1968 Chevelle SS L78

Motor: #’s Matching 396/375hp
Transmission: #’s Matching Muncie 4sp
Differential: Date Correct KK Code 12bolt posi

[@billbatteeiii4971]

Mandog I watched it a couple more times and I agree with you about it being a L-78, a new exaust, high idle, possibility, other than that brother what a nice car, complete SS interior, no rust I could see, seemed complete, anyway I owned a '69 L-78, M-22, bolted a set of hookers with shortie mufflers, a 750 Holley Double pumper to it and omg it was an animal, loved that car, good luck with yours

[@jamesdavis6036]

Exhilarating! Thanks for letting her out!

[@robertcox7220]

Had one when l was 17 in the mid 80s. That was one of my favorite car's. Had a built 350 with a built transmission. Quick shift auto. Red light to red light it was hard to beat.

[@steverugerguy9606]

Had one in high school in the early 80s...miss that car.

[@M21L35]

Iconic car here....the one that left the factory w/a Buick Skylark interior! I've read about this car. Unique unto itself. Chevelle's & Skylark's shared this same final assembly plant but on the day of production a black Chevelle interior wasn't in the current inventory, so it got Skylark seats & door panels.

[@johnnytyler5685]

You didn't read about "THIS car", you read about *THESE* cars. This was NOT "the only Chevelle" to get a Skylark interior, and there is nothing "iconic" about it. There were actually A LOT of 1968 Chevelles that got the Skylark interior. As a matter of fact, not only did many 1968 Chevelles get the Buick Skylark interior, but some even got Oldsmobile Cutlass or Pontiac Le Mans/GTO interiors, and those are rarer than the Skylark interior. There is no definitive answer for why this happened with these 1968 Chevelles, but the general consensus is that there was a shortage of Chevelle interior parts for some reason so the Buick, Olds and/or Pontiac interiors were substituted based on availability because they are all GM A-Body cars and therefore the interior dimensions are all the same. The seat frames for a Chevelle, Cutlass, Skylark and Le Mans are all identical...the only difference is which seat COVER goes on them. And while the outside of the doors are all different shapes, the interior dimensions are the same so the interior door panels are direct swaps. So you are completely and totally wrong about this car being "unique unto itself". That couldn't be further from the truth. It was NOT "on the day" that this car was built...there was actually a span of SEVERAL MONTHS of production of the 1968 model year where Buick, Olds or Pontiac interiors were installed into Chevelles. This happens to be one of those cars, and while it is a neat factory "mistake" (I guess that's what you'd call it), it is NOT really that rare and many Chevelle guys don't actually like having the interior from a different model car in their Chevelles.

[@eliudcastro419]

I love the 68 and 70 supersport they are my favorites

[@warrensegura1241]

Awesome. Brings back good memories

[@johnsantopietro9439]

Bought one brand new in 1968 Got stolen in 1976 wish still had one my favorite car ever ❤

[@Joe-uo9wv]

I had the exact same but in black when I was 18. Now 69 I miss that car.

[@geraldturberville2641]

Very sharp ride

[@perrysilvers8898]

White stripe across front, down fender and along bottom. Then bumper guards front and rear. "BOOM" ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL. SWEET

[@Anth4044]

Absolutely Beautiful Chevelle 💪👍

[@worth287]

Awesome looking car 🚗👌

[@dougewing1571]

My favorite chevelle SS

[@vinylmassacre1659]

Wow masterpiece

[@DanEBoyd]

Beauty Super Sport! I'd be removing those Corvette Rally Wheels in favor of some Cragar SS, or maybe the proper 'Magnum 500' SS wheels - unless maybe that car was special-ordered with those Rallys.

[@oldskoold22]

Yep, miss mine too. 396 Muncie 4 speed. Wish I hadn't been stupid/poor so I could have not had to traded in!

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Nice car. 😎

[@barnabyjones5161]

Super nice.

[@markmurray7031]

It's warmed up long enough now, lets go burn rubber.

[@mileawayhoney2802]

way cool car dude :)

[@Lujeswall1313]

Is this the Buick interior car with the Chevelle interior in trunk 😮wow

[@dougewing1571]

Just what I need

[@kmani69]

WooW wOOw

[@cew142]

Is that a Gardner exhaust? Sounds great!

