General Motors option code

L48

L48: a General Motors factory option code reused for more than one part across 1968–1974 and 3 models — see the table for what it named each year, with installs and price where a source states them.

General Motors reused this code for more than one part over the years — read the "as named that year" column for what it meant on each row rather than assuming one meaning throughout.

3 models · 7 model years · 5 sources

Light blue 1968 Chevy II Nova SS coupe at an evening car show, front three-quarter with the hood raised, showing the SS grille badge, 396 fender badge, simulated side vents and Rally wheels
1968 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS 396 coupe in light blue, hood open Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Every sourced appearance

Year Model As named that year Price Installs
1968 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Super Sport with 350 cu in V8 (coupe only): 350 V8, special hood ornaments, black-painted grille and rear panel, underhood insulation, Super Sport fender nameplates, SS steering-wheel, instrument-panel, grille and rear-panel emblems, red-stripe E70-14 wide-oval tires on 6-in. rims, engine chrome, special front and rear springs and rear shocks, finned front brake drums, deluxe steering wheel RPO $210.65 Unknown
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In. RPO $68.50 30,099 Reported
1969 Chevrolet Impala SS 300-hp Turbo-Fire 350 V8 RPO Unknown Unknown
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In. - 300 HP RPO $68.50 85,212 Reported
1971 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 350/270hp / (13857 - 8/71 ~ 9/70) RPO $73.75 78,711 Reported
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 350/175hp RPO $75.85 125,708 Reported
1972 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Turbo-Fire 350 V8 (Nova SS equipment required) RPO Unknown Unknown
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle and Malibu SS 350 V8, 175 hp RPO Unknown 199,984 Reported
1973 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Turbo-Fire 350 4-bbl V8 (V8 models; requires power disc/drum brakes) RPO $102 Unknown
1974 Chevrolet Chevy II and Nova Turbo-Fire 350-4 /DE V8 (includes JL2 power disc brakes) RPO $156 Unknown

Every row traces to the source it links from on that model's own year page; this table only collects them in one place.