68 full size: red 427 embem

396/425blr · #1 01-31-2006, 02:15 AM

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

BUIZILLA · #2 01-31-2006, 02:34 AM

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

JH

camarojoe · #3 01-31-2006, 03:18 AM

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.

**SS427** · #4 01-31-2006, 03:20 AM

You are correct Joe.

camarojoe · #5 01-31-2006, 03:33 AM

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.

396/425blr · #6 01-31-2006, 04:04 AM

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

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