[@KILITZI]

🖤🖤✨️

[@michaelcarmean4906]

💥 Very ✅ Nice💥

[@chrisholcombe137]

Only one thing would make this one any better . L72

[@ronzawora7174]

I had one just like it in 72-73

[@raystein4457]

Dear Sir nice car as I have one too with the same interior from the buick division but mine is an auto magic with bucket seats same gauge package u14 with roller tach though it has my car race engine in it now an is tamed down a bit the turbo 400 is worked as well as the rear an has went through an extensive resto frame off with complete new in terror which 3 years just to get my correct seat coverings an yes these are rare I have documents from buick division confi Ming the buick interior and why it's there the history on it is interesting in its self beautiful car sir Ray stein

[@mandog1981]

Would you consider selling your car, no worries if not, also would like to get some more info on why Buick interiors where installed was it cause of a strike at GM

[@raystein4457]

@@mandog1981 Dear Sir no I'm not selling my car but yes the buick interior was used on early model year chevelles as mine is an April car the reason was not a strike but arson due to the Martin Luther King shooting it was the Chevy division warehouse that was burnt down by rioting and chevy sourced out the interior parts from olds pontiac an buick. My car had buick GS 400 special interior which I had a rough time getting an couldn't find kick panels but I did get an olds driver side an a pontiac pass side from a salvage yard deep down south finally. OPG BUICK PARTS is where you'll get the papers verifying this they were very helpful an nice Ray stein

[@americafirstmaga5073]

My favorite part of a 68 besides the engines are tge taillights/rear shot, just looks mean.

[@peterprosio4534]

Nice T3 Headlamps... I Know...

[@Hardboiledcustoms]

What color is this painted? I know its not Matador Red. Matador is a lot more orange.

[@jimmybrown169]

Needs a bigger cam I had one when I was about 18 sure wish I still had it

[@billbatteeiii4971]

L-78's came with a solid lifter cam, 11.5 compression I noticed the same thing as Jimmy, sounds like a 350hp, no way a L-78

[@mandog1981]

@@billbatteeiii4971 numbers matching Bill, 100% L78 it’s hard to get full experience with video also was a bit high idle. I had another 350hp numbers matching 1968 chevelle at the same time as this the power difference was a whole lot more that 25hp btw

[@mandog1981]

Was built in May

[@mandog1981]

It was

[@dragonflyquyn898]

Nice car ... no details ...?

[@stripervince1]

Nice except for the bench seat. 2 things that ruin muscle cars. Bench seats and column shifters

[@mandog1981]

This car has a factory Buick interior, Chevrolet interior guys went on a strike during the build of this car. The cowl tag showed a Buick interior with a bench seat. Very cool car one I wish I would have kept for sure.

[@jameswoffinden9215]

I have a ‘68 Chevelle and LOVE the bench seat. ❤❤

[@DanEBoyd]

I can deal with a bench seat and column shifter or a bench seat and 4 speed, but the most distasteful format for me is bucket seats with a column shifter - I HATE seeing that. GM, Ford, Chrysler, and AMC were all guilty of building cars this way too.

[@user-ch3nv5uy3k]

0:45

[@crashnburn3635]

I'm soo scared!!😥 People are just gonna trying trash this car!😢

[@cew142]

Must have been built in April 68..

[@mandog1981]

cew142 may 68

[@jonslentz1751]

Are these cars for sale?

[@mandog1981]

Jon Slentz yes

[@glengabruch4664]

Sweet L-78!!! ❤ Please check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌

[@johnpopoff7950]

Beautiful car, however the person who made the video could have done a better job.

[@mandog1981]

How could the video be improved thanks for your input. It was made as a walk around to sell the car.

[@stevekelly4103]

L78 ?? Ugly 8 inch vette rims too Didn't show the engine or square port heads? If so its a rare model

[@mandog1981]

Ugly 8” Rally’s? I beg to differ 8” rally’s are iconic as many others would agree too. I do have other videos of the car where motor does come out here on KZbin

[@americafirstmaga5073]

Rally wheels ugly? Besides the 500 magnum factory rims the Rally caps & rings look the best, a few different versions too. Classic. One of the few factory GM wheels that didn't need a "day 2" change. They didn't come on just Corvettes.

[@engine22emt]

Please Don’t try To say that’s a factory correct car Or even a real L78 Code car for that matter

[@mandog1981]

It’s all matching numbers motor and trans differential is date correct. This was a very rare car sold it a few years ago.

[@engine22emt]

@@mandog1981 just from the video I saw the following wrong items Wrong shifter Wrong mirror exterior Wrong air cleaner assy Wrong washer motor Way wrong wheels Wrong diff cover Wrong rocker trim pieces (69 pieces) Wrong window glass Wrong grill for an SS396 but right fir a Malibu

[@dougewing1571]

Ten bolt rearend

[@mandog1981]

12 Bolt

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station fuel pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime In German called the Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbotsverordnung.:-((()/(

[@johnchambers427]

That black wrinkle paint sucks

[@conductorjohnmthtrains2239]

I didn't see the cowtag? Convince me

[@mandog1981]

Sold it a few years ago it was a legit all numbers matching L78