Noticed the underside of the hood is black (picture #43).

....is that correct or should it be the body colour?

 

It's a pretty car indeed, but a lot of cash for one with obvious imperfections.

Those skirts don't look right on that car for some reason...

Nice car,

Kinda expensive, esp considering the Chevy fender emblems..but otherwise a pretty nice car

427carl wrote:

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Nice car    I love the emblems  s/b a little higher   and it even has a spare tire  

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I just KNEW you'd see those Carl....!!!

Greaser wrote:

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Noticed the underside of the hood is black (picture #43).

....is that correct or should it be the body colour?

 

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 Mine also is black. And looks like it was never repainted under hood. 

This car was part of the John Scotti collection sold at Auctions America in the Auburn Spring auction this year for $17,600.

An asking price around $20K reflects the fact that it is a BIG BLOCK, a mere small block equipped car could never command anywhere close to that.  

 

Definitely body color.

Carl,  here is one example of underhood color. Mine has always been this color. Mine has a "Mouse " engine- maybe only "Rats" had black underhood .

I have always loved the big GM fastbacks of that era, especially the Pontiacs.

Under the hood looks correct for the most part except for the flex fan, open element air cleaner and generic battery. Somebody was searching for a little free horsepower, plus the great sound the unsilenced air cleaner makes when the secondaries open. Firewalls were body-coloured on Canadian-built models through 1968, it made no differnce if it was a six, small block or big block. If it did then Fisher Body would have flagged the trim tag, and as you can see there was nothing denoting the L35. The vacuum reservoirs were most often painted black (depends on supplier, Bendix vs. Delco).

I love the way the 1968 2+2 used the Impala SS interior but changed the emblem from "SS" to "2+2".

68 427 wrote:

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WITH THE ALT. ON THE WRONG SIDE AND THE CHEV. ENGINE CALLOUTS, MAKES ME WONDER IF IT'S A REAL 396 CAR.

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Canadian Pontiac's had a power steering hose bracket off of the intake? or valve cover. I have a picture of one that was in a never altered BB Pontiac that was recently sold here in Calgary from the original owner and is now in the 'Hat I think. I have to call this a "transplant" car if I were to be honest. Sorry guys.........