1964 Chevelle
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1972 Chevelle1968 Chevelle Trivia
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All 1968 Chevelle station wagons and sedan pickups have vented gas caps,
all others have non-vented gas caps.
Several new station wagon nameplates was introduced for 1968; the 131/13235
Nomad and the 133/13435 Nomad. Neither would have any relationship to
the 1955-1957 Chevrolet Nomad station wagons.
The 1968 model year is the first (and last) year the SS 396 El Camino
was its own series - 13880.
The 2-door pillared body style name changed from "sedan" to "coupe"
for 1968 and reverted back to the 1964-1965 body style number of "17."
The 4-door pillared sedan retained its "sedan" name. Only
the 131/13217 and 133/13417 Fisher Body style designations were offered
in the 2-door "coupe" body style.
All 1968 SS 396 body style have the lower rocker panels below the side
trim moldings painted black while Malibus were painted lower body color.
The basic steel wheel with hub cap were standard with the SS 396. Rally
wheels became an option for the first time along with several wheel
cover options.
| Chevelle Standard Hub Cap | Optional Wheel Cover RPO P01(1) | Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO N95 |
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 1968 Optional N95 Wheel Cover |
| RPO N96 'Mag-Style' Wheel Cover | 1968 Rally Wheel - RPO Zj7 | |
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 Click image for 1968 Rally Wheel |
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| (1) The SS 396 and Concours station
wagon got a different center section of the wheel cover. |
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Front Wheel Alignment |
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| 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 |
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| 7.35-14 | All except SS396 & station wagons |
| 7.75-14 | Station wagons |
| F70-14 | SS396 sport coupe & convertible |
| G70-14 | SS396 sedan pickup |
Three horsepower rating 396cid 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.
The base and Malibu series sedan pickup could no longer order any 396cid
engine with the introduction of the SS 396 sedan pickup.
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 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.
Three "Concours" options were introduced in March, one for
the Malibu 4-door sedan (RPO ZK5), one for the 4-door sport sedan (RPO
ZK6), and one for the Malibu sport coupe (RPO ZK7). These are not to
be confused with the Concours station wagon. These featured a "Concours"
nameplate in place of the "Malibu" nameplate on the front
fenders and ribbed panel between the tail lamps along with such luxuries
as extra sound deadening and Buick, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac interiors
when black bucket seat interiors were ordered. When a bench seat was
used, there were three special interiors exclusive to the Concours-optioned
Malibus - See the 1968 interior
page for more.
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