'68 SS Decoding Issues...

[Brett Slater]

Hey Folks,

First post here...

A buddy of mine was finally able to buy his old SS back after he'd been chasing it since the mid '90's. It's not often you hear people talk about the "one that got away" only to be reunited with it some 15 years later.

I stopped by his place yesterday and he gave me the VIN #s and some numbers from the trim tag in the hopes that some of you Camaro Gurus might be able to decode whether or not his car came out of the factory with the L35, 34 or 78 396.

Few particulars:

Big Block, 4-speed, 12 Bolt
Black Standard Buckets
No tachometer
TR 712
D 2
Grotto Blue
Black Vinyl Top

I have the VIN here which I'd rather send in a PM.

If any other info is needed, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks in advance!