1968 Chevelle Ss 396 Convertible Rare Factory Buick Skylark Interior Matching # on 2040-cars
Willow Spring, North Carolina, United States
Engine:396
Drive Type: Manual
Make: Chevrolet
Mileage: 999,999
Model: Chevelle
Sub Model: SS 396
Trim: SS
If your looking for a car to restore here is the one. This is not just a date code correct but an actual 1968 SS 396 with the original engine, transmission, and rear end that came in the car! The partial VIN # is stamped on the block and it still has the original Muncie 4 speed and twelve bolt rear end. Even better still, this car came from the factory with interior from a Buick Skylark. There was around a two month period in 1968 when the factory ran low on interiors for these cars (supposedly because of riots because of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination) so they used other GM interiors. It can be decoded as original by the data plate. That makes this car a little extra special. The engine has been rebuilt and I have included a picture with the valve cover off to show how clean it is. The car is very solid. It will need some floor work, small patches on the bottom rear of both quarters and work on the drivers fender. No rocker rust, trunk just has surface rust and retains a lot of its original splatter paint. No cowl rust. No wheel lip rust. No frame rust through. The top even works when the switch is bypassed. (bad top switch) This would be a big money car fixed and is about as good a car to start with as you will find any more. There is no exhaust on the car but I have fired it up with open headers and it ran great. It has been switched to HEI. I do have the original split bench front seat and rear seat. It will all need to be taken to the springs and redone. Tires will hold enough air to get it on a trailer. The original color combo was Butternut yellow with a black top and black interior. It has had one repaint since the factory and then a thin coat of the cheap primer (not by me :) you see in the pictures. I sanded one of the fenders to show that its not as bad as it looks. Haha.
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