In Noland Adams book there was story of problems at factory with std sb hood and for some time they installed bb hoods for all Corvettes. I dont remember but was it March of 1967? Maybe so, but does anyone here own or have pictures of one of these cars. I have never seen one and it would be nice to see real thing.
1967 sb with factory installed bb hood
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Just look at any small block Corvette with a big block hood. There are lots of them to choose from. 
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Just look at any small block Corvette with a big block hood. There are lots of them to choose from.
Yes this was funny
Actually I am interested to see factory correct car. I think there is no stinger stripe and no engine size numbers. All which I have found have at least stinger stripe.
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NCRS attitude is they have never seen a documented 67 sb with a bb hood
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Never happened - it's an "internet legend". None of the ones claimed to have been built that way were built anywhere near the time the book alleges that it occurred, and none have ever been documented in any way.
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The rumor was floating around before Nolands book came out. At one time it was considered to be fact. My '67 coupe had a bb hood
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I have no reason to NOT believe in the story
Back in the 80's on my paper route, I had a customer with a dark green 1967 Corvette Convertible. It was an original looking car with a small block engine and a big-block hood.
Asking the guy about it, he said the mold to the hoods was not useable and that for a period, big-block (stinger) hoods went on. I do not recall stripes or an emblem on the side. He moved and now lives about 10 minutes from me - if I ever run into him again, I can ask, but...
Back in the 80's on my paper route, I had a customer with a dark green 1967 Corvette Convertible. It was an original looking car with a small block engine and a big-block hood.
Asking the guy about it, he said the mold to the hoods was not useable and that for a period, big-block (stinger) hoods went on. I do not recall stripes or an emblem on the side. He moved and now lives about 10 minutes from me - if I ever run into him again, I can ask, but...
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Just look at all the factory L88`s owners that cancled the engine but not until the hood was installed. Or was it that they over estimated the orders and had to use them up. :L
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