckets, 4spd console muncie and 12 bolt posi, motor was the 325hp 327.He was the second owner buying it in 70 but was original paint.Like the gold one there was no indication of any Malibu mouldings ever being mounted etc.That one I also know the hood was original.
She was totaled around 86.
Ok now everone can kick me and say no way.
We had one dealer down here that seemed to be able to access
what no one else could. He was into Chevs and pont big time
the stranger the better it seemed.
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