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1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396
The 1967 Camaro SS 396 was a factory Super Sport Camaro ordered with Chevrolet's 396-cubic-inch big-block rather than the SS package's 350-cubic-inch base V-8. Research records identify the L35 as a 396/325-hp four-barrel engine and show the higher-output L78 396/375-hp as a separate SS big-block choice, so this page treats SS 396 as the L35 325-hp configuration unless a source row explicitly says otherwise.
Chevrolet sold the first-year Camaro as a sport coupe or convertible, and CRG identity tables show the L35 SS available in both 12437 coupe and 12467 convertible VIN/body paths. The same CRG table is important for authenticity work: 1967 big-block cars used big-block engine mounts, L35 engine suffix families, a 23-inch three-row radiator, QuadraJet carburetion, and Fisher Body code evidence such as 4N where applicable. Those markers are not substitutes for original paperwork, but they are useful review points because first-generation Camaro SS cars are frequently cloned.
The safest production statement is option-based rather than trim-total-based: CRG lists 4,003 1967 Camaro L35 Engine/Super Sport 396/325-hp installations, and 5,141 total 396-cubic-inch Camaro engines when L35 and L78 are combined. Transmission and axle records show the L35 could be paired with manual transmissions or the TH400 automatic; the available axle ratios varied by transmission and order path. Paint was not SS-396-specific: the documented 1967 Camaro color palette had fifteen named exterior colors. The gallery uses reviewed Commons images and video embeds as model context; captions do not treat any photo as proof of an individual car's factory SS 396 identity.