My car doesn't have air conditioning. In the dash above the heater controls there is a hole where a vent would be if the car had air. Is that supposed to be there if the car didn't come with air. I thought I've seen some that had a black plastic plate that snaps in there with 'Chevelle' on it. Or did it still have a vent there that connects to the heater/vent assembly. Somebody else told me no, that only cars with air has this hole. Can you guys straighten me out on this. If such a plate is around I need to find on.

Thanks

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Dave Knapp
'70 SS 396

I believe that only cars w/ air conditioning came w/ this hole. In a car w/o air, the dash has no vents, just a defroster and the vents on the floor.

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Bryan Shook
Burgettstown, Pa
1972 El Camino

Dave,

They all had the cutout in the dash, non-air cars used a block off plate like you mentioned (think it said Chevrolet, but I can't remember and I'm 30 miles from my Chevelle). Air cars had the vent and associated ducting.

Jim H

Non A/C cars had this hole blocked by a black plastic plate that says "Chevelle" in the center. Cars equipped with A/C had the air vents. If you find one of those plates, let me know, I need one also.

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Bob C.
NH
TC Gold Member #169
N.E. Chevelle & El Camino Assoc. #085
bob70@chevelles.com

The plate does indeed say "Chevrolet", not "Chevelle."

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Rainer Seitz
Vancouver, WA
Team Chevelle Gold #50

'68 SS396 (soon to be for sale!)
'70 LS3 400 Malibu
'70 Malibu convertible 350/300hp
rseitz@chevelles.com

Yes, the non-AC dash in a '70-'72 SS Chevelle or El Camino says "CHEVROLET".

The same dash in a '71-'72 GMC Sprint SP says "GMC".

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Dan Carr
dcarr@chevelles.com
Team Chevelle Gold Member #11, ACES #701
Author of the GMC Sprint, El Camino, and '68-'72 SS Authentication pages.
See my GM A-body fleet at:
www.rmi.net/~dcarr/cars/cars.HTM (http://www.rmi.net/~dcarr/cars/cars.HTM)

Thanks everybody. Now all I have to do is find one.

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Dave Knapp
'70 SS 396

Believe it or not some SS Chevelles had SS on that black plate instead of Chevrolet.I seen about 3 to date.One car was an unrestored LS6 built in Atlanta.I even posted a thread on this but it did not go over to well

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Dean Ciampi(Spring Hill,FL)
Autumn Gold 1970 LS6 Chevelle
Team Chevelle Gold #52 Aces #3094

DaveK and Bob70, I think I may have an extra one. If either of you are interested email me and I will check for you.

Hvy I need one. Let me know if you have one. I'll buy it off of you. My email is drknapp@pe.net.

Thanks

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Dave Knapp
'70 SS 396

My buddy has a 70 Malibu and I swore his says "Chevelle". Must have been a mirage.
Too much Chevelle on the brain! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

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Bob C.
70 Malibu
TC Gold Member #169
N.E. Chevelle & El Camino Assoc. #085
bob70@chevelles.com