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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: KurtS on August 28, 2024, 04:56:20 AM

Title: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: KurtS on August 28, 2024, 04:56:20 AM
Here's the production numbers breakdown for BB coupes vs convertibles. Not many L78 convertibles, like that is a surprise. :)

L35 396/325hp
67: 3432 coupes and 571 convertibles
68: 9841 coupes and 932 convertibles
69: 5667 coupes and 785 convertibles * thru Sept 69, missing Oct and Nov production

L34 396/350hp
68: 2371 coupes and 208 convertible
69: 1769 coupes and 198 convertible * thru Sept 69, missing Oct and Nov production

L78 396/375hp
67: 1025 coupes and 113 convertibles
68: 4413 coupes and 162 convertibles
69: 3400 coupes and 200 convertibles * thru Sept 69, missing Oct and Nov production

*updated with L34 info that Bryon posted.
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: Charley on August 28, 2024, 02:57:59 PM
Based on your accumulated data or records ? 350 HP ?
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: KurtS on August 29, 2024, 04:06:22 AM
Based on GM data. Some options get broken down, but some times they don't.
L34 - sorry, got tired of crunching the numbers.
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: Charley on August 29, 2024, 02:37:52 PM
Bastard :-)
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: 169INDY on August 29, 2024, 04:01:31 PM
First Thanks for the Share of the Data; For a Friend he then asked about the LOS -vs- NOR 25/75 Split, since he has a 67 -396/375 LOS Coupe.
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: bcmiller on August 29, 2024, 09:02:21 PM
Jim, I don’t think those numbers - breakdown by plant - are available.
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: bcmiller on August 29, 2024, 11:16:19 PM
Quote from: Charley on August 28, 2024, 02:57:59 PM
Based on your accumulated data or records ? 350 HP ?

Kurt can correct me if I am wrong.

1968 L34
2371 coupe
208 convertible


1969 L34 (does not include October to November 1969)
1769 coupe
198 convertible

Total L34 including the extended model year = 2018
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: Walter Keegan on December 29, 2024, 07:01:15 PM
That is very good information. Would anyone know of the 571 67 convertible SS how many also had the RS option?
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: KurtS on January 02, 2025, 08:59:10 PM
No.
Title: Re: 396 cars - coupe vs convertible production numbers
Post by: DuWayne Ladner on January 12, 2025, 07:01:57 PM
This is great for us 396 owners, especially the L78 coupe owners. Now the question I have is the 311 L89 cars, does anybody here know of a registry source or any owners of L89’s in the CRG? I again feel like I have a L89 car based on possible find of what I thought was my original 396 with a very strange suffix code to me at the time, mid 90’s. Later publication confirmed that suffix code indeed was for a 69’ Camaro L78/89. Then I found original owner who remembered that it was not an alloy head, but then he shared what he paid for car, how about north a ways of 5000.00! Guess I just need to try and find that engine again. But the suffix code(burned in my memory) our Kurt has already says no know production car with this coded L89. Thanks, if anybody can help.