Found: 1967 Chevelle SS L35 Convertible

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Quick backstory, I have wanted a Marina blue 1967 Chevelle SS convertible almost my whole life as my parents owned quite a few Marina blue convertible 67's in the past. My buddy snagged this car off of an eBay BIN the other day and I was fortunate enough to be able to talk him out of it before he became attached to it. It's exactly what I wanted all these years. I'm going to clean it up, fix a few things, and drive the wheels off of it! It has its numbers matching born with drive train with the Protecto plate. 396-325hp, M20 Muncie 4 speed, and 3.31 posi rear. Options include tach, gauges, buckets, console, rear antenna, front bumper guards, and power top. Last inspection was 1993. 2 owners. I'll be updating this post as I go along.

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[HawkX66]

Awesome! Congrats. I wish I could see your pics, but whatever hosting site you're using is blocked here at work. I'll have to check them out when I get home.

[Mr70]

Nice,I too was considering it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Super-sport-/153011039848?hash=item23a02b2e68%3Ag%3AhBoAAOSwn4d a7fxj&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=CXh%252FO2K9MpB4fQkgkxMATfRHhlU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[L78M22Rag]

Nice score! Great options... looking forward to updates, especially when you begin to "drive the wheels off of it"

[MosportGreen66]

Congrats again Matt... keep us posted on photos.

Great find Rob - Kuddos gents!

Dan

[markinnaples]

Congrats, always great to find a car that gives us a connection to something in our past.

My neighbor had a '67 SS with a built 427, orange with a black vinyl top, 4 spd, etc. that was built by his buddies for racing and he put it on the street. When he started it up it shook the windows of my parents house across the street. Man, that thing was killer, and if I get that chance I'd totally buy one and Day Two it. Looking forward to your build.

[big gear head]

Nice car. I love the '67 Chevelle.

[ruralrte66]

Great find, Its so cool to see cars back on the road. Looking forward to see more.

[mockingbird812]

Congrats! Cool ride and a 'vert just in time for cruising season! Love that color combo....w/ a 4 speed!! :biggthumpup:

[SuperNovaSS]

Awesome find Matt!


Jason

[SS427]

Saw that on Facebook. Very sweet find indeed. We just finished up a similar car to yours though not nearly as nice. Well worn and driven driver quality car but still fun.

[67since67]

Congrats on a great find! What's not to love about a soft-top '67 Chevelle?!

Rick, it's great to see you working an earlier A body through your shop too!

[72-SS-L48]

I've been following your posts on instagram. Very cool indeed, great find!

Best,
Dave

[CC Rider]

Awesome score!

[427TJ]

Marina Blue wheels might mean it was delivered new with dog dish caps!

[NorCam]

Great score Matt, and such an excellent color to boot.

[Damien]

Great pick up. Very cool!

[1967 4K]

Did they drill holes in the front bumper to mount the yellow fog lights?

[cook_dw]

Congrats Matt. Hope every good and hard working person is able to get their dream car at some point in their life.

[bugsy]

nice find matt. always great to hear nice guys find nice cars. Looks like a good car to start with.

[olredalert]

----Wow! All that and original hubcaps still on the car. That alone to me is amazing. I do see now that it may have been a dogdish car. Great find!!!.......Bill S

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Did they drill holes in the front bumper to mount the yellow fog lights?

Of course they did. Bumper looks like it took a slight tap, so I'll be changing it with a nice original pretty soon.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Had a good friend set me up with a set of 1967 mag caps while I'm on the hunt for a set of dog dish caps. I just washed the car and quickly cleaned up the interior. Currently working on getting the car running. Also looking for a 7027201 carburetor core.

[mockingbird812]

Now that's a good look!:cool2:

[big gear head]

Missed it by one number. I've got a 7029201 core, or most of one. when I had my first '67 SS Chevelle I took the original Q-Jet off of it and threw it away. The stupid things that I did when I was younger!

[markinnaples]

Very nice.

[Bill Pritchard]

Nice find! By any chance, was that car still with the original owner in PA about 20 years ago?

