Paul Dehnert's Killer 1966 396/375 Chevelle!

[PeteLeathersac]

Simply amazing!!! .

~ Pete

[Xplantdad]

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Back in April of 66, one of my friends bought a L78 Chevelle from Nickey.......It was Marina Blue, Black Vinyl Top, Black Interior w/ Bench Seat, 4 Speed,Posi Car.......He added Headers, Crane Cam, and slicks.......Car ran 12.20's all day long.........You could tell the cars that had in car cam changes back then as they would notch out part of the Grill to allow for the cam swap.......
I had just gotten my L-79 Nova at the same time, when both of our cars were stock, they were perfectly matched as he couldn't pull me and vice versa....Dead Even
Great Time to have lived thru.......

Ken

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Now THAT'S way cool!

[olredalert]

------Beautiful 66, absolutely outstanding!!! Aztec Bronze with matching interior was my favorite color combo in 66, and still is.
------Paul, if I missed the birthday of your car, I apologize but somewhere I heard that 66 L78s and L72s got smog after January 1,1966 in California. Government rules were year specific, not model-year specific??? Im not sure though. Maybe some of the other left-coasties know the answer???.......Bill S

[Paul D]

Bill, it was a first week of July car, 1966, so was quite late in the model year.

Paul

[Paul D]

Here are a few shots of the undercarriage. The transmission is date stamped P0511 and the tag shown in the pic is 3877459.

[Paul D]

Front suspension. Spring tag is 3895817 GK.

[Paul D]

Rear. Spring tag is 3895825 OT. Shock has a small sticker LU.

[Paul D]

Engine bottom. Lower radiator hose is 3881814 UN. Sway bar is .940 inches. Block casting date is E86.

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

Paul

Thanks for sharing the additional pics, they are a gold mine/treasure chest.. I notice the Original and correct OIL PAN by virtue of the small HOLE at the top of the pan.. corrrect for 66 SS. Does the Radiator have a TAG attached to the Top Tank.. like VK or the like? Lots of original to 66 items here I see..

[ORIGLS6]