I always liked the new sleek look of the 1968. Suddenly, GM was on a roll ! I was 23 and just started a new job. I purchased a 1968 Buick GS400 Convertable. It cost me $3,200.00. My car payments were $82.00 a month ! Boy was life good !
My father in law went to his local Chevy dealer to trade in his 65 SS Impala. He came home with a 1966 Caprice with factory 427, 4 spd, 4:56 rear and air conditioning. My wife said after the breakin, he did low 13’s with stock tires. If he put on slicks, high 12’s. He sold it before I met my wife.
I've always been a big fan of the '66s. Since you have a connection to the '66 model Caprice, be sure to check out the video I uploaded about the '66 Impala, Caprice, Bel Air, & Biscayne. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/yvyDZILMbyk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Cl3OxZEVJaiQzY7y Thanks for watching and commenting.
My dad's last new car was the '67 Biscayne. Straight six, three on the tree, no ac or radio. Red with black vinyl interior. I learned to drive in that car. Lasted 17 years before the front.right ball joint finally gave out and dad said no to the $200 repair cost.
I remember a high school class mate had one of these back in the 70s. It was a pea green 4 door sedan with dog dish hub caps. It had a smooth floaty ride. I really miss those days.
I have a 68 Impala 4 door sport sedan with the new for 68 200 HP 307 and two speed column automatic power steering and power drum brakes it was My first full size Chevy I bought in high school I got my license in it and and took it to my graduation ceremony I bought it wen I was 15 years old I'm 46 years old now and I still have it fun times I have a love for the full size Chevy nothing beats a road trip with your friends nice cool day with the windows down and a cold can of Coca-Cola in your hand and the radio on those are some of the good things I did with my 68 Impala and friends it might not be a high performance or a high dollar car but u can't put a price on good friends and good times and definitely good memories 👍
Yup. Back in the 70s, four-door, bench seats, six full-size guys in the car, a dollar and change for a gallon of gas, and a coupla sixers of "coca cola"... those were the days.😊
Fantastic, SG!! My favorite aunt treated herself in 1968 to an Impala Sports Coupé in Ash Gold with a black top/interior. She drove it for decades; called it her "crazy Chevy." I can still hear roar of the engine when she started it (foot to the floor) and the whine of the A/C blower on "HI." Thank you for posting, love seeing footage of her car as new! ⭐
Sounds like your aunt had a great car. My grandmother only owned one car in her life, and it was a low-option, blue '68 Impala 4-door. So this film brings back some memories for me too. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Boy, that brings back memories. Back in the 60s I remember hearing lots of people starting their cars with their foot to the floor, or at least halfway. I remember circa 1970, my grandfather coming to our house with a new (to him) '68 Chev BelAir 4dr sedan stripper interior in an already faded green-gold paint. I was a young teen motor head, so I popped the hood and was disappointed to see the small block V8 valve covers did not have the Chevrolet script on them like our '60 Chevy did. Then I found it was a 307, not a 283😢. But it WAS the first Chevy of that era in which I didn't hear a valve tick😂 I took my driver's license test in that car, and my grandfather let me drive home from the test, but each time another car came down on the opposite side of the road, he would flinch and gasp😂😂 And no, I was perfectly in my lane, he was always a nervous Nellie😂😂. I love these promotional materials because they always show them with the big block screaming engines, rather than the "practical" 6s or small V8s. At least this one didn't show only the Sport Coupe Convertible with a scantily clad blonde driving with hair in the wind, but they did show the car with the 427 big block and the performance 327 in this presentation. Maybe they started using blonds to sell the cars in 1969😂😜 Edit: Ha! Just after I hit send, I think figured out why some people held their foot to the floor when starting. We had a '52 Buick where you turned the key, but you had to put the accelerator to the floor to engage the starter, and a lot of cars in the early 50's and before had starters which were activated by flooring the accelerator, and those people probably thought flooring the accelerator was still necessary 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You are very welcome. It's great to see someone appreciating these old training films. I'll go ahead and post the rest of the '68 Chevrolet films as soon as I can. I think the kit contains a separate film for the Chevelle, Nova, Corvette, trucks (including the El Camino), and a film that just highlight optional features. I don't think there was a film for the Corvair. I'm already working on the Chevelle film now. I've got the slides scanned and the record converted to an mp3 file. Now I just need to merge them into a video. It turns out that I had two complete media kits for the '68 Chevrolets. One has records that have beeps to indicate when to advance the filmstrip. The other kit has records with no beeps which I prefer to use. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@TheSteeleGarage- Ha! Imagine the sales force back in the 60s...sitting in a smoky room... probably hung-over... and having to hear a scratchy record with those infernal beeps, and and an inattentive sales manager still forgetting to advance the slides at the right time😂😂
My first car was a 1970 BelAir sedan with a 350 and Powerglide. It was forest green metallic paint. I bought it brand new when I got discharged from the navy in 1970. The 1970 Chevrolet was basically the 1965 Chevrolet with a little styling change from year to year until the new car came out in 1971 and lasted until 1976.
