1969 Chevelle SS 396 with powerglide?

[olredalert]

----There were no 65 big-block/powerglide Corvettes. There were very few 66 big-block/powerglide 66 Corvettes. I know of probably 4. Now 67 is different as there were many. Of course, the numbers aren't known, only guessed at. They were a real pain in the butt as the trans crossmember was not removable until T-400s in 1968. You really had to wrestle one of those babies in and out! To my knowledge 1965 Impalas with low horse 409s would have had powerglides but 396s might have switched to T400s as the trans was being installed in other GM divisions in 65. 1966 SS Chevelles still had P/Gs in low horse option BBs and no 375hp auto options at all! 1967 Chevelles may have been split between the two automatics, but Im not sure. Some 325hps may have slipped thru with P/Gs but 350hps were T400s, and 375hps might have been available with T400s, I think. The 67s 375s are a bit of a question mark for me, though......Bill S

[fsc66]

I know we are going off on tangents here but just for the record, correct on the 65 Corvette, no powerglides with big block as a matter of fact powerglides only available with 250 HP Std engine and the 300 HP L75 in 65. Now in 1966 both fingertip facts and all 3 versions of the 1966 Price and Facts books list the powerglide as only available with the std engine, 300 HP 327 motor. It was not available with the L79, L82 or L72 motor, so basically the GM books show was not available with any big block and only 1 small block.

Paul

[John Brown]

65 full size Chevrolet cars could be had with a 396 (325 hp) and powerglide. I had a customer that ordered a brand new Impala convert with that combo, along with single exhaust, when duals were a no cost option. His reasoning was, a single system would be cheaper to replace when it wore out. No, he wasn't interested in performance either, or he would have ordered the TH400 and duals.

[Chevyfever]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----There were no 65 big-block/powerglide Corvettes. There were very few 66 big-block/powerglide 66 Corvettes. I know of probably 4. Now 67 is different as there were many. Of course, the numbers aren't known, only guessed at. They were a real pain in the butt as the trans crossmember was not removable until T-400s in 1968. You really had to wrestle one of those babies in and out! To my knowledge 1965 Impalas with low horse 409s would have had powerglides but 396s might have switched to T400s as the trans was being installed in other GM divisions in 65. 1966 SS Chevelles still had P/Gs in low horse option BBs and no 375hp auto options at all! 1967 Chevelles may have been split between the two automatics, but Im not sure. Some 325hps may have slipped thru with P/Gs but 350hps were T400s, and 375hps might have been available with T400s, I think. The 67s 375s are a bit of a question mark for me, though......Bill S </div></div> I was the 2nd owner of a 67 chevelle ss with 360 horse and powerglide,still have engine.

[olredalert]

----Bernard,,,I wasn't aware that a 1967 Chevelle could be ordered with a 360hp 396. Only 325, 350 (which I had new), and 375.........Bill S

[Chevyfever]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Bernard,,,I wasn't aware that a 1967 Chevelle could be ordered with a 360hp 396. Only 325, 350 (which I had new), and 375.........Bill S </div></div> You are correct Bill my fault,I believe in 66 it was rated 360. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]