'68 L79 Malibu survivor

[67since67]

Originally Posted by augy

I've been a long-time member over on Team Chevelle and finally decided to join up here also.

Good to see you posting over here Augy, enjoy the ride!
As was just said, "who doesn't love a screaming' small block"!!

[Xplantdad]

Welcome Augy!

[augy]

Originally Posted by 67since67

Good to see you posting over here Augy, enjoy the ride!

Thanks Bill, after your email a couple days ago, I don't want to miss out on any more "good stuff".....

[Charley Lillard]

Great story.

[Xplantdad]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

Great story.

Times two...thank you for sharing!!

[bigsixman]

I was not aware that the M-22 was available with a L-79 in 1967.

[novadude]

Originally Posted by bigsixman

I was not aware that the M-22 was available with a L-79 in 1967.

That's what I meant above when I said "I didn't think the was offered with the L79?"

Somehow I omitted the all-important "M22" from that sentence.

[augy]

Originally Posted by novadude

That's what I meant above when I said "I didn't think the was offered with the L79?"

Somehow I omitted the all-important "M22" from that sentence.

I did order that '67 with a supposedly Corvette-only M22, but since I did not take delivery of it, I don't know if it had an M22 in it or not. I remember it was a couple hundred dollars extra on the order form. That car was ordered for racing, 'course I didn't tell the dealer that. When the dealer went ahead and ordered the '68, they simply duplicated the '67 order. That first '68 WAS delivered with an M22, and it was listed on the window sheet (wish I would have kept it). They sold me the '68 for the same price as the '67 since they screwed up the original '67 order. My Dad bought all his new cars from them and I think they wanted to keep us as customers. Most, if any, dealerships did not have computers back then, so everything was hand-written. That's probably the reason the '67 was delivered as a 4-door.

So, the question of the M22 in the '67 4-door comes down to this......

[Drew Papsun]

Originally Posted by augy

I did order that '67 with a supposedly Corvette-only M22, but since I did not take delivery of it, I don't know if it had an M22 in it or not. I remember it was a couple hundred dollars extra on the order form. That car was ordered for racing, 'course I didn't tell the dealer that. When the dealer went ahead and ordered the '68, they simply duplicated the '67 order. That first '68 WAS delivered with an M22, and it was listed on the window sheet (wish I would have kept it). They sold me the '68 for the same price as the '67 since they screwed up the original '67 order. My Dad bought all his new cars from them and I think they wanted to keep us as customers. Most, if any, dealerships did not have computers back then, so everything was hand-written. That's probably the reason the '67 was delivered as a 4-door.

So, the question of the M22 in the '67 4-door comes down to this......

Hello,
I found this interesting of your Chevelle history.
What was the name and town and state the Chevrolet dealership?
Regards,
Drew Papsun

[bigsixman]

Thanks for explaining the details of your 67 4- door. That would have been a very special car if it would have been a 2- door.

A guy in my area ordered a 67 300 post Chevelle in royal plum, L-79, M-21, HD suspension, disc brakes and 4.88 posi. That car ran real hard and beat many big blocks.