My grandfather had a 68 Impala Sedan with the 327/275 hp engine and the hydramatic transmission. It was a beautiful blue with a blue vinyl interior and factory air conditioning. I drove it a few times and it had such a smooth ride and it was responsive with that 327. Sadly when grandpa died my uncle took the car and drove it into the ground until it was worth nothing. I sold it to a guy that wanted the engine and transmission for a Chevelle he was building. The body and interior were trashed.
Glad you liked it. I’ve uploaded several others already but I have a lot left to do. I think I have almost all of the Chevrolet sales training films from ‘61-‘72. I look forward to digitizing and uploading all of them. Films sitting in the original boxes on a shelf is boring. I want to see them too.
Car salesman in smoke filled meeting rooms watching these films in 1967 Chevrolet dealerships would have had raunchy, very off color, funny snide comments. It would have been a riot to have been in those meetings. 3:55
This film skipped to the front of the line since you requested it. I was a little disappointed that this film had so much text and talking but not many accompanying photos. I would like to have seen photos of the 385hp 427 and the special hood on the SS 427 instead of just hearing it mentioned. As always, thanks for watching and commenting.
Interesting fact. Starting Jan 1, 1968, all passenger vehicles must have headrest. These Chevy's do not have headrest, because these 1968 cars were built during the fourth quarter of 1967, the bean counters at General Motors opted to leave the headrest off for cars built before 1968.
My dad was a cop and his department would purchase Biscaynes from the local Chevy dealer. I remember dozens of those riding around town. The fire department used them, too, for chiefs' cars. They were a fine example of "basic transportation" but they got the job done.
1:36 Note that the high-end Caprice coup was the only model without vent windows. They probably figured that more of them would be shipped with AC, but the "Astro Ventilation" system was a harbinger of the end of vent windows across the industry. GM was brilliant in it's ability to make buyers grateful to pay more for less; they pulled the same trick by introducing unopening opera-windows on the '71 Eldorado and in making the '75 Seville, the smallest Cadillac, also the most expensive.
Pc - Agreed. Also back in the 60s, the floor kick-panel fresh air vents would give a ton of fresh air if opened, lessening the need for (added cost) air conditioning while moving. Today's HVAC in cars is worthless in comparison, unless the electric fan is activated.
0:19 It never occurred to me before, but the '68 looks more like the '65 than it looks like the '66 or '67. The '67 has no lower grille, just a couple of slots in the chrome; it's almost as if they dusted off some of the old dies to make the bumper for the '68. I guess being under pressure to make each year's styling unique, it was easier to do a little mixing and matching.
Im pretty sure my Uncle who was 21 years old in 1968 wasnt really thinking about the new chevy for 1968. He was too bust trying to stay alive in VIETNAM ...
It's ironic that our government seemed so safety-conscious when it came to cars while spilling blood (both American and Vietnamese) in Vietnam, in a war that McNamera privately admitted we'd never win. We've learned a lot about how governments work since then, but lessons are unlearned faster than they are learned.
Environmentalists took over the EPA. Just look at cars Detroit was churning out in the 50's to 2000. Best years were 55 through 72, then mandates and regulations brought us things like huge plastic bumpers, performance robbing smog controls and heavy side rails. Cars today last longer, but look like crap. I had a 57 and 67 Chevy I wish I still had.
