1969 Chevelle COPO 427

[FED 387]

I ordered/bought a NEW 1969 Chevelle 300 Deluxe 2 door SEDAN with a 396/375 and a Turbo trans --it came from the factory with a 4:88,HD suspension,posi ,a tinted windshield NO radio bench seat rubber floor mats dog dish hubcaps--- Marina blue with a black interior--had SS emblems on it and the SS hood no other ID stuff on it other than the front marker lights said 396 replaced them the first nite with stock 6 cylinder lights and that thing would scream pulled the engine at about 1500 miles put in a 430 ci BBC would drive it too the track put a set of M&H 10:00 XS-11 slicks on it pull the Corvair turbo mufflers off rejet the carb roll a set of plugs in nad set the timing thing would run 10.70 at about 123 then trun around put it back together and drive it home---won a lotta money with that car too---car never saw rain or snow sat in a heated garage all winter sold it in 1974 with the original engine for $7500 to buy a house--wish I had it now!!!! FED387

[scott helms]

The front marker light said 396 that was a 1968 piece, speaking of 1968 does anybody remember a 1968 427 Chevelle from factory? Why not in book. not enough made?

[FED 387]

biggest engine I ever saw in a 68 Chevelle was a L89 Alum Head 396/375 only ever saw ONE--- Never a 427 in ANY year Chevelle from the factory!!!! Correct on the marker lite on a Chevelle, the 396 was on my Nova--Comp

[RebelRoad]

Originally Posted by scott helms

The front marker light said 396 that was a 1968 piece, speaking of 1968 does anybody remember a 1968 427 Chevelle from factory? Why not in book. not enough made?

There were no factory 427 Chevelles or Camaro's built. In 68. Hi Po dealers like Yenko, Dana etc were doing transplants and Joel Rosen @ Motion Perf & Dick Harrell were doing them in their own shops also.

The '68 COPO Nova was about the closest thing to a factory supercar that year. Ordered under COPO #9738, they were the 1st Chevy's with a 396 big block tied to a special M40 automatic and 4:10 posi rear. Harrell advertised his conversions up to 500hp. Fred Gibb placed the order for all 50 and sold them thru a network of dealers...he felt that these special M40 Nova's could be more competitive with Mopars & Fords running BB automatics

[scott helms]

Thanks I know a buddy had one years back not SS but had hood and badges, said it was ordered and I saw paperwork just never seen anymore, like FED387 I've only seen one. And there was a Chevelle with a 427 from factory I believe it was 1966 SS427!!

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by scott helms

Thanks I know a buddy had one years back not SS but had hood and badges, said it was ordered and I saw paperwork just never seen anymore, like FED387 I've only seen one. And there was a Chevelle with a 427 from factory I believe it was 1966 SS427!!

Before 1969 they (427's) were all transplants from specialty dealers like Yenko, Balwin-Motion, etc. .

[FED 387]

not to hijack this thread but how many remember the 67-70 SS427 Impala??? Had a 67 that was in decent shape sold it to a guy that has totally restored it to the tune of about $30-40 thousand looks like a brand new car----

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by FED 387

not to hijack this thread but how many remember the 67-70 SS427 Impala??? Had a 67 that was in decent shape sold it to a guy that has totally restored it to the tune of about $30-40 thousand looks like a brand new car----

Yep....they were a lot larger than the "Pony" cars and Chevelles mentioned here. Love the gas milage.

[FED 387]

sorry it is 67-68-69 NOT 70

[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by FED 387

not to hijack this thread but how many remember the 67-70 SS427 Impala??? Had a 67 that was in decent shape sold it to a guy that has totally restored it to the tune of about $30-40 thousand looks like a brand new car----

Had a friend when I was in high school, 3 years older than me, with a brand new 66 Chevy Caprice with a 427/425 4 speed. I didn't know it at the time but that had to be a very rare car. His dad was the front end man at the local chevy dealer.