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1. #1968 el camino ss 396 production numbers plus
2. #1968 el camino ss 396 production numbers series

Too bad there is no reference to a built sheet or something else that would verify this truck as a real deal SS 396. Also has a Turbo 400 automatic transmission, 12 bolt rear end, power steering, power brakes, bucket seats and center console with floor shift. This is a great running and driving vehicle equipped with the numbers matching 396 big block engine. But you’ll want to address its rust in the front fenders, right rear quarter panel, and roof panel before dealing with mechanical issues. Up for sale is a triple black 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS396. numbers-matching 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6 454 - an icon of the muscle.

A new dash pad and rebuilt tilt steering also come along for the ride. While the truck has a bench seat and a column shift for the tranny, the seller has a set of Malibu bucket seats and a console with floor shift that was planned for the Chevy. Today, it has rough orange paint that resembles Hugger Orange and the vinyl material on the roof is long gone. When it left the factory, this El Camino wore white paint and a black vinyl top. Since the mileage is unknown, there is no idea how worn out the overall truck is which looks as though it once stayed busy.

Though the motor is gone from the seller’s pickup, its TH-400 automatic transmission remains. If an El Camino left the factory with a SS 396 set-up, the engine displacement was 402 cubic inches. If that’s correct, that means there are fewer El Camino SS survivors or restorations around today that Malibu-based models.

One El Camino enthusiast went on a fact-finding mission a few years and concluded that there were 6,468 SS 396s and another 1,059 SS 454s.

#1968 el camino ss 396 production numbers plus

We do know that ’70 El Camino V8 production in total was 40,728 units (outselling its rival, the Ford Ranchero), plus another 539 with an inline-6 engine.

#1968 el camino ss 396 production numbers series

Neither the Chevelle nor the El Camino SS models were separate series in 1970, so production numbers get a little sketchy. The bidding stands at $5,100 with no reserve. Located in Maple Valley, Washington, this pickup project is available here on eBay. This ’70 edition is said to be a real SS 396, but its engine is gone, and the truck’s gone through at least one color change. That was also the case with the El Camino SS 396 in 1970, though it saw lower production numbers. So, it was natural that when the Chevelle would add a performance model, the Super Sport, the El Camino would soon follow. With it came the utility coupe El Camino which was based on the Chevelle’s 2-door station wagon platform. In 1968, plants were averaging anywhere from 200 to over 700 Chevelles a day (if one is to believe the released GM monthly VIN reports).Chevrolet’s new mid-size car, the Chevelle, debuted in 1964. 118 Chevelle body and, 82 introduction of, 84, 93 production figures. A car with a few days separation could have just had newly arrived engines spirited directly to the assembly line while older engines were still sitting in the racks. 125 El Camino 1968 Super Sport 396 model, 9394 1969 Super Sport 396 model. Engines, and other parts, arrived almost daily and were stacked for use. Plant inventories didn't conform to a first in-first out basis. No, it's not Chevelle plants but it does represent both the Fisher Body plants and Chevrolet assembly plants of the time and how each side of the plant scheduled production.Īs for engine assembly dates and when they were installed in the car, I've seen anywhere from a couple of days (even on the west coast) to over 3 months. The has a good description of how Camaros were built from 67-69. More often than not when one scheme may for two months, it invariably blows up the third. In 18 years of researching 64-72 Chevelle trim tags I've never found any true correlation between stamped week letters and actual days of a month from any plant.