V8 vs. Commando v8

clifcuda65 said

I think that is what toolmanmike ment ... the 273 in 64 though 67 were "all" solid lifters... in 68 & 69 they had hydraulic lifters... And this IS Correct !!!
In 68 the 340 took over the Commando position as the small block (LA motor)... Thus ending the 4 bbl version of the 273 !!!

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Exactly. I shouldn't have used the word "through". It can be confusing. Here's a chart for the LA based engines but no breakdown for the 4 barrel 273's which were produced in 1965-1967 In 68 the LA 318 was introduced and the 4 barrel 273 was dropped and replaced with a hydraulic cam 2 barrel. The hydraulic cam 273 was used in 1969 and then discontinued.