68 full size: red 427 embem
 

i can remember car shopping with my dad for our families 68 impala, i always searched out the hipo cars. i was 12 years old then and very interested in fast cars. i can remember seeing some of the 427 side marker emblems with red background. i don't think this meant they were 425 hp cars, one was on a stationwagon. anyone know the reason for red vs black background, if any? 396/425 blr

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

My '68 427-385 SS came new with the red markers.

JH

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

Are you talking about this emblem? I believe it was early production. I know they're pretty scarce. Dick Harrell used the inserts right over the top of the "396" bezels on his 68 conversions.
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/187073-ebaypics569.jpg

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

You are correct Joe.

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

Rick, did they make the plain (non SS) 427 bezels without the red background? I have seen 396 ones but any 427 ones I've seen have the red background. Question #2, was there an SS427 bezel with a red "427" portion? I could swear I have seen photos of this, but never saw one in person... the one's I have are black/stainless with no red, as shown below.
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/187077-ebaypics571.jpg

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

my 68 SS427 has the makers simular to camarojoes, the SS has black background and the 427 numbers are silver (like SS) and the lower background is red. it a 385 hp. yes the red background emblems (non SS) are the ones is asking about, ok early models. thanks 396/425blr

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

Sounds like you have the ones i was just asking about... any chance you could post a pic of them? Got any spares? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif Wonder why some had red and some were black? might also be an early/late thing. I once believed the only thing that originally used the red 427 ones i posted above were non-SS cars, but from what Buizilla says, SS cars could have them too, unless he's talking about the SS427 ones with the red background on the lower portion. Interesting topic. Rick Nelson... any ideas?

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

Mine were exactly like up top with the full red panel and silver letters, early Dec. 67 build date, SS427-385.

JH

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

camarojoe, took a few shoots of my emblems. can't get my kodak easyshare to transfer to my file. try to figure it out and post a picture later? 396/425blr https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif

Re: 68 full size: red 427 embem
 

These are the only three I have ever seen before. If anyone has different ones then these, I would love to see pictures of them. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
Rick

http://www.impalass427.com/68SS427_Exteriordet.htm