427 Chevelle Question

[SS427]

I think what Paul is saying is during the 66/67 year there are no documents that have any 427 RPO codes assigned to a Chevelle of any kind. The Tonawanda plant never assigned a code for that engine (in a Chevelle) so therefore they could not have built and installed one.

[69hurstSC]

Originally Posted by SS427

I think what Paul is saying is during the 66/67 year there are no documents that have any 427 RPO codes assigned to a Chevelle of any kind. The Tonawanda plant never assigned a code for that engine (in a Chevelle) so therefore they could not have built and installed one.

Was there an RPO code assigned to Pete Estes's Z/28 convertible?

[markinnaples]

Ah, thanks Rick. That is too bad, as one would think that the 427 and the Chevelle were made for one another.

[SS427]

Originally Posted by markinnaples

Ah, thanks Rick. That is too bad, as one would think that the 427 and the Chevelle were made for one another.

They were but corporate rules prohibited anything larger than a 400 cu in engine installed in an intermediate or smaller bodied car as from what I understand they did not want those cars to compete against the Corvette. That obviously changed somewhat with the COPO (limited production) and then again in 1970 with the LS6 and Corvette had nothing anywhere near that Chevelle.

[Lee Stewart]

I guess Chrysler was different from Chevrolet. They WOULD build anything, specifically Hemi cars. You just had to go to the right dealership (like Grand Spaulding Dodge) or know someone at Chrysler. You read their ordering forms that state that the Hemi was available in certain cars and not available in others. Yet there are Hemi 4 Doors (1966), Hemi Belvederes (1967), Hemi Coronet 440s (1968). They even proudly show a 1969 Hemi Charger which was not available (had to be an R/T) in one of their PR photos. ALL built by Chrysler - no dealer conversions.