Why? It's because of a funny little thing called progress. Don't let nostalgia color the past with too rosy a tint. If auto tech was frozen at that era, lots more traffic accident deaths would be occurring, everyone would have to double or triple their gas budget, and the world would be choking in smog. Again, nostalgia is one powerful drug. 😉 In other comments here we can see its effects in those recalling getting their first car back around that time. One's youth is so easily remembered as a time of idyllic splendor after subsequent decades of responsibility have weighed heavily and life's gut punches have soured optimism. Cheers! Glenn
1968 brought you the first FMVSS and a slew of safety standards. Compare interiors of many 67 vs 68 models to see effects (though some designed a year early)
Headrests were available on the full-size 1968 Chevrolets but were an extra-cost option. They are shown on page 26 of the 1968 full-size Chevrolet sales brochure, and they were labeled as "Head restraints" in the caption above the photo. The full description in the brochure says this: "STRATO-EASE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINSTS. Padded head restraints for front seats add comfort and support. On Strato-bucket or Strato-back seats, the shape matches seat back contours." A full-color scan of the brochure can be viewed on this awesome website: xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1968-Chevrolet-Full-Size.pdf Thanks for watching and commenting.
True story. In the movie, Bullitt, the producers wanted the bad guys to have a black Chevy Impala and asked GM to donate some cars for the movie. GM said no because they didn't want their product associated with the bad guys. The studio went to Chrysler and they enthusiastically gave them three Charger R/T's because that was free high-quality advertising!
But, 283 had more balls dan sed8 307. My dad bought a nu Belair 4dr. It was to be a police car. Bigger('63) wheels,tires,brakes, ... da County couldn't purchase all dey ordered. Da 283 had a 4bbl, HD Powerglide, posi rear, bigger Generator, . My dad drove it like he stoled it. Appliance white, I remember goin on long trips(NY- Fla). My dad passing cars & 18wheelers like dey stood still. Very reliable. Only flats would IMPOSE on trips. He traded it for a '66 Buick Riviera Gran Sport. No comparison. Wen GM cared. Now..😂 11:21
The 307 used the 283 bore and 327 stroke for 307 CID. The 283 couldn’t meet the emissions standards for 1968. Increasing its stroke allowed for more combustion quench time for lower Hc emissions.
this is what a true full size car looks like, not todays little plastic toys
I always liked the new sleek look of the 1968. Suddenly, GM was on a roll ! I was 23 and just started a new job. I purchased a 1968 Buick GS400 Convertable. It cost me $3,200.00. My car payments were $82.00 a month ! Boy was life good !
Do you remember what your wages were to put it in perspective?
My father in law went to his local Chevy dealer to trade in his 65 SS Impala. He came home with a 1966 Caprice with factory 427, 4 spd, 4:56 rear and air conditioning. My wife said after the breakin, he did low 13’s with stock tires. If he put on slicks, high 12’s. He sold it before I met my wife.
I've always been a big fan of the '66s. Since you have a connection to the '66 model Caprice, be sure to check out the video I uploaded about the '66 Impala, Caprice, Bel Air, & Biscayne. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/yvyDZILMbyk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Cl3OxZEVJaiQzY7y Thanks for watching and commenting.
My dad's last new car was the '67 Biscayne. Straight six, three on the tree, no ac or radio. Red with black vinyl interior. I learned to drive in that car. Lasted 17 years before the front.right ball joint finally gave out and dad said no to the $200 repair cost.
I remember a high school class mate had one of these back in the 70s. It was a pea green 4 door sedan with dog dish hub caps. It had a smooth floaty ride. I really miss those days.
I have a 68 Impala 4 door sport sedan with the new for 68 200 HP 307 and two speed column automatic power steering and power drum brakes it was My first full size Chevy I bought in high school I got my license in it and and took it to my graduation ceremony I bought it wen I was 15 years old I'm 46 years old now and I still have it fun times I have a love for the full size Chevy nothing beats a road trip with your friends nice cool day with the windows down and a cold can of Coca-Cola in your hand and the radio on those are some of the good things I did with my 68 Impala and friends it might not be a high performance or a high dollar car but u can't put a price on good friends and good times and definitely good memories 👍
Definitely good times and good memories.
