Question on Hoods

[john kunsak]

f rom CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION august 1971 edition----group 8.000 hood panel---68 chevelle [exc ss] #3940657. ss #3940660 69 chevelle [exc 396] #3940631 396 #3940632. the difference between 68&69 hoods is the location of one of the hinge bolt holes. the 68&69 hood grilles are the same part#.in 68 the ss cars were a separate model #13827 sport cp #13867 conv. in 69 there was no separate model ss just a ss pkg line item option like ac auto trans. etc . as the above part #'s state was part of the 396 pkg added to the base malibu.the copo 427 option wasnt listed in the parts book but when we built one for a/s in 1974 we had to run the 396 hood. the67-69 camaro flat hood #3938617 is listed[exc.350-396] 67 camaro #3909158 w/350-396. 68-9 #3938619 350-396 exc spec ducted hood.hope this helps. this part # info isnt from some reprint book,but a real gm hand me down from crivelli in 1972