1968 Impala SS427

[John]

For you big car guys.....

1968 Impala SS427 (http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/4550892577.html)

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[68l30]

I know the car and the owner, I think its a great car. I turned him on to it years ago, sorry I never bought it for myself. Bob's a good man and a straight shooter.

BIG

[markinnaples]

What does that mean, it's not a Super Sport but it's an SS 427? Educate me. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[ss427copo]

Now I'm crying again. First for being stupid in 1978 in selling the '68 L72 SS427......then for selling the 67 a couple of years ago. GOD, I love the big Chevys.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r59/nhra1060sc/JohnImpala.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/nhra1060sc/media/JohnImpala.jpg.html)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r59/nhra1060sc/Jons68427Impala.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/nhra1060sc/media/Jons68427Impala.jpg.html)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r59/nhra1060sc/image-10_zps78328882.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/nhra1060sc/media/image-10_zps78328882.jpg.html)

[GTO_DON]

Two seperate options. Super sport give you buckets,console. Ss427 gave you the hood,gills and suspension.

[442w30]

I thought the SS427 was an option on top of the SS?

http://www.oldcarbrochures.org/NA/Chevrolet/1967_Chevrolet/1967_Chevrolet_Brochure/1967-Chevrolet-29

[markjohnson]

You could buy a Super Sport (or even plain Impala) with a 427 but that's just what it would be. The &quot;SS427&quot; was its own separate top-of-the-line model with distinct badging, that raised hood, etc.

[442w30]

But doesn't that literature item I post suggest the SS427 package could only be ordered on SS models, much like an L89 could only be ordered on L78 or L71 motors? Or that's incorrect?

[galveston]

In 67 and 68 Chevrolet marketing was trying to promote this as a &quot;performance option&quot; package in a &quot;B&quot; body, RPO Z24 with no visible &quot;Impala&quot; exterior or interior badging, marketing this as a &quot;Chevrolet SS427&quot; not as a &quot;Impala SS&quot; which was RPO Z03 and could be ordered with any available engine combination. Now if you ordered a Z24 package and a Z03 together the only part of the Z03 package you would get was the interior, buckets and console, the Z24 option would trump for the exterior portion and for 68 different style seat covers and door panels, 67 used the same style interior weather &quot;SS&quot; or &quot;Z24&quot;.

In 69 a Z24 would only have exterior &quot;SS&quot; badging along with &quot;Impala&quot; nameplates and a &quot;SS&quot; badge in the horn shroud, interior patterns were all the same, buckets and console were an option by this year.

[galveston]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">But doesn't that literature item I post suggest the SS427 package could only be ordered on SS models, much like an L89 could only be ordered on L78 or L71 motors? Or that's incorrect? </div></div>

Yes your correct the ad is incorrect.

[GTO_DON]

Well now your both correct. In 1967 only it had to be ordered with the impala SS package. In 68 it was its own pkg so You could order it without the SS interior . This is getting complicated. That's why these cars have a cult following. They really are special cars.

[jannes_z-28]

We recently got one over here too. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif
Original engine is missing, it has a 427 from a 69 Corvette in it, otherwise original.

I'm doing a coverage for a Swedish magazine on it, did the photoshot yesterday.

http://www.protouring.se/files/68-ss427-white.jpg

[Plowman]

So nice and cool. Could you show more pictures.

[novadude]

While we are on the &quot;big car&quot; topic, does anyone know if any of the '68-69 Baldwin-Motion full size &quot;street racer special&quot; Biscaynes they advertised were ever built? Did any survive?

[twertsy]

Baldwin Street Racer Special (http://www.carguychronicles.com/2011/09/chevy-427-biscayne-street-racers.html)

[chadk]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: novadude</div><div class="ubbcode-body">While we are on the &quot;big car&quot; topic, does anyone know if any of the '68-69 Baldwin-Motion full size &quot;street racer special&quot; Biscaynes they advertised were ever built? Did any survive? </div></div>

http://www.yenko.net/features/2000/June2000.htm

[jannes_z-28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Plowman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So nice and cool. Could you show more pictures. </div></div>

Yes, but not before they are published in the magazine.

Jan

[TAR6569]

Is that the St Louis car with the original contract?

[jannes_z-28]

I'll ask the current owner, he showed me a pink paper of sale with the price it was sold for. So maybe it is that one.