You know what they say about special Chevelle SS's and Corvettes, how they only made a few hundred while just a couple thousand exist today? Paperwork is beyond key for these cars--this is an undisputable fact. Take the example before you: Cortez Silver, L78 396, four speed, cowl hood…you’ve seen cars like this before at shows. What this car has that most don’t is not one but two build sheets--this car came from the factory as you see it--and that makes all the difference in value and collectibility.

Check out the build sheet for the specs on this special ordered car:

A01 Soft Ray tinted glass, all windows

A51 Strato bucket seats

B96 Wheel lip moldings

C56 Dash vents (Astro ventilation)

D55 Center console

D89 Hood and deck stripes

F41 Special performance suspension

G80 Positraction

G96 3.55:1 Axle ratio

J50 Power brakes

JL2 Front disc brakes

L78 396ci Special performance V8, 375hp

M21 Close ratio four speed manual

PL4 F70x14 White letter tires

U14 Full instrumentation

U35 Clock

U63 AM radio

U76 Windshield antenna

ZL2 Cowl induction hood

ZL3 SS396 Package

14 Cortez Silver

Black vinyl top

Black interior

That’s a dream option list, and it’s confirmed with both the under seat build sheet in perfect condition and a partial sheet from the driver door panel.

Shipped to Central Chevrolet in Atlanta, GA, this special ordered car obviously spent a lot of time in the south as the sheetmetal was nearly perfect and remains all original. The frame was removed and set aside, and all body gaps and lines were set to better than factory specs. The restorer isn’t a big fan of vinyl tops, so the holes were filled and the trim removed. Aside from the painted roof and a set of Flowmaster mufflers underneath those are the only two changes from stock. The body and paint are excellent, with straight sides, smooth lines and gorgeous liquid silver covering the shell. Chrome parts from bumper to bumper are show quality, as is the stainless trim, the badging and the glass. The awesome cowl induction hood works as it should, with all correct parts and new hood pins. Four new Wheel Vintiques rally wheels with new trim rings and center caps are surrounded by Goodyear Polyglas tires so new they retain all of their casting nubs on the tread. Underneath the floorpans were cleaned, smoothed and painted satin with the correct red primer tone. This car will please the pickiest buyers.

The removed frame was blasted and smoothed before being coated in high quality semigloss chassis paint. The front and rear suspensions are detailed properly with correct finishes and inspection marks. The 12 bolt rear out back and the replacement four speed in the middle were rebuilt and function as they should. A new exhaust system runs from the correct manifolds in the front to the chrome tips out the back, and the Flowmaster soundtrack only adds to the muscle attitude.

Under the hood is the original and date code correct 396ci engine, rebuilt to stock specs. In the interest of full disclosure we have to point out that the block was decked, virtually eradicating the marks on the block, and the numbers are all but completely gone. That said, we believe the engine to be original. The correct Winters intake sits atop the rectangular port heads while the engine beats to the rhythm of the stock replacement solid lifter cam. All new and correct hoses and wires are in place, and a new Holley Street Avenger carburetor takes the place of the lost original. A new reproduction Delco battery is in the corner, a freshly recored radiator is up front and correct details are everywhere.

Inside you’re treated to all new upholstery from door panel to door panel and from dash pad to package tray. New carpeting and new sill plates are on the floor while a new headliner is above. The four speed shifter and SS steering wheel fall to hand while the correct 6500RPM tach tells you when to shift. With a mere four miles since restoration every part is as fresh as you’d expect in a car of this caliber.

You know what they say about special Chevelle SS's and Corvettes, how they only made a few hundred while just a couple thousand exist today? Paperwork is beyond key for these cars--this is an undisputable fact. Take the example before you: Cortez Silver, L78 396, four speed, cowl hood…you’ve seen cars like this before at shows. What this car has that most don’t is not one but two build sheets--this car came from the factory as you see it--and that makes all the difference in value and collectibility.

Check out the build sheet for the specs on this special ordered car:

A01 Soft Ray tinted glass, all windows

A51 Strato bucket seats

B96 Wheel lip moldings

C56 Dash vents (Astro ventilation)

D55 Center console

D89 Hood and deck stripes

F41 Special performance suspension

G80 Positraction

G96 3.55:1 Axle ratio

J50 Power brakes

JL2 Front disc brakes

L78 396ci Special performance V8, 375hp

M21 Close ratio four speed manual

PL4 F70x14 White letter tires

U14 Full instrumentation

U35 Clock

U63 AM radio

U76 Windshield antenna

ZL2 Cowl induction hood

ZL3 SS396 Package

14 Cortez Silver

Black vinyl top

Black interior

That’s a dream option list, and it’s confirmed with both the under seat build sheet in perfect condition and a partial sheet from the driver door panel.

Shipped to Central Chevrolet in Atlanta, GA, this special ordered car obviously spent a lot of time in the south as the sheetmetal was nearly perfect and remains all original. The frame was removed and set aside, and all body gaps and lines were set to better than factory specs. The restorer isn’t a big fan of vinyl tops, so the holes were filled and the trim removed. Aside from the painted roof and a set of Flowmaster mufflers underneath those are the only two changes from stock. The body and paint are excellent, with straight sides, smooth lines and gorgeous liquid silver covering the shell. Chrome parts from bumper to bumper are show quality, as is the stainless trim, the badging and the glass. The awesome cowl induction hood works as it should, with all correct parts and new hood pins. Four new Wheel Vintiques rally wheels with new trim rings and center caps are surrounded by Goodyear Polyglas tires so new they retain all of their casting nubs on the tread. Underneath the floorpans were cleaned, smoothed and painted satin with the correct red primer tone. This car will please the pickiest buyers.

The removed frame was blasted and smoothed before being coated in high quality semigloss chassis paint. The front and rear suspensions are detailed properly with correct finishes and inspection marks. The 12 bolt rear out back and the replacement four speed in the middle were rebuilt and function as they should. A new exhaust system runs from the correct manifolds in the front to the chrome tips out the back, and the Flowmaster soundtrack only adds to the muscle attitude.

Under the hood is the original and date code correct 396ci engine, rebuilt to stock specs. In the interest of full disclosure we have to point out that the block was decked, virtually eradicating the marks on the block, and the numbers are all but completely gone. That said, we believe the engine to be original. The correct Winters intake sits atop the rectangular port heads while the engine beats to the rhythm of the stock replacement solid lifter cam. All new and correct hoses and wires are in place, and a new Holley Street Avenger carburetor takes the place of the lost original. A new reproduction Delco battery is in the corner, a freshly recored radiator is up front and correct details are everywhere.

Inside you’re treated to all new upholstery from door panel to door panel and from dash pad to package tray. New carpeting and new sill plates are on the floor while a new headliner is above. The four speed shifter and SS steering wheel fall to hand while the correct 6500RPM tach tells you when to shift. With a mere four miles since restoration every part is as fresh as you’d expect in a car of this caliber.