Does anyone know if it is true that Chevy dealerships in late 1966 and early 1967 could offer an SS Badging-only package for early model '67 Camaro convertibles even though the biggest motor they could get from the factory was a 327 V8? I have been told this was a $67.00 optional add from the dealership. Could this be true?
mmillette
It could be a 327 L-30, which is 4-Barrel 275HP and more than likely SS emblems added
to this car.
If you are a regular attendee of classic car cruise and show events, you may have encountered an adamant believer that some first-generation Camaro Super Sports were manufactured with the 327ci engine. While the claim of a factory SS-327 Camaro is absolutely untrue - no production Camaro SS's were ever built with engines smaller than the 350 - there are understandable reasons for the spread of such rumors, since there was a factory 327 Camaro model with technical specifications and performance very similar to that of the SS-3501. Included with this 327 were a number of pieces of high-performance equipment that some have believed were applied only to the SS or Z28. This is a story that has been largely forgotten --- the details behind an unsung performance Camaro, the L30/M20 Camaro of 1967-68.
to this car.
If you are a regular attendee of classic car cruise and show events, you may have encountered an adamant believer that some first-generation Camaro Super Sports were manufactured with the 327ci engine. While the claim of a factory SS-327 Camaro is absolutely untrue - no production Camaro SS's were ever built with engines smaller than the 350 - there are understandable reasons for the spread of such rumors, since there was a factory 327 Camaro model with technical specifications and performance very similar to that of the SS-3501. Included with this 327 were a number of pieces of high-performance equipment that some have believed were applied only to the SS or Z28. This is a story that has been largely forgotten --- the details behind an unsung performance Camaro, the L30/M20 Camaro of 1967-68.
Did your uncle's 3rd cousin who knew a guy that knew everything about Camaros tell you this story?
Never happened, no such thing. SS Camaro is an engine package, either high performance 350 (L48) or 396 (L35, L34, L78, L89), period. Anything else is horse$llIT.
Even MENTIONING the L30\M20 in threads like these seems to further junk history like this.
Never happened, no such thing. SS Camaro is an engine package, either high performance 350 (L48) or 396 (L35, L34, L78, L89), period. Anything else is horse$llIT.
Even MENTIONING the L30\M20 in threads like these seems to further junk history like this.
Not sure if it was available from day one, but the L48 was available in fall of 66 before the BB Super Sports came out. They would not badge a 327 as an SS, especially since they had a true SS available in the 350. Here's a listing of available options by year, from the main page of this site. Look down the left column at RPOs L48, L35, L78
http://www.camaros.org/pdf/options.pdf
http://www.camaros.org/pdf/options.pdf
Thanks for the inputs. But from what I've found. Early '67 Camaro convertibles (6 weeks into production in Nov '66) could not have been offered with anything bigger than a 327 for safety reasons, leading to change for '68 to move rear shocks behind rear wheel to eliminate the wheel hop.
Does anyone have any facts (like and badge only option code) that might suggest 67 327 convertibles could have been delivered with the badges?
Does anyone have any facts (like and badge only option code) that might suggest 67 327 convertibles could have been delivered with the badges?
All the RPO codes are known and published and there are no "badge only" codes. Chevrolet introduced the 350ci engine to the world by making it available in the Camaro as the SS350, there were no SS327's produced. I don't get the safety thing of limiting the ci to 327 in the early ragtops as nothing in production changed so why would they later allow 350's and 396's?
Get a copy of the White Book and the Factory Assembly Manual for the year you are interested in, you'll find all the documentation you need to understand what was available and what is urban myth! Also surf on over to www.camaros.org they put a lot of work into providing the correct info.
Get a copy of the White Book and the Factory Assembly Manual for the year you are interested in, you'll find all the documentation you need to understand what was available and what is urban myth! Also surf on over to www.camaros.org they put a lot of work into providing the correct info.
Nope. The SS-350 was available on the 67 Convertible from the start of production. The first one we have in the database is a Norwood 08C build but there are probably a few others before that.
SS badging was NOT available from the factory on any engine except the SS-350 and later in the year the SS-396.
By the way, the rear shock relocation done in 68 wasn't due to safety reasons. It was done to eliminate wheel hop complaints from 67 owners.
If you're looking at a 67 convertible with SS emblems, but a 327 engine, a prior owner has added them or the engine isn't original for that car. Post a picture of the trim tag and the engine pad and we can tell you more.
Ed
James I guess you are right and I'm looking at this the wrong way.
Mike,
Were the 2 fender badges and grille emblem the only items that were included in the $67 SS badging option or was something else included like the fender crest double pinstripes? Did this also include the SS350 gas cap as I always thought that the SS350 cap was the only one available until the big block cars came out later and then the "plain" SS cap became available?
I wonder if the tail panel blackout was also available (possibly at extra cost) on the SS327 "badge" car.
I also wonder what kind of hood you got with the SS327 car? I mean if one was to go in for a few badges to make a SS327, a dead giveaway would be no SS hood. The $67 had to include the hood, right?
Can you find out for me?
Mike,
Were the 2 fender badges and grille emblem the only items that were included in the $67 SS badging option or was something else included like the fender crest double pinstripes? Did this also include the SS350 gas cap as I always thought that the SS350 cap was the only one available until the big block cars came out later and then the "plain" SS cap became available?
I wonder if the tail panel blackout was also available (possibly at extra cost) on the SS327 "badge" car.
I also wonder what kind of hood you got with the SS327 car? I mean if one was to go in for a few badges to make a SS327, a dead giveaway would be no SS hood. The $67 had to include the hood, right?
Can you find out for me?
Come on Michael, the sarcasm is oozing all over your post! There is a lot of misinformation out there and when presented so others believe, it take patience and a friendly approach otherwise you'll chase folks off and they will leave with the same knowledge the came here with!
In earlier years the SS trim was available as a trim option only on some models I know where there is a '65 Chevelle 4 door wagon original unrestored with 6 cyl. emblems on the lower front fender and SS badges on the rear quarters. It also has chrome rocker mldgs, chrome wheel well mldgs and full SS hubcaps. The car has been parked in the same spot since the last 60's ( it's still driven daily).
Early Novas could be SS with six clylinder also. I think this confuses people such that they assume the same applied to Camaros also.
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