1967 Chevelle Trivia

 

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All 1967 Chevelle station wagons and sedan pickups have vented gas caps, all others have non-vented gas caps.

 

The 1967 would be the last year of body designation for a sport coupe as '37' to '17.'

 

There was a special wheel cover for the SS 396 series when the optional wheel cover was ordered; hub caps and lower body color steel wheels were standard.

 

Disc brakes were first offered with 1967 Chevelles. Any series could order disc brakes. Special "rally" wheels were part of the disc brake option. These wheels were NOT an option by themselves. There are two sizes of disc brake wheels, 14x6 for the SS 396 and 14x5 for all others.

 

Red stripe F70-14/2ply tires were standard with any SS 396 with white stripe or blackwall optional.

 

Chevelle Standard Hub Cap	Optional Wheel Cover RPO P01(1)	Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO P02
	Click image for SS 396 wheel cover	1967 Optional P02 Wheel Cover
	RPO N96 'Mag-Style' Wheel Cover(2)
	Click image for 1966 version of N96
(1) The SS 396 and Concours station wagon got a different center section of the wheel cover. (2) The 1966 N96 wheel cover has more webbing below each lug nut.

 

Front Wheel Alignment
Camber	0° to P1°
Caster
All SS 396 and sedan pickup	N1° to 0°
All others	N1½° to N½°
Toe (total)	1/8 in to 1/4 in toe-in
Steering Axis Inclination	7-3/4° to 8-3/4°

 

Tires, Regular Production
7.35-14	All except SS396 & station wagons
7.75-14	Station wagons & sedan pickup
F70-14	SS396 sport coupe & convertible

 

Three horsepower rating 396-cid engines were available; the base 325hp, the optional RPO L34 rated at 350hp, and the RPO L78 rated at 375hp. See engine_id_codes for more detailed information. Both the base 13480 and Malibu series 13680 sedan pickup could order any of the three 306-cid engines.

 

Both the base 13480 and Malibu series 13680 sedan pickup could order any of the three 396-cid engines.

 

The Concours station wagon is the only 1967 series with a VIN starting with 137xx and the 13835 V8 Concours wagon is the only 138xx series Chevelle that isn not an SS396. Marina Blue paint was the most popular color fo r1967 Chevelles (53,669) but the Concours station wagon was not available in that oclor unless it was special ordred and approved by the Fleet and Special Order (F&SO) group.

 

A bench seat was standard for all series and models. The SS 396 bench seat was all vinyl while other series/models were cloth & vinyl with the exception of convertibles, station wagons, and sedan pickups that were all vinyl. Bucket seats were now an option under RPO A51 and only available with the Malibu & SS 396 series sport coupe or convertible as well as the Malibu series sedan pickup.

 

The TH400 transmission was first offered in 1967 Chevelles but only available with any of the three 396-cid engines.

 

A heavy duty, fully synchronized, floor shifted Borg Warner manual 3-speed transmission was the standard transmission for the SS 396.

 

The 1967 model year Chevelle would be the last year a tachometer could be ordered without the gauges under RPO U16 but only with a V8 engine. Special Instrumentation (RPO U14) was limited to V8 Malibus and SS 396 series while the tachometer alone (RPO U16) could be ordered by itself with any V8 engine series.

 

Gauges

 

Warning lamps were standard on all 1967 Chevelles. The gauge option, RPO U14 included an ammeter, mechanical oil pressure gauge, and electric water temperature gauge with any V8 Malibu sport coupe, convertible, sedan pickup, and SS 396 sport coupe and convertible. Gauges were no longer available with an I6 engine as they had been in 1966. A tachometer was also an option by itself for any V8 engine under RPO U16. There is no such thing as "SS Gauges."

 

The tachometer is located on the left side of the dash covering the left turn signal lamp so the left turn signal lamp was incorporated into the tachometer itself giving it the nickname of "blinker tach. Note this is a tachometer only option as indicated by the single fuel gauge in the left gauge pod and presence of the high beam lamp in the speedometer cluster.

 

When a center console was not ordered on a V8 Malibu sport coupe, convertible, sedan pickup or SS 396 sport coupe or convertible with RPO U16 gauges the clock was moved to the top of the transmission hump.

 

Three different tachometers wer3 possible depending on the engine ordered. The particular tachometer was selected by the factory's software and not optional to a buyer.

 

Group 9.750

 

 

	0-7000 RPM range/5000 RPM redline part #6468319 All 283 and 327 engines except the L79 325hp engine
0-7000 RPM range/5400 RPM redline part #6468499 396/325hp and 396/350hp engine
	0-7000 RPM range /6000 RPM redline part #6468500 327/325hp engine and 396/375hp engine

 

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