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Disclosure separates an honest restomod listing from an optimistic one, and this Chevelle names three faults before anybody asks. Acquired by the current owner in 2025 and fitted with a 427ci V8 that same year, the black sport coupe rides on Viking adjustable coilovers with four-wheel discs and 18-inch REV wheels. Bidding stands at $15,750 with five days remaining and three bids placed.
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Where the market sits
Market data from Classic.com separates restomod and custom Chevelles from original cars as distinct categories, which frames the question here. Classics on Autotrader puts the Chevelle average at $73,844 across listings running from $8,495 to $379,970, and genuine matching-numbers SS 396 examples occupy the upper end of that.
This car belongs in the modified column. The data plate verifies a factory SS 396 sport coupe, which matters, but the original 396 is gone, the transmission is a retrofit, the paint is not the factory color, and three mechanical faults are disclosed. Fair value lands between $32,000 and $48,000, with $38,000 most likely, since modifications on a car of this type rarely recoup their cost.
The condition story
The build content is extensive. A 427ci V8 went in during 2025 with a COMP Mutha’ Thumpr camshaft, Liberty cylinder heads, a high-volume oil pump, aftermarket piston rings, a Brawler carburetor on an Edelbrock intake, and long-tube headers feeding an X-pipe with chambered mufflers. Underneath are Viking adjustable coilovers, power steering, and power four-wheel discs. Inside are TMI bucket seats, air conditioning, Dakota Digital instrumentation, and a custom audio system with dual subwoofers.
Three faults are disclosed outright, and none are cosmetic. The steering box is leaking, fluid is seeping at the universal joints, and the rear lower control arm bushings and sway bar end links are cracking. Each is fixable, though together they describe a car needing attention underneath rather than a finished build, and the tires are mismatched brands, with Toyo up front and Federal at the back.
Originality is where the value question sits. The data plate decodes to a genuine 1968 SS 396 sport coupe built in Atlanta, which supports the badge, but it also shows the car left the factory as Cordovan Maroon under paint code N2 rather than the black it wears. A Protect-O-Plate accompanies the sale. A pre-purchase inspection from a Chevelle specialist should verify the body and drivetrain stampings alongside the disclosed faults.
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On the block
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Specification |
Detail |
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Make |
Chevrolet |
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Model |
Chevelle SS 396 Sport Coupe |
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Year |
1968 |
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Mileage |
3,700 miles shown, TMU, 2,000 on the current build |
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Engine |
427ci V8 (COMP camshaft, Liberty heads, Brawler carburetor) |
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Power |
Not specified by the seller |
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Transmission |
4-speed automatic, retrofitted |
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Drive type |
Rear wheel drive with 12-bolt limited-slip differential |
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Exterior color |
Black, repainted |
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Interior color |
Black vinyl |
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Current bid |
$15,750, with five days left |
Interested in this 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396? View the listing here.
Why the Chevelle SS matters
Redesign made 1968 the turning point. Chevrolet moved the two-door Chevelle onto a shorter 112-inch wheelbase with sweeping new sheet metal that began a three-year design cycle, and the SS 396 became its own series rather than an option package. The result outsold every other genuine high-performance car of the era and became the shape people picture when they think of the model.
Modification is the fork in this market. Classic.com maintains separate categories for original and restomod Chevelles precisely because they trade differently, and a genuine SS 396 with its numbers intact can bring multiples of what the same car brings once the drivetrain has been swapped. The compensation is usability, since a 427 on coilovers with four-wheel discs and air conditioning is a car somebody will actually drive.
The verdict
At $15,750 with three bids and five days to run, my call is $38,000, with $48,000 possible if the SS provenance and the 427 pull the right buyer. What works in its favor is the honesty, because the selling dealer names the leaking steering box, the seeping universal joints, and the cracked bushings rather than waiting for somebody to find them, and a data plate verifying a real SS 396 is worth more than a badge alone. What caps it is everything that changed, since a swapped engine, a retrofitted transmission, a repaint away from the factory color, and a replaced odometer put this firmly in driver territory. Budget for the suspension and steering, then bid.
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM.