Re: 124379N615242 LeMans blue 4-speed Gibb-Illinois 43
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Unreal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can you imagine paying 7K for a ZL1, and selling the engine, and then putting a 396 in her! </div></div>
There were many 1965 Impalas ordered and purchased for the L-78 396/425 engine only. The motor was pulled and a 327 installed and the car sold because the motors were not available through GM parts and that was the only way to acquire a 396 "semi hemi" for your race car in 1965. I am sure most of these did not require a huge out lay of cash after the engine swap and after selling the original car. A friend of mine did that to a 65 Impala SS and swapped the 396/425 motor into a Henry J.
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69 camaro X11, 56,000 miles, original HO paint
67 camaro SS/RS, Butternut yellow, bench, fold down
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