The Original “Malibu”

My “SS” is a “Tribute” car; a clone. I am not trying to “scam” anyone.

The car started out as a ’67 Chevelle Malibu with a 6-cylinder and column shifted Powerglide transmission.

VIN Tag

VIN = 135177B199209

1Division of General Motors = Chevrolet
35Series Designation = Chevelle Malibu, 6-Cylinder
(not a true “38” that would indicate either an SS-396 or a Concours station wagon, 8-cylinder)
17Body Style / Model = 2-Door Sport Coupe
7Year = 1967
BFinal Assembly Plant = Baltimore, Maryland
199209Sequential Production Number

I purchased it while living in Allentown, VA from a town “quite a few” miles away. I forget exactly where.

My ’67 Chevelle Malibu – The “Before” shot while I was living in Allentown.
The original engine.

Other Specifications:

  • The original color was “Emerald Turquoise”, but someone had painted it Marina (or Nantucket?) blue. You can see the Turquoise in the photo above on the portion of the front fenders normally hidden by the hood.
  • Original interior:
    • Bench seats
    • Color was Medium Turquoise Roncina Cloth w/Medium Turquoise Imitation Leather.
  • Engine was the base 230 cu.in. 6-cylinder (photo above).

Body Tag

From ChevelleSutff.net,
1967 Chevelle Fisher Body Number Plate (a.k.a. trim tag) Decoding = HERE. More specifically, for
Baltimore

  • Time Built Code, “Body Date” = 06B = (06) June – (B) Week 2
  • Job Number = 403 (from Trim Broadcast Sheet)
  • ST = Style / BODY = Body
    • Model Year = 67 = 1967
    • Fisher Body Style Number / Division Series = 13617 = 2-Door Malibu Sport Coupe (5 Pass.)
      (Baltimore used this for both the L6 and V8 engines (e.g., did not use 13517).
    • Assembly Plant = BAL = Baltimore
    • Unit Number = 35698
  • TR / Paint
    • Interior Trim Number (BAL = seat type and color)
      = 775 = Medium Turquoise Roncina Cloth, Medium Turquoise Imitation Leather
    • (BAL did not use separate Seat Type / Color )
    • Lower/Upper Body Color = K / K = Medium Turquoise = “Emerald Turquoise Poly”
  • 6-digit number that matches the Identification number found on Baltimore Trim & Body Broadcast Sheets = 198234 = (serial #?)