Rare 67 Small Block?

[James S.]

[mike cobine]

Re: Rare 67 Small Block?

Jim, in 38 years since that car was built, people have put so many big block hoods on cars it is ridiculous. You need to be sure it is the original owner or maybe second owner, original paint, and a lot of documented stuff before you could ever consider the unusual configuration to be factory.

Also, the few cars that Noland claims did have them happened a few days in March. A 22xxx car was built in June, LONG after the problem with the hoods.

[Donald M.]

Re: Rare 67 Small Block?

Jim, I would say that, based on the VIN alone, that car could NOT be a big block hood car. That production aberration occured only during middle/late March, 1967 (VINs in 16xxx). The small block hood mold was damaged, thus forcing ALL Corvettes to be equipped with BB hoods for a short period. Unfortunately, there has never been any official factory documentation of this occurrence on a particular vehicle(s) such as tank sticker notations or invoice notes, etc. produced to substantiate any claim to originality of such a hood.
Don

[Donald M.]

CORRECTION

That VIN sequence for March,1967 BB hood cars should have been 14xxx, NOT, 16xxx.
Don

[Gerard F.]

Same engine assembly code

Jim,

My 67, 300 HP has the same engine code and date V0626HE. The serial number is 22049, what's yours, it must be pretty close to mine. Mine has it's original small block hood.

If you have the original or an older Holley on it, I'd be interested in knowing the List Number and date code. I've always suspected that they threw me a fluke on the original carb.

Jerry Fuccillo
#42179

[Wayne W.]

Re: Same engine assembly code

OH MY, Here we go again. Ya`ll want to check the archives on this one? I am about tired of shooting down this Myth.

[Gerard F.]

Re: Same engine assembly code

Which myth, the one on the hood, or the one on the carb?

If it's the one on the hood, we ought to get Roy involved.

Jerry Fuccillo

[Howard K.]

Re: Same engine assembly code

I agree with WAYNE

[Mike M.]

Re: Rare 67 Small Block?

If it is a Dow-Smith car, the chances are probably less than zero.
H. a. N. D.

[James S.]

Re: Rare 67 Small Block?

Thanks for everyone's input. I will look at the car again on Friday. I will report back if anything worthwhile is observed.

[Dale S.]

Re: Rare 67 Small Block?

Hi, 1967 C-2 327/300hp Vin 194377S115180 built March 30,1967 NO big block hood. Dale