The story
The 1968 SS shared the 295-hp 350 that had been the SS 350 Camaro's in 1967, by the reprinted book chapter.1one source
GM's 1968 price schedule put the 375-hp L78 at $500.30; the chapter quotes the same figure.12
From 1969 the SS included power front disc brakes; in 1971 it was a 270-hp 350 only, and in 1972 a 350 rated 200 hp net (210 on GM's engine data page). Z26 is the SS option; the engine is the L48.345one source
Where the sources disagree
Every conflict behind the figures on this page. All rulings.
Open
1968 Nova SS production
Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning strongly to 5,571. The reprinted book chapter's own engine split, 4,670 + 667 + 234, adds up to it (our sum). Old Cars, Wikipedia (citing Quentin Willson's Great Cars) and Over-Drive, which calls its figure an educated estimate, give the same number, but none of them can be shown to be independent of the chapter. Consumer Guide's 6,571 differs in one digit and has no split.
What each source says (5)
Open
1968 Nova SS price
Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning to GM's $210.65 from its own price schedule. GM prints $210.65 against the 295-hp 350 under the SS option; Wikipedia's $312, citing Flory's American Cars 1960–1972, is for the SS with the 350, heavy-duty suspension and other hardware, so the two may cover different contents.
What each source says (2)
- $210.65 with the 295-hp 350, on the V8 coupe (price schedule revised April 22, 1968)2one source
- US$312, for an SS that now included a 295-hp 350 V8 with heavy-duty suspension and other performance hardware7one source
Open
1969 Nova SS production
Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning to 17,564. The reprinted book chapter says 17,564 and Old Cars 17,654; the two differ by two swapped digits and may come from the same list. Nova Resource's 17,564 is the chapter's and is not counted separately; its engine rows (L48, L34, L78) add up to 17,565 (our sum).
What each source says (2)
Open
1969 Nova SS price
Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning to GM's $280.20 from its own 1969 price schedule. Wikipedia's $312 cites Flory and does not say what it includes.
What each source says (2)
Open
1971 Nova SS production
Our ruling: Unresolved: one car apart. The reprinted book chapter says 7,016 and Old Cars 7,015. Nova Resource has both: 7,015 in its SS column and 7,016 for the L48, which includes Acadians, so the chapter's figure may be the engine count (a guess, not measured).
What each source says (3)
Open
1972 net ratings of the 307 and the 4-barrel 350
Our ruling: Unresolved. GM's 1972 kit disagrees with itself: its serial-number and price pages give 130 and 200 hp, its engine data page 140 and 210. The reprinted book chapter gives the SS 350 as 200. We show both.
What each source says (3)
- F – V8-307 (130 H.P.), K – V8-350 (200 H.P.), on the serial-number page; 200-hp Turbo-Fire 350 in the price schedule5one source
- 307: 140 net hp; 350 L48 four-barrel: 210 net hp, on the engine data page of September 19715one source
- the SS 350 «now rated an even 200 net»1one source
