Question on Hoods

[Alan Nyhus]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

How about in '69, a Chevelle 300 post car with a 396/375? A few hundred of those were built to compete with the Plymouth Road Runner, ie.a cheap body with a big block power train. Not sure what hood these had,they were pretty rare.

Greg, the '69 300 Deluxe Chevelle sedans came with the SS hood, as they were actually SS optioned cars.

In '69, the SS was an option that could be added to the Chevelle, whereas in '68, the SS was an actual Chevelle model unto itself.

Interestingly, the NHRA only accepts the 396-375's in the '69 300 Deluxe 2 dr sedans. There were a couple of those cars here in town, owned by current Super Stock racers Ron Roddel and Bob Sherwood. Ron still has his and it's been beautifully restored.

I have seen an original '69 300 Deluxe SS sedan 396-325 with a three speed manual floor shift, so the 375's weren't the only engine they came with.

On a related note, the '69 COPO Chevelle 427-425's (just 323 built, by most accounts) were a standard Malibu 2 dr. but they came with the SS hood and no SS badges, etc.

Just like a '69 Camaro COPO was the standard body with the cowl induction hood.