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1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The 1968 Chevelle SS 396 is treated here as a factory Chevrolet SS396 series, not as a later clone or dealer conversion. Registry/reference material identifies the 1968 SS396 series by Fisher/VIN style families 13837, 13867, and 13880, covering sport coupe, convertible, and El Camino pickup body paths. That same identification source records the 396-cubic-inch Mark IV big-block as the base engine for the SS396 series, with L35 325 hp as the base 396 and L34 350 hp and L78 375 hp as optional 396 engines.
The safe public facts are therefore series-level facts rather than claims about a single surviving car. Factory and reference material support a Turbo-Jet 396 identity, available manual and automatic transmission families, SS-specific visual treatment such as SS396 badging and black-out details, and Chevrolet's 1968 Chevelle paint-code palette. Option-code data is useful for RPO names and broad Chevelle production/installation counts, but it is not treated as proof that a given option was installed on every SS396.
Authenticity review should begin with the body/VIN series, engine suffix and date evidence, transmission and rear-axle stamps, trim tag paint/trim information, and SS-specific exterior treatment. Captions, badges, and modern restoration descriptions are intentionally not used as standalone proof of originality.