A freshly restored 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS boasting a numbers-matching 396 V8, modern upgrades, and stunning Midnight Blue ...

Chevy's W-Series engines laid the foundation for the iconic 396, 427, and 454 big blocks of the 60s and 70s. The W-Series 348 and 409 engines evolved into the Mystery Motor 427, eventually leading ...

Son of a Gun — just what the Corvette needed, more power! Chevrolet has replaced last year's top-of-the-line 396-cu. in. engine with a 427. According to the factory, horsepower remains unchanged ...

Over the following years, Chevrolet would use the engine for many of its vehicles ... 4.125-inch Siamese-bored cylinder configuration. The 396 was the first iteration of the Mark IV design.

Despite only being in a few Chevy models, such as the Sting Ray Corvette and Impala, the 396 cubic inch L78 TurboJet engine earned a reputation for reliability. The engine put out 425 horsepower ...

The SS 396 was the best thing you could get on the Chevelle in 1967, and the standard configuration included a Turbo-Jet 396 with 325 horsepower. This engine sported a four-barrel carburetor ...