450hp 1971 Chevrolet Camaro SS396 for sale with test drive, walk through video

71 Camaro RS/SS396 Original cowl tag "LS3" coded factory 396 camaro beautifully restored to original, (Match #'s we believe but decked at rebuild time)Chevrolet freshy rebuilt casting # 396985 = 396/300hp Mark IV big block V-8( more like est 450hp!) , Ultra rare freshly rebuilt Muncie M22 "rock crusher"4-speed transmission,factory 3.55 posi rear , mirror finish correct coded Mulsanne blue paint w/ white stripes and cowl hood, new black bucket interior w/ factory console, factory gauges, correct SS rally wheels w/ BFG radial T/A's, great sounding dual exhaust, power disc brakes,fast ratio power steering, Factory F41 upgraded suspension, RS package split bumpers,front and rear spoilers original AM radio,1 of only 767 or less M22 big block camaros built!

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[Sky]

I had a 70 Camaro. It was my favorite for many years

[ekpd]

73 grill, wrong hood, rs bumpers on a straight bumper car. Z28 rims on on a SS car should have 14 inch rally's .

[markkalkwarf]

All big block cars also had black taillight panel.

[qxnexp]

Amazing car. You guys did a very amazing job. Keep up the good work.

[bikefixr]

SO much misinformation here. The car is NOT an RS. He lists it as such. It is not. It is a full-bumper car with the bumperettes installed. ANY Camaro 70-73 could be had with the RS package. Convenient the block was decked and the #'s gone. There is so much wrong here. The unique fan shroud is wrong. Car has a 350 shroud. ALL the under-hood factory 396 parts are missing including the rare air filter case.  Car should have a 5500 Tach.  Has Z/28 wheels, should be 14" 6-hole Rallye II's.  Rear end ratio is wrong. ALL 396's had 3:42 only. No stripes allowed on 396 cars.  Wrong hood, Missing the expensive rocker panels. Pretty car...for 18K or so in the current market.  

[rogeranderson]

The RS "split bumper" option was available from '70 to '73. All '70 to '73 RS Camaros had split bumpers with a urethane nose that contained a different grill than standard Camaros had. The parking lights for '70 to '73 RS's were mounted above the split bumper and are round. The standard front end parking lights are below the bumper and are rectangle. No true RS ever had the parking lights below the bumper like most fakes are done. That is the cheap way and is completely wrong in every way.

[scottperinn]

this is my understanding of "2 nd gen" Camaros... the RS option was available with the Z/28 option, not available with the SS option. the RS option included among other things the longer front end with relocated turn signals. back in the day people referred to this as a "split bumper front end". the SS option was not available with the Z/28 optioned Camaro, so there are no SS Z/28's or Z/28 SS's. the big block 396 was i think actually a 402 CI motor. and was available with the SS optioned Camaro thru 1973 with a 4 speed manual transmission, and i think GM made about 500 or 600 (total), of these SS's in '73, so they're uncommon. the lower LS motor code #(3), indicates that it's a hydraulic lifter motor, as opposed to mechanical lifters, not sure if there was a mechanical lifter version of the 396 available in '71...maybe. sometime in the late 1980's these "Camaro's" started showing up with the standard(non RS) front end with the full length bumper removed and the shorter RS option bumpers installed, the tip-off is the turn signals mounted in the lower valance panel. i think there's a shot in the video that shows the "notched" grille where the original bumper ran thru it. another good indication of a RS optioned Camaro is the "RS" call-out on the steering wheel center, even Z/28's had this when ordered with the RS option, at least the 1970(late), ones did, so i'm guessing the 71's did as well. so i'm thinking this is a correct 1971 SS 396 Camaro, with some later installed not so correct parts, not a big deal, pretty simple to swap back on the correct bumper. cool car, nice vid.

[rogeranderson]

This is what is known as a split bumper. It's NOT an SS/RS. If this were an SS/RS, it would have the parking lights next to the headlights and not below the bumper. Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice car but it's not an RS. A lot of people like the look of the open grill that the RS has with the split bumper and do this modification. He's not presenting it as an RS and that's good. But, he says it's not a clone.... and that's bad because it IS (to a certain extent) a clone. Still a nice car.

[johnringel]

Wrong front bumper, wrong hood, Z-28 stripes on a SS. Tail panel on SS 396 cars were flat black. M22 was not available behind the LS3 396 ( 402 ). The list of wrongs seems pretty long.

[ericou]

dudes, in buying a car you exclude options, it person below me...its not a RS camaro, its either a camaro, , , ss or z28...with RS (z22) option or in 73 with LT code, only  70-71 camaros had hidden wipers

[trekbsg]

Why does it have a 10 bolt rear diff? SS should have a 8.875" 12 bolt especially with the 396. If it truly has a 3.55 rear gear than it must be the 8.2" since the video clearly shows a 10 bolt rear and as far as I know no one makes a 3.55 rear gear for the 8.5"(3.73&3.42) rear diff, only the 8.2" 10 bolt and 8.875" 12 bolt rear have 3.55. Either the rear end(and other noticeable things) had been swapped or the ID tag had been swapped. Very suspicious.

[richardkaltenbach]

In 1970, 1971, And 1972 Wasn't The 396 Engine Really A 402??

[philipnaclerio]

Shouldn't there be an expiration date when it comes to sales advertising, shit man, this vid is 4yrs old! car is probably sold by now, at least have some updating standards

[kronoseclipse]

The RS camaros came with split bumpers as a stock feature....even though this is a SS its still a common thing that people did to their camaros

[ericou]

do you have a cosworth vega in your collection?

[ericou]

it doesnt have a "door ajar buzzer"? or cars didnt have that feature yet?

[methanoic]

where are the plates to cover the sun light?

[vegardulven]

1 question. Will a 1970 frontbumper fit on my 1978 z28?

[Schismdays]

my first car was a 71 ss 4speed. bought it in 1989 for $2000. it was cherry. now you can't find one of these rotting in a field for that $

[ronniemacrm]

Not an original split bumper. ALL original split bumpers had the small round turn signal lights right next to the headlight. NOT the slit lights below the bumper piece. Still a nice car but it's not totally original