1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Trying to figure out what my car is supposed to have as far as interior. Im a Mopar guy I know very little about Chevys. I do know this car is as rair as hens teeth. I bought it off a friend's estate. It's the real deal. 1968 Chevy 2 SS. It's 375 HP 4-speed 396. Bla bla bla. I'm trying to buy interior stuff and know very little about what's factory. It's a bench seat, I don't want to p!$$ of the Mopar faithful but I know someone here has a clue .
If u want me to keep it off the board that's fine PM me. I'm just trying to bring back a buddy's pride and joy. It's not for sale. It's all numbers matching. I'm just lost on Chevy stuff. Thanks gents
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Re: 1068 Chevy 2 expert needed
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It's Ash Gold. My buddy bought it off Greg. He was the 2nd owner. He died in 2020. I got all his parts he had collected for 30 years. He bracket raced it in Indy I think in the 80's-90's. He was in National Dragster for getting down to 4 cars one year. His Name was Steve Whalen. . He was as good a friend as you could ask for. I will get this car right. Just need help from y'all. Thanks gents
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Yenko.net has all the answers you are looking for.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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IIRC, there were 2 different interiors: the base and the Custom Interior. Base was bench only and pretty plain, could be cloth inserts or all-vinyl. (Buckets on a Nova were typically only available with the upgraded interior. All-vinyl.) I'm not familiar with those door cards, but I'm pretty sure they indicate the upscale interior. Novas were "X bodies", though the cowl area and most of the chassis is the same as a 1st-gen Camaro. '67 Camaros differ in rear springs & shocks from '68 - staggered shocks & multi-leafs debuted for the '68s. A 396 in one of those is a tire-fryer, and formidable if you can hook. Get a dealer brochure (Ebay, Irv Bishko, etc), if you can't find a Nova site.
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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No help, but that's going to be an awesome car when you're done. I had a buddy who bought one new. It was a rocket!
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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Trying to figure out what my car is supposed to have as far as interior. Im a Mopar guy I know very little about Chevys. I do know this car is as rair as hens teeth. I bought it off a friend's estate. It's the real deal. 1968 Chevy 2 SS. It's 375 HP 4-speed 396. Bla bla bla. I'm trying to buy interior stuff and know very little about what's factory. It's a bench seat, I don't want to p!$$ of the Mopar faithful but I know someone here has a clue .
If u want me to keep it off the board that's fine PM me. I'm just trying to bring back a buddy's pride and joy. It's not for sale. It's all numbers matching. I'm just lost on Chevy stuff. Thanks gents 1968 was the first year Chevy stop calling them Chevy 2 and started calling them Novas I can remember when that motor(375HP) came out in mid 1966 in the Chevelle SS, they made a lot of power and drove well, the only issue I can remember them having was them dang, weak, Muncie 4 speeds Have fun and try to not break it regularly
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Re: 1968 Chevy 2 expert needed
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1968 was the first year Chevy stop calling them Chevy 2 and started calling them Novas 1969 is when they dropped the Chevy II nomenclature. I think 68 used both names, chevy II nova, like a 70 valiant duster. Then the next year chevy ii was dropped (same for 71 duster)
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