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: 68 Chevelle ss


John A.
Mar 29th, 04, 4:57 PM
Good Afternoon

I have recently purchased a 1968 Chevelle Super Sport. It has a
bench seat in the front and a three speed on the floor from the
factory. I heard that there where only five hundred Chevelle
Super Sports built with these options. Is there a way I can
document this statistic?
Can you help with this request?

Thank you
John

Derek69SS
Mar 29th, 04, 5:04 PM
Sounds cool! Sorry I can't answer your question though graemlins/clonk.gif

My '69 SS has buckets and a 3-speed Muncie. Usually people think I'm a nut when they ask "automatic or 4-speed?" and I reply "Muncie 3-speed" :rolleyes:

New68SS
Mar 29th, 04, 5:17 PM
Our 68SS came with bench seat and 3 speed on the floor.

I think this was actually the standard and the buckets and 4 speed were availible options.

Dwayne

Derek69SS
Mar 29th, 04, 5:35 PM
I'm not sure about '68, but in '69 buckets were standard, and bench was like a "delete" type thing on the SS package.

YenkoChevelle69
Mar 29th, 04, 5:57 PM
Originally posted by Derek69SS:
I'm not sure about '68, but in '69 buckets were standard, and bench was like a "delete" type thing on the SS package. Buckets were not standard in 69. You had to pay for them, they were an option, like Posi, floor shift, a/c, headlight washers etc..

If the only box you checked on the order form was the SS option, all you got was a peg leg 12 bolt, 325 hp 396 (I am unsure of the tranny) bench seat, column shift, power disc brakes, the SS hood and badges.... thats about all in a nut shell.

My Super Sport was a Bench seat m 21 4 speed 331 non post 375 hp car.

Bill Rose
Mar 29th, 04, 7:13 PM
John...In 68, the "special" 3 speed, floor shift only, was standard equipment as well as the bench seat. Bucket seats were optional in all chevelles. Two 3 speed transmissions were available in Chevelles but only the"special" RPO M13 3 speed was available in the SS-396.... Bill Rose

Derek69SS
Mar 29th, 04, 10:49 PM
I stand corrected... getting impala ss and chevelle ss info mixed up graemlins/clonk.gif