Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- General Motors Products of Canada
- Family
- Chevrolet Mark IV big-block
- Displacement
- 396 cubic inches
Also Known As
1968 Beaumont 3961968 Beaumont SD 396/3251968 Beaumont 325-hp Econo-Jet1968 Beaumont L35 396 Econo-Jet
Engine profile
1968 Beaumont L35 396 Econo-Jet V8
Chevrolet Mark IV big-block · 396 cubic inches · General Motors Products of Canada
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Optional 396 Econo-Jet V8
- Value
- 350 gross hp
- Application
- extra-cost 1968 Beaumont SD 396 power team
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 Beaumont SD 396
Factory brochure lists the 350-hp option; reviewed sources agree that the 375-hp L78 was not offered.
Sources: 1968 Beaumont sales brochure , Just Rare Enough to Seem Fictional: the Beaumont SD 396
Standard 396 Econo-Jet V8
- Value
- 325 gross hp
- Application
- 1968 Beaumont SD 396 Sport Coupe and convertible
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 Beaumont SD 396
Chrome-plated air-cleaner lid and rocker covers were part of the brochure presentation.
Sources: 1968 Beaumont sales brochure , Just Rare Enough to Seem Fictional: the Beaumont SD 396
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
two-door Sport Coupe or convertible
1968 Beaumont SD 396
Beaumont was a separate General Motors of Canada make, not a Pontiac model.