Ford and Mercury introduced new “mid-size” cars in 1962 in the form of the Fairlane and Meteor. General Motors would follow suit in 1964, with Chevrolet’s entry being the Chevelle. The Malibu was the higher-end Chevelle, and the seller has a first-year wagon that’s rusty but has bucket seats. I don’t know if they were an available option when new or if someone decided to get sporty later on. Located in a field in Gay, Georgia, this non-running project is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $2,000. Kudos to Chuck Foster for this find!
The Chevelle joined the Oldsmobile F85, Buick Special, and Pontiac Tempest in the new intermediate field in ’64. The Chevy was the biggest seller at 370,000 units, which included the return of the El Camino station wagon-based pickup. 28,500 buyers went for a Malibu 4-door wagon with seating for six or nine passengers. We don’t know a great deal about this transport in terms of what’s under the hood. It’s obviously a V8, which could be a 283 cubic incher or one of several choices north of there. A Powerglide automatic is the likely transmission.
This Chevy does not run, and – from the looks of things – that’s been its status for a very long time. The grey/blue paint is well faded, and rust may be quite prevalent as we note some see-through places in the floorboards. We don’t know how many miles this old Chevy has traveled, as a placeholder of one million was posted.
Been trying to ascertain if the upholstery pattern on the bucket seats matches the rear seat. If it does, would that mean you could order bucket seats and a console in a ’64 Malibu wagon, not just a Super Sport coupe? If you’re fussy about titles, then you’d better move on. The seller can only offer a bill of sale.
Bucket seats were only available in the Chevelle SS 2 door hardtop and convertible in 64. If I recall correctly 68 was the first year they were availed in the regular Malibu line, but still only the 2 door hardtop and convertible. Lower trim, 4 doors and wagons only came with bench seats, though the El Camino was available with buckets. The first I recall that buckets could be had in the wagon I think was the 80’s Celebrity line, though the 73