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BrettM

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1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« on: December 06, 2019, 10:02:45 PM »
The 1967 model year saw three different owners manuals.
PN 3901026, First Edition, July, 1966
PN 3901026, Second Edition, November, 1966
PN3929232, Third Edition, April 1967
I think that the big problem with the first edition was on page 35. The tire usage and recommended tire inflation pressures lists 1 to 5 passengers. 
On Valentines Day of 1967, GM execs with their hair on fire issued a technical bulletin and began correcting glove box tire pressure stickers and issuing directives to dealers to remove any back seat center seat belts that may have been installed by dealers. The Second Edition was born.
The second edition wasn't much different. The number of passengers issue was cleaned up and Chevrolet correct a picture of the distributor on page 45 of the first edition that was described as a V-8 but that was actually a picture of a six cylinder engine.  Also on page 17 of the first edition the brake warning light was called a parking brake alarm indicator light. I guess calling it an alarm was a bit severe and that was cleaned up in the second edition.
The third edition was mostly impacted by the edition of the 396 engines and the Turbo Hydra-Matic. Pages 40, 47 and 48 reflect the changes. Procedures to push start the car were also eliminated on page 7.
There is still no mention of the Z/28 in the third edition. Anybody know what was tossed in the a 67 Z/28 glove box?
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2019, 10:29:04 PM »
It would be real cool to be able to determine the dates that the different manuals actually went into glove-boxes.
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2019, 12:41:15 AM »
 Interesting indeed! I never gave the manual a thought until now. I checked my '67 05B NOR w/L35 and see it is the 3929232 Third Edition April/1967

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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2019, 01:45:07 AM »
The '67 Z-28 got the same edition owner's manual that any other Camaro would have gotten depending on when it was produced.  It did not get a special manual.
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2019, 02:13:21 AM »
I'm guessing that all Z/28's got the third edition since the Z and the 396's were announced about the same time.
It just seems odd that the Z's would have received an owner's manual that did not include their engine specs or tire size.
Tell me, do Z's have a 7.35-15 glovebox sticker?
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2019, 05:31:15 PM »
My 02E L-35, T-400 has the second edition of the owners manual. It also has a T-400 supplement #3921131

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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2019, 05:53:04 PM »
I'm guessing that all Z/28's got the third edition since the Z and the 396's were announced about the same time.
It just seems odd that the Z's would have received an owner's manual that did not include their engine specs or tire size.
Tell me, do Z's have a 7.35-15 glovebox sticker?

No, the Zs did not get a unique tire pressure sticker.  Early build '67 Zs got the 2nd edition owner's manual.
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2019, 09:00:22 PM »
Thanks John. Very interesting that your car got the second edition since there is no reference to the L35 in that edition.
Then again, your car is a very early L35.
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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2019, 09:34:48 PM »
Jon,
Do you happen to know off the cuff if it was just the standard 7.35-14 glove-box sticker?
Thanks,
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2019, 11:42:07 PM »
The tire size was not spelled out on the '67 tire pressure stickers but yes, they used a standard one.
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2019, 12:12:24 AM »
Yeah, you're right. I had forgotten. There was no tire size designation on the glove-box sticker. An identifying letter was placed inside the sticker bow-tie for differing tire applications wasn't it? Thanks for the info on the Z.
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Re: 1967 Camaro Owner's Manual
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2019, 01:19:55 AM »
You're welcome, Brett.  Yes, a single letter on the '67 tire pressure stickers.
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