Yeah, kinda cool though. Nothing that fat steelies and red lines to go with the dog dishes wouldn't cure...
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
Notice that it states the Sports Option includes a silver-effect rear cove area.
18 colours in Canada rather than the 15 offered in the U.S. Notice as well the presence of Plum Mist (most say it is a 67-only colour but it was borrowed from Pontiac) and Blue Charcoal (1966 Oldsmobile colour).
There is no 300 Deluxe series so the base wagon was moved to the base 300 series. The base 300 wagon & convertible are exclusive Canadian offerings.
It doesn't say it but the 396 includes 7.75-14 blackwall tires (P65 rayon) and offers whitewall versions of the same as an option (P62). Also offered are 7.75-14 nylon blackwalls (P60) & whitewalls (P61). There are no red stripe tires factory installed on a 1966 big block Canadian Chevelle or Beaumont.
The 300 convertible picture is a very crude airbrushhing of a red 1966 U.S. SS396 convertible that was removed from a background & had the trim airbrushed out.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
Thanks Fred ! My favorite Chevelle, just happen to have one in my shop though a 138 US version. I have a friend with a canadian 136 big block 360 hp 4spd well documented too, anyone know how many were built ?
Thanks Fred ! My favorite Chevelle, just happen to have one in my shop though a 138 US version. I have a friend with a canadian 136 big block 360 hp 4spd well documented too, anyone know how many were built ?
In 1966 they built 499 Malibu SS coupes with the 396, plus 50 Malibu SS convertibles with the 396. All the rest of the Malibu SS figures are not readily available; they can only be extropolated from the Malibu Sport Coupe (six & V8) and Malibu convertible (six & V8) production figures.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
a buddy of mine had a 66`beaumont sd396 back in 68` i ran the #`s 244 modal 73617 and 73667 W/L34 paint plum mist with beige vinyl top..what a cool combo..
That's an interesting enthusiast's site dealing with the LS3 and LS6 announcements for the 1970 Chevelle. I wonder if the LS3 (sold as 400 c.i. - actually 402 c.i.) was installed in any Canadian Chevelles from 1970 - 1972?
And, here's an interesting item I've overlooked on build sheets for years. This 1970 Chevelle (U.S. build) mentions the air cleaner decals as well as the LS3 engine. I would have thought that simply seeing the LS3 on the sheet would have automatically called for the correct decals (400 - 330HP), but in those pre-automation days, I guess the guy on the line was pretty much flying blind.
