School me on SS427s!

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Paul:

I am overdue for a response, whether it's neither here nor there . . .

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Reguarding the Aurora you better take a look at the radio in the dash. Yep it Says Oldsmobile.....


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Now you're nit-picking. Regardless, the lack of Impala nomenclature doesn't mean the car is not an Impala, although it's a premise I can understand.

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You already digressed to the ss396 Vin .. As you can see it was the most economical decision with a run of 2100 cars. Why change the vin ..


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But do you think economics is the qualifier whether a car is a model or an option package? The SS was a package for the Camaro for its entire life, yet I don't think it was ever subverted as anything other than a model.

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As to your 2+2 comment it was a standalone Model that they removed the Catalina name from which reverted to a option package you might want to rethink your example ..

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That's not true. In 1964, it was a Catalina 2+2. And I believe it was an option package for all 4 years. While it may have been branded better in '65-67 as a stand-alone, it still was an option package.

Riddle me this: If it or the SS427 were models, why don't we have breakdowns by bodystyle? How come we don't know how many 2+2 ragtops were built? (In a little caveat on my part, my memory suggests the 2+2 was its own model in 1966, but why aren't there any numbers for ragtops?)

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"Pontiac 2+2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Not a good source!

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"who would pay 5000.00 for a Chevrolet? "


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This Quote was taken from a test drive of the SS427 in 1967 so the price was fairly accurate to who ever wrote the article. I believe you think I just gussed at that number if you want the article I can supply you with a link.


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No, thanks . . . I thought I was clear - maybe not? - that the SS427 was not a $5000 car, but perhaps a road test had one that was. Obviously it was a loaded-up example. But I bet most SS427s were closer to $4500 or even hovering just above $4000 - don't forget, the average price of a car back then was on the other side of 4 grand!

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As to having Mystique...
It was mysterious enough that they made only 2100 of this car and we are all talking about it today lol . Every time I have my car out I am asked where the hood louvers are and the V nameplates. maybe it is more notorious than mysterious ..

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Yeah, but that's because your car is confusing - I think most people assume the 427 was not available on the Impala SS and only on the SS427. I know I wasn't sure as recently as 2 years ago, but I wouldn't have asked you about the dome; instead, I would have asked you whether it was correct to have a 427 in an SS, but that's just how I approach things.

Anyway, just a little bench racing and bantering about an interesting car that no one really seems to know about, but I think we probably know it all collectively.