1968 Chevelle SS 396/375 HP L89 Car

[Mr. Chevy]

I was speaking to an older fella today who I know and lives locally that was telling me about his 68 Chevelle SS 396/375 HP car that he had purchased brand new in 68 and recently sold about 2-3 years ago.. He states the car was an original L89 aluminum head car that he was fortunate enough to grab from the dealer when the car came in..

The car was bought new from Edgewater Chevrolet in Cleveland, Oh. He stated it was red with the black body stripe kit, black bucket seat interior, 4 speed and roll tach in the dash.. He stated after the car was purchased he yanked the 396, put it away in the garage and installed a period correct 427 motor.. When he sold the car he stated he put the 396 back in it and kept the 427.. The car supposedly had very low mileage and a repaint..

He stated he had all the paperwork for the car.. The car was sold to a muscle car broker in the Ft. Lauderdale Florida area but he could not remember the name of the dealer.. He told me that he has a bunch of photographs of the car when it was new including the engine compartment. He is going to dig out the pictures for me and I will copy and post them here...

I told him he had a pretty rare car if it was a true L89 car and he swears it was.... He alleges the aluminum heads were a factory install... I can't wait to see the old photographs of this car..

Rich