1970-72 classification of 68 chevelle ss 396/375

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by bert powell

Building a barn find super stock clone. Basically everything is early period correct except the engine, a 496.

Think it is a ss/ea but not sure what the classifications were then. Were stick and auto together? Anyone got 70-72 rule books that can look it up?

if it is being built for competition now what does it matter what it was in 1970 to 1972?

[Rick Schilling]

According to my handy "1973" rule book, Super Stock was in half pound increments with A being 6.00-6.49 B-6.50-6.99 and so on down to O where they went to one pound increments.

In stock, A was 8.00-8.49 B-8.50-8.99 and so on down to O, where they went to one pound increments.

No idea what the horsepower rating was then.

1973 was also the year stock rules changed quite a bit but I don't remember if the weight breaks changed.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by rick schilling

no idea what the horsepower rating was then.

415

[396chevy]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

415

Thought it was a ss/d car 425 horsepower?

[Irace007]

In 1972 Glen Mikres ran a 69 SS Chevelle B/S.We also had a 66 Impala 427/425 in B/S @ MINNESOTA DRAGWAYS
Hope this turns the light on for you

Marty

[396chevy]

Originally Posted by 396chevy

Thought it was a ss/d car 425 horsepower?

I'll correct myself. In 1968 I think a chevelle was SS/D. Then the weight breaks changed a bunch in 69. A 68 Camaro 375 went from C to E. 68 chevelle would now be SS/F in 69

[bert powell]

Not going to be a race car, just a street cruiser that look like it would have in 1970-72. Will have a 496 in it but everything outside would be period correct. Can someone run the numbers and tell me if it would have been a ss/d e or f car? Was the "a" added for automatic at this time? Thanks!

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by bert powell

Not going to be a race car, just a street cruiser that look like it would have in 1970-72. Will have a 496 in it but everything outside would be period correct. Can someone run the numbers and tell me if it would have been a ss/d e or f car? Was the "a" added for automatic at this time? Thanks!

Nice lookin' SS.

[BLAZER]

Originally Posted by bert powell

Not going to be a race car, just a street cruiser that look like it would have in 1970-72. Will have a 496 in it but everything outside would be period correct. Can someone run the numbers and tell me if it would have been a ss/d e or f car? Was the "a" added for automatic at this time? Thanks!

Have a 2006 STOCK Z06 vette--bring it on-don't forget your title-

[Mark Yacavone]

70 -71 was a whole different deal from 72

69 Chevelle 427/425 @8 lbs was C/Stock in 71...Would have been A/Stock in 72