67's

They now ran out of small block hoods at the end of production.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...fCarsQ5fTrucks

Brian VH McHale

And it's an AO Smith car.

Bluestripe67

Nice car, but I want to hear how the first few BB cars came with SB hoods. Maybe this guy knows something about it. Dennis

Bill Lacy

This guy is sooooooooo full of BS
"TOWARDS THE END OF THE MIDYEAR PRODUCTION RUN, GM WAS STARTING TO GET OUT OF THE PRODUCTION OF 67 VETS AND TOOLING UP FOR THE NEW '68 MODEL. FOR ONLY ONE WEEK, GM WAS RUNNING OUT OF SMALL BLOCK HOODS AND ENDED UP PUTTING "BIG BLOCK" HOODS ON SMALL BLOCK CARS. THIS CAR WAS ONE TO GET THE "BIG BLOCK" HOOD!"

Nowhere Man

so the inline fuel filter was used at the end of production too

gbvette62

I'm not saying it's true, but that story has been around as long as I've been playing with Corvettes, 35+ years. Nolan Adams Restoration Guide Vol. 2, even makes mention of the week of production of 67 SB cars with Big Block hoods.

There's been a Lyndale Blue 67 Small Block coupe here in Jersey for many years, that the owner claims is one of those one week of production, Big Block hood cars too!

toddalin

We had a member in our Corvette club with a 67 SB with BB hood and claims that he got it new that way.

rayvaflav

Does the winning bidder get the patch ?

Railroadman

It would be amusing to check the VIN number and find the car was made nowhere near the "end of production"

(On the other hand, what happens if this bozo mentioned in the OP, the one bgvette62 mentions, and toddalin's former club member all turned out to be within a few VIN's of each other? )

Corbrastang

Too bad they didnt run out of that doo doo brown interior color.

No offense to anybody the has it. I dont care for my green interior either.

92GTA

Seems to me I've also heard that some SB cars got BB hood legit, but not necessarily due to the reason the seller is promoting.

Procrastination Racing

I just have to be part of this historic thread, where it is discovered that the LAST week of production, all Corvettes got big block hoods.



It is so exciting!

wombvette

They are all CLAIMS, and that is all, CLAIMS. Funny part of this one is, that he is CLAIMING late production, and as I read that serial number, it is a 11,XXX car, which is mid production. Interestingly enough it is closer to the serial number of the most CLAIMED example. and the totally unsubstantiated story in Noland's book.

turbocat

It also looks like a rare L79 automatic .

C-1 Generation 2

A friend of mine used to claim the same about his 67 Coupe.Now I wish I would have sold my Camaro and bought his 67.

Donny Brass

I like the COPO teak wheel for your 63 ........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/63-CO...Q5fAccessories

Kerrmudgeon

What's with the pic of the yellow 66 on the trailer in those shots...?

Railroadman

From near the bottom of his ad:

ALSO SELLING MY 1965 FRAME OFF RESTORED 327/350 4 SPEED GOLDWOOD YELLOW (CODE XX) / BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR CONVERTIBLE (SEE LAST PICTURE) AND ALSO A 1963 FRAME OFF RESTORED 327/340 4 SPEED SILVER BLUE (CODE 912) / DARK BLUE INTERIOR CONVERTIBLE -(NOT PICTURED).

amtronic1

If we can change history around to fit, then here is my addition to urban folklore -- Toward the end of 66 production, GM ran out of the 65/66 big block hood, and started using the 67 design BB hood. Proof? Look at my 66 to the left, a 66 with a 67 hood.

Railroadman

I used to know a guy who had a '61 with a 327 in it. Gee, you don't suppose....