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[EZ Nova]

It's just strange some websites mention that 396/375 opton. I knew about L79 El Co's in 1965, but wasn't sure if there were any 396's. Guess now I do.

Unless something like the company that ORDERED the L79 1966 Nova wagons! I thought finally 1 of those surfaced after all these years.

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

It's just strange some websites mention that 396/375 opton. I knew about L79 El Co's in 1965, but wasn't sure if there were any 396's. Guess now I do.

Unless something like the company that ORDERED the L79 1966 Nova wagons! I thought finally 1 of those surfaced after all these years.

Some websites claim Chevrolet built a number of 1965 Novas with the 327/365 HP Corvette motor.

Some claim there were 1969 427 COPO El Caminos.

The amount of disinformation on the internet is staggering.

When it comes to Chevrolet stats and specs, I like this reference. Go right to the source. It's a good starting point:

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-...tion-kits.html

[L72copocamaro]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Some websites claim Chevrolet built a number of 1965 Novas with the 327/365 HP Corvette motor.

Some claim there were 1969 427 COPO El Caminos.

The amount of disinformation on the internet is staggering.

When it comes to Chevrolet stats and specs, I like this reference. Go right to the source. It's a good starting point:

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-...tion-kits.html

Most often by people trying to validate something they want to sell and or scam others with.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

When it comes to Chevrolet stats and specs, I like this reference. Go right to the source. It's a good starting point:

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-...tion-kits.html

As part of my job, I used to have to review the information packets from an engineering perspective before they were published.

All of the full size truck documents from about 2000 - 2011 would have my stamp of approval.

K

[jeffschevelle]

The only 65 ElCamino built by Chevrolet with a 396 was the Surfer II concept / show car in the photos in the links posted above. And even that one almost certainly was a transplanted engine installed at the Design facility (that built the car) or at the Tech Center. Not an assembly-line installed engine.

I've always wanted to build a clone of that Surfer Elc. Too many ideas, not enough time! Or energy! Or money!!

[JoeC]

There were some home built 396 Chevelles in 1965 such as the Grady Bryant Dick Harrell car

[Rebelrouser]

Years ago I had access to all the vin's for every Z16 produced. The '67' vin was actually a triple black car. It was one of the last Z16's produced as it was further down the vin sequence list. If I can get into my old laptop-haven't been able for 10 years now- I could search my history of sites I searched. On a side note, they were all built on a convertible frame.

[jeffschevelle]

Originally Posted by Rebelrouser

Years ago I had access to all the vin's for every Z16 produced. ... If I can get into my old laptop-haven't been able for 10 years now- I could search my history of sites I searched. On a side note, they were all built on a convertible frame.

If that list exists, boy I sure hope you can find it! But I am pretty sure you did not just find it on a website somewhere. There are 10 or more Z16 fanatics that have been hunting that list for 40+ years now; so if it ever was on a publicly available website I'm sure one of us would have found it by now!

Legend had it that Vince Piggins had the full list, but when he passed away it was nowhere to be found in his papers. I don't know if that was true or not.

Originally Posted by Rebelrouser

... The '67' vin was actually a triple black car. It was one of the last Z16's produced as it was further down the vin sequence list. ...

All credible stories from people who actually saw the convertible, which were from multiple different sources and pre-internet (so not just someone repeating what they read somewhere else), all say that the Z16 convertible was Sierra Tan with a beige convertible top and either a fawn or saddle interior (so "triple tan"). Triple black sure would have been a better looking choice though!

[Lee Stewart]

[flyingn]

my old Z16 from the mid 70's