Curbside Find: 1968 Chevelle SS396 – Dreams, Today

Photo from the CC Cohort by robadr. 

Just a couple of days ago I posted a ’66 Chevelle Malibu find, looking more or less the way I used to see them around my high school grounds. As a counterpoint, this ’68 showed up at the Cohort, fixed up to the preferred looks of today. So, rather than a ‘used to be, a ‘what many wished it to be’ back in my high school days.

You see, there were many of these 1960s Chevrolets all the way to the late ’80s in my Puerto Rican hometown. One, a slightly worn ’68 or ’69 black Chevelle with mags, belonged to a young coworker of my Mom’s who lived in our street. And the low V8 rumble coming out of the car’s tailpipe as he returned home in the late afternoon was one of the highlights of living in that neighborhood.

And I have a strong feeling that he would approve of this ’68 one, as it probably was the Chevelle of his dreams.

 

Related CC reading:

Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Sport Coupe – The Living High School Time Capsule From 1974