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Nice find! By any chance, was that car still with the original owner in PA about 20 years ago?

I believe it was. Last title change was 2008 for 2nd owner so I would assume it was.

[Bill Pritchard]

I'll bet it's the same car I tried to buy in about 1999. OO had it advertised, but then when I was getting serious, he got cold feet about selling.

[69LM1]

Great score....

Rich

[Fast67VelleN2O]

I'll bet it's the same car I tried to buy in about 1999. OO had it advertised, but then when I was getting serious, he got cold feet about selling.

PM sent

[Jimmyshoe]

Lucky Dawg !!

[JpMotorsports]

Amazing car! Plus its a 67! It looks so good cleaned up. I just sold my 67 Dog Dishes not too long ago. If I still had them I would have sold them to you.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Quick update, got the car running but it had a dead miss which caused an explosion down stream and blew apart the rusty muffler in a massive explosion. I don't think that any mice survived that were living in that muffler. I pulled the driver's side valve cover and had 2 stuck open exhaust valves on #3 and #7 cylinders. Pulled the heads and they are now at the machine shop.

[big gear head]

What is that under the cover that you are using for a work bench? That jack handle looks the same as mine; 3 ton low profile Harbor Freight.

[novadude]

Pulled the heads and they are now at the machine shop.

Pulling BBC heads in-car is no fun task. How's your lower back? LOL :)

[cook_dw]

Shit.... Cherrypicker them bitches..

[novadude]

Shit.... Cherrypicker them bitches..

That would be the smart way, and what I'd probably do today. I just remember messing with these in my younger days, when I never stopped think of such things! LOL

[mr 707]

man thats a great car

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Pulling BBC heads in-car is no fun task. How's your lower back? LOL :)

They weren't fun.

[JpMotorsports]

Wow moving along nicely!

[Fast67VelleN2O]

What is that under the cover that you are using for a work bench?

That's my 1967 Mustang Fastback. It makes a great workbench.

[Bill Pritchard]

It makes a great workbench.

....as long as those BBC heads aren't being tossed on the 'workbench' :haha:

[big gear head]

Wow, nice Mustang!

[firstgenaddict]

Sweet Chevelle - love the Marina Blue and white top. IS it original paint?

[scuncio]

Great car, cleaned up nice.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Sweet Chevelle - love the Marina Blue and white top. IS it original paint?

One repaint.

[scott s]

love it..

[firstgenaddict]

IS that a safari yellow 68 Vette roadster? With the L88 hood?

[BARNFOUND YENKO]

Nice!

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Quick update on this project. Had the heads rebuilt since there was 2 stuck exhaust valves. Still have to do the exhaust and one leaky wheel cylinder.

[big gear head]

Wow, that cleaned up nice. Looks good.

[Jonesy]

I like the look with those mag style hubcaps

[Xplantdad]

Love it!

[SuperNovaSS]

Looking great Matt! I like how you left the engine so it looks untouched instead of flufffing it.


Jason

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Looking great Matt! I like how you left the engine so it looks untouched instead of flufffing it.


Jason

My machinist thought my "keep as much original paint as possible" and "please don't sandblast the outside of the heads" requests were unusual. Everything else was just cleaned carefully.

[Bill Pritchard]

Your requests might have been unusual, but they were definitely the right ones! Looking good.

[cook_dw]

X 1000

So tired of seeing unrestored cars with engines that have shiny paint.. :thumbsdown:

[JpMotorsports]

Great choice to not have them blasted. Whats next for this awesome 67?

[sixt9rsx33]

I love your car! Great pickup! Body looks like you don't have any rust issues? Have fun with that top down and rowing the gears.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Whats next for this awesome 67?

I still have to do exhaust and find some other pieces that this car will end up needing eventually. Then drive the hell out of it.

I love your car! Great pickup! Body looks like you don't have any rust issues? Have fun with that top down and rowing the gears.

It does have some minor rust issues here and there. Honestly, the worst part of the whole car is the frame, which I will have to replace eventually. Just wanted an honest original driver, which is what this car will always be to me.