Interesting topic on TC: Baltimore '69 Chevelles

**mockingbird812** · #1 03-20-2006, 12:43 AM

Those of you with Baltimore cars (Kansas will be done later on) that wish to share your trim tags and whether your car is a confirmed SS or non-SS, chime in on the Team Chevelle. BTW, you COPO guys would be a great source of documented non-SS 'velles.

Stefano: where had you heard about the significance of the "L" on Baltimore cars?

**mockingbird812** · #2 03-20-2006, 01:32 AM

Here is an update from TC as of today:

UPDATE: hey all, the latest numbers are:
3667-12, 3637-28, 3680-2, Unknown-7, 300 series-3 Total-52,
Known SS-18, Known Non-SS-7, Unknown-27
L/Code-10, B L/Code-25, M/code-5, B M/Code-7, BFL/Code-3, No#-2
Trans- Auto-8, Manual-11, Unknown-33
Seat- Bench-26, Bucket-13, Unknown-13

More info is out there and slowly coming in. An assumtion that can be made is that the majority are B L/code and maybe real SS's because they are saved because of that fact. Although there could be some cars that are cloned, all known SS cars on the list have an L/code on the tag and all known Non-SS cars do not have the L/code they have M or B M/code.

Thanks to all for continued input and as you can see it is very interesting when you begin to put it together. more to come......

**Stefano** · #3 03-20-2006, 02:04 AM

Just experience, similar to the stripe code on some 70 SS Chevelles.

**chads454Ls6** · #4 03-20-2006, 04:45 AM

SS-l78 showed it to me on kansas built 69 and 70 chevelle ss cars. When he first told me i thought he was on drugs and then we walked around the mecum auction and every ss chevelle that was built at kansas had an L.The malibu cars did not.

**Alss** · #5 03-20-2006, 04:51 AM

My Balt Malibu has no "L"

ALbert

**mockingbird812** · #6 03-20-2006, 05:12 AM

Thanks for that input Mr."COPO" er um ALbert.

**Charley Lillard** · #7 03-20-2006, 05:35 AM

**ssl78** · #8 03-20-2006, 05:47 AM

I have been observing The L on Kansas built SS cars for about 3 years and was always right on. I had seen some cars that were said to be SS cars with no L but when checking the column joint they were always welded on not bolted like the SS had. I also checked out Baltimore cars and it didnt seem to always have the L. In my area there is 10 Kansas cars to every Baltimore car so I really do not have a opinion on that one. I was once told the L didnt stand for an SS it had something to do with something that was done special since a big block was going to be put in it.

**mockingbird812** · #9 03-20-2006, 07:04 AM

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What kind of pictures would you like to see? I sure like your signs - got my attention.

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