Background info - recently bought a '68 F'bird 400, Alpine Blue, Ivory White vinyl top, Parchment White interior. Mostly original body & interior (different bucket seats) with original paint, but has a strong chebbie 427 and Muncie 4 sp (believe it's an M22). Trans tunnel hacked a bit to accommodate shift linkage. Currently has 4.33 geared posi rearend.

According to PHS, she came with a 330 horse 400, Hydramatic (TH400, I guess), 3.08 gears, pushbutton radio with manual antenna, rear seat speaker, "custom wheel discs" (what does this mean?), console, dual exhaust, power steering, tilt wheel, soft ray glass (windshield), power windows, fold down rear seat, F70x14 white - wide oval tires.

So, based on that, I'm guessing I have a fairly basic '68 400 car with two somewhat rare options -power windows and fold down seat, right? Nobody is going to crucify me if I don't do a nut and bolt restoration, right? I won't hack her up, will replace the chebbie with Poncho power, but will probably add some bolt ons.

Thanks for any input!

Scott

custom wheel discs are fancy hubcaps.
Custom

What is the option code for the wheel covers?

Sounds like a nice 400 car. And it's your car, so have fun.

Here is more detail on the 1968 Factory options.
http://ultimategto.com/art10.htm

It's your car do what makes you happy!!! I would look for a 68 Pontiac 400 if it were my car, Either a Firebird or a GTO engine.

Banshee has one for sale right now

Do what feels good. No-one will kill you for it. IMHO, its better to have one customized than rusting in the junk yard or worse yet, crusher.

how rare are those hubcaps? i never seen em before here in kansas

I have never seen a bird w hubcaps...several were sold ,but as time went , more and more got switched to Rallye II wheels, as they look better...it would be very rare to see one today.....there may be many in junk yards , unless they just got thrown out..

I've seen several birds with hubcaps, but only the "Deluxe" ones, not the "Custom". I didn't even know what these were until I looked them up.

i bet those would be hard to find today...

Here's a 400 bird wearing hubcaps, and despite the fact that the paint to match depressions and center caps aren't correct, I belive that they are correct for 350, 2bbl, single exaust cars.

Those look like the "Deluxe" wheel discs/hubcaps.

Amervo, were you in Dazed and Confused sorry that was a Chevelle lol
I had a set of deluxe hubcaps on my 69'

David

they have those 68 firebird hubcaps at this website 4 sale... http://www.hubcaps.org/firebird.html