Yup. Back in the 70s, four-door, bench seats, six full-size guys in the car, a dollar and change for a gallon of gas, and a coupla sixers of "coca cola"... those were the days.😊
Fantastic, SG!! My favorite aunt treated herself in 1968 to an Impala Sports Coupé in Ash Gold with a black top/interior. She drove it for decades; called it her "crazy Chevy." I can still hear roar of the engine when she started it (foot to the floor) and the whine of the A/C blower on "HI." Thank you for posting, love seeing footage of her car as new! ⭐
Sounds like your aunt had a great car. My grandmother only owned one car in her life, and it was a low-option, blue '68 Impala 4-door. So this film brings back some memories for me too. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Boy, that brings back memories. Back in the 60s I remember hearing lots of people starting their cars with their foot to the floor, or at least halfway. I remember circa 1970, my grandfather coming to our house with a new (to him) '68 Chev BelAir 4dr sedan stripper interior in an already faded green-gold paint. I was a young teen motor head, so I popped the hood and was disappointed to see the small block V8 valve covers did not have the Chevrolet script on them like our '60 Chevy did. Then I found it was a 307, not a 283😢. But it WAS the first Chevy of that era in which I didn't hear a valve tick😂 I took my driver's license test in that car, and my grandfather let me drive home from the test, but each time another car came down on the opposite side of the road, he would flinch and gasp😂😂 And no, I was perfectly in my lane, he was always a nervous Nellie😂😂. I love these promotional materials because they always show them with the big block screaming engines, rather than the "practical" 6s or small V8s. At least this one didn't show only the Sport Coupe Convertible with a scantily clad blonde driving with hair in the wind, but they did show the car with the 427 big block and the performance 327 in this presentation. Maybe they started using blonds to sell the cars in 1969😂😜 Edit: Ha! Just after I hit send, I think figured out why some people held their foot to the floor when starting. We had a '52 Buick where you turned the key, but you had to put the accelerator to the floor to engage the starter, and a lot of cars in the early 50's and before had starters which were activated by flooring the accelerator, and those people probably thought flooring the accelerator was still necessary 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for taking the time to digitize and post these. Enjoyable to watch.
You are very welcome. It's great to see someone appreciating these old training films. I'll go ahead and post the rest of the '68 Chevrolet films as soon as I can. I think the kit contains a separate film for the Chevelle, Nova, Corvette, trucks (including the El Camino), and a film that just highlight optional features. I don't think there was a film for the Corvair. I'm already working on the Chevelle film now. I've got the slides scanned and the record converted to an mp3 file. Now I just need to merge them into a video. It turns out that I had two complete media kits for the '68 Chevrolets. One has records that have beeps to indicate when to advance the filmstrip. The other kit has records with no beeps which I prefer to use. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@TheSteeleGarage- Ha! Imagine the sales force back in the 60s...sitting in a smoky room... probably hung-over... and having to hear a scratchy record with those infernal beeps, and and an inattentive sales manager still forgetting to advance the slides at the right time😂😂
My first car was a 1970 BelAir sedan with a 350 and Powerglide. It was forest green metallic paint. I bought it brand new when I got discharged from the navy in 1970. The 1970 Chevrolet was basically the 1965 Chevrolet with a little styling change from year to year until the new car came out in 1971 and lasted until 1976.
“Biscayne Bay, where the Cuban gentleman sleep all day”
Would You care to explain??
My grandfather had a 68 Impala Sedan with the 327/275 hp engine and the hydramatic transmission. It was a beautiful blue with a blue vinyl interior and factory air conditioning. I drove it a few times and it had such a smooth ride and it was responsive with that 327. Sadly when grandpa died my uncle took the car and drove it into the ground until it was worth nothing. I sold it to a guy that wanted the engine and transmission for a Chevelle he was building. The body and interior were trashed.
These videos are awesome. Thanks for posting!!
Glad you liked it. I’ve uploaded several others already but I have a lot left to do. I think I have almost all of the Chevrolet sales training films from ‘61-‘72. I look forward to digitizing and uploading all of them. Films sitting in the original boxes on a shelf is boring. I want to see them too.
@TheSteeleGarage looking forward to it!
The best years for the Impala started here.
I'll take one.
My uncle had a ‘70 Impala wagon with a 454 4bbl 400 trans.
White with blue interior 3 seat, am/fm & a/c.
I remember it well.
My first car was a 68 Caprice 4 Sport Sedan. 327, 275 HP with a turbo 400. I wish I still had that engine!
Love these old Chevy's.But for the life of me I cant understand why someone would want fake wood on the sides of a station wagon.
Car salesman in smoke filled meeting rooms watching these films in 1967 Chevrolet dealerships would have had raunchy, very off color, funny snide comments. It would have been a riot to have been in those meetings. 3:55
Very true! 🤣
My first car was a 68' Impala SS 327 Sport Coupe in Grecian Green. Great car!
I really like Grecian Green. When I was a kid the mean old lady next door drove a Grecian Green '68 Nova and I always admired it.
Sold ! I will take it
Thanks for this. Great video!
This film skipped to the front of the line since you requested it. I was a little disappointed that this film had so much text and talking but not many accompanying photos. I would like to have seen photos of the 385hp 427 and the special hood on the SS 427 instead of just hearing it mentioned. As always, thanks for watching and commenting.
@TheSteeleGarage yes that would have been nice to hear more about the 427
Interesting fact. Starting Jan 1, 1968, all passenger vehicles must have headrest. These Chevy's do not have headrest, because these 1968 cars were built during the fourth quarter of 1967, the bean counters at General Motors opted to leave the headrest off for cars built before 1968.
My Dad had a 67 Impala SS 327. Man a 427 wow.
My very first car ... It was 12 years old when i got it a little rusty paint faded but ran awesome
My dad was a cop and his department would purchase Biscaynes from the local Chevy dealer. I remember dozens of those riding around town. The fire department used them, too, for chiefs' cars. They were a fine example of "basic transportation" but they got the job done.
The 1968 Chevy Caprice was a formidable competitor to Cadillac and Lincoln but at a more affordable price.
They were great cars.
We had the 283 in our '66 Impala. It was mated to a 2 speed automatic tranny.
1:36 Note that the high-end Caprice coup was the only model without vent windows. They probably figured that more of them would be shipped with AC, but the "Astro Ventilation" system was a harbinger of the end of vent windows across the industry. GM was brilliant in it's ability to make buyers grateful to pay more for less; they pulled the same trick by introducing unopening opera-windows on the '71 Eldorado and in making the '75 Seville, the smallest Cadillac, also the most expensive.
Pc - Agreed. Also back in the 60s, the floor kick-panel fresh air vents would give a ton of fresh air if opened, lessening the need for (added cost) air conditioning while moving. Today's HVAC in cars is worthless in comparison, unless the electric fan is activated.
you can see the 12 bolt peeking under the Caprice
The Caprice Coupe with fender skirts looked somewhat like a Cadillac Coupe DeVille.😮
68 was the prime of GM...forever.
0:19 It never occurred to me before, but the '68 looks more like the '65 than it looks like the '66 or '67. The '67 has no lower grille, just a couple of slots in the chrome; it's almost as if they dusted off some of the old dies to make the bumper for the '68. I guess being under pressure to make each year's styling unique, it was easier to do a little mixing and matching.
THE 307, WAS ONLY OFFERED FOR 5 YEARS, IN 1974, THE BASE V8 WAS A 350.
I didn't realize that the vent window went away on the Caprice Models but not the other trims.
Same for me. I didn't realize that before seeing this film.
SIDE LIGHTS, WERE MANDATORY IN 1968, HAS WAS SHOULDER BELTS.
ill take one !!!
Im pretty sure my Uncle who was 21 years old in 1968 wasnt really thinking about the new chevy for 1968. He was too bust trying to stay alive in VIETNAM ...
It's ironic that our government seemed so safety-conscious when it came to cars while spilling blood (both American and Vietnamese) in Vietnam, in a war that McNamera privately admitted we'd never win. We've learned a lot about how governments work since then, but lessons are unlearned faster than they are learned.
full size chevys nice in 1968. but i like vent windows.
Any '68 Impala less than a Caprice had vent windows
Now why is it we can't have this car today?
The emissions are thru the roof, and it doesn't meet most of the currently mandated safety requirements.
Environmentalists took over the EPA. Just look at cars Detroit was churning out in the 50's to 2000. Best years were 55 through 72, then mandates and regulations brought us things like huge plastic bumpers, performance robbing smog controls and heavy side rails. Cars today last longer, but look like crap. I had a 57 and 67 Chevy I wish I still had.
@@johngaither9263The car used leaded gasoline too. So it wouldn’t go over today
Why? It's because of a funny little thing called progress. Don't let nostalgia color the past with too rosy a tint. If auto tech was frozen at that era, lots more traffic accident deaths would be occurring, everyone would have to double or triple their gas budget, and the world would be choking in smog.
Again, nostalgia is one powerful drug. 😉 In other comments here we can see its effects in those recalling getting their first car back around that time. One's youth is so easily remembered as a time of idyllic splendor after subsequent decades of responsibility have weighed heavily and life's gut punches have soured optimism.
Cheers!
Glenn
MY FATHER HAD A IMPALA SPORT COUPE WITH A 307 AND POWER GLIDE.
See the USA in a Chevrolet! 😁
cool and a 4speed can be ordered in any model how about a 68 bel air wagon 427 4 speed or caprice sport sedan with 4speed and 327
Those would both be cool. I would bet that such things were built.
@@TheSteeleGarage some one ordered them but bet engine was pulled car junked mid 70s or the 74 ,79 gas shortage sent them to the junk yard
Has anyone seen hidden the headlights on a SS427?
@@jonathanmorrisey5771 have not , might have be a opt same with 1969 ?
1968 brought you the first FMVSS and a slew of safety standards. Compare interiors of many 67 vs 68 models to see effects (though some designed a year early)
the bucket seats were bigger too
very sad how far the US car market has fallen
its even bigger in the pic than todays little cars when they designed beautiful cars just as popular today
More beautiful than new cars ugly made from blastic and lost American edition ❤❤❤
Make a car, with no plastic, that passes safety regulations. You can’t.
No headrests available as an option? Nice car either way.
Headrests were available on the full-size 1968 Chevrolets but were an extra-cost option. They are shown on page 26 of the 1968 full-size Chevrolet sales brochure, and they were labeled as "Head restraints" in the caption above the photo. The full description in the brochure says this: "STRATO-EASE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINSTS. Padded head restraints for front seats add comfort and support. On Strato-bucket or Strato-back seats, the shape matches seat back contours."
A full-color scan of the brochure can be viewed on this awesome website: xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1968-Chevrolet-Full-Size.pdf
Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@TheSteeleGarage , Thanks
i will take one better than anything in the future
Gee , How many ordered these with the 427 and a manual transmission 🤔
6 figure car if found $
That car would of Been GREATER with a 3 two barrel 427 and special hood.
I had a friend who had the 427 ss with a four speed bucket seats and of course like most 18 year olds he wrecked it and it was junk.
no mention of disk brakes..didnt chevy offer disk brakes in 68 as an option??...ford did
Yes they did.
I had two '68 Impalas. They were both lemons.
Did you make lemonade of them?
@@glennso47 I'm not that optimistic 😅😂
Chevrolet sold a ton of these cars
PONTIAC STRATO CHIEF, WAS A BISCAYNE, LAURENTIAN WAS A BEL AIR, PARISIENNE WAS A IMPALA, GRAND PARISIENNE WAS A CAPRICE.
The 68 has a sinister look.
True story. In the movie, Bullitt, the producers wanted the bad guys to have a black Chevy Impala and asked GM to donate some cars for the movie. GM said no because they didn't want their product associated with the bad guys. The studio went to Chrysler and they enthusiastically gave them three Charger R/T's because that was free high-quality advertising!
CHEVY SHOULD HAVE MADE THE 327 THE BASE MOTOR, WITH THM BEING THE ONLY AUTOMATIC.
The 307 V8 replaced the old-reliable 283.
But, 283 had more balls dan sed8 307. My dad bought a nu Belair 4dr. It was to be a police car. Bigger('63) wheels,tires,brakes, ... da County couldn't purchase all dey ordered. Da 283 had a 4bbl, HD Powerglide, posi rear, bigger Generator, . My dad drove it like he stoled it. Appliance white, I remember goin on long trips(NY- Fla). My dad passing cars & 18wheelers like dey stood still. Very reliable. Only flats would IMPOSE on trips. He traded it for a '66 Buick Riviera Gran Sport. No comparison. Wen GM cared. Now..😂 11:21
They had to increase it to help compensate for the addition of the stupid "smog" pump and lower compression ratio.
The 327 replaced the 283.
The 307 used the 283 bore and 327 stroke for 307 CID. The 283 couldn’t meet the emissions standards for 1968. Increasing its stroke allowed for more combustion quench time for lower Hc emissions.
Bad daggone shame, too
tHEY'RE ALL THE SAME CAR WITH FOUR DIFFERENT NAME PLATES.
Still the cheap stamped steel grill. Looks like a bad cheese grater
Pure junk right off the lot.
Nice but don’t care for the outer front bumper to marker light treatment.
The gap doesn’t blend and looks disjointed.