68 full size: red 427 embem

396/425blr · #1 01-31-2006, 02:15 AM

i can remember car shopping with my dad for our families 68 impala, i always searched out the hipo cars. i was 12 years old then and very interested in fast cars. i can remember seeing some of the 427 side marker emblems with red background. i don't think this meant they were 425 hp cars, one was on a stationwagon. anyone know the reason for red vs black background, if any? 396/425 blr

BUIZILLA · #2 01-31-2006, 02:34 AM

My '68 427-385 SS came new with the red markers.

JH

camarojoe · #3 01-31-2006, 03:18 AM

Are you talking about this emblem? I believe it was early production. I know they're pretty scarce. Dick Harrell used the inserts right over the top of the "396" bezels on his 68 conversions.

**SS427** · #4 01-31-2006, 03:20 AM

You are correct Joe.

camarojoe · #5 01-31-2006, 03:33 AM

Rick, did they make the plain (non SS) 427 bezels without the red background? I have seen 396 ones but any 427 ones I've seen have the red background. Question #2, was there an SS427 bezel with a red "427" portion? I could swear I have seen photos of this, but never saw one in person... the one's I have are black/stainless with no red, as shown below.

396/425blr · #6 01-31-2006, 04:04 AM

my 68 SS427 has the makers simular to camarojoes, the SS has black background and the 427 numbers are silver (like SS) and the lower background is red. it a 385 hp. yes the red background emblems (non SS) are the ones is asking about, ok early models. thanks 396/425blr

camarojoe · #7 01-31-2006, 04:40 AM

Sounds like you have the ones i was just asking about... any chance you could post a pic of them? Got any spares?

Wonder why some had red and some were black? might also be an early/late thing. I once believed the only thing that originally used the red 427 ones i posted above were non-SS cars, but from what Buizilla says, SS cars could have them too, unless he's talking about the SS427 ones with the red background on the lower portion. Interesting topic. Rick Nelson... any ideas?

BUIZILLA · #8 01-31-2006, 05:09 AM

Mine were exactly like up top with the full red panel and silver letters, early Dec. 67 build date, SS427-385.

JH

396/425blr · #9 01-31-2006, 05:29 AM

camarojoe, took a few shoots of my emblems. can't get my kodak easyshare to transfer to my file. try to figure it out and post a picture later? 396/425blr

**SS427** · #10 01-31-2006, 05:32 AM

These are the only three I have ever seen before. If anyone has different ones then these, I would love to see pictures of them.

Rick

http://www.impalass427.com/68SS427_Exteriordet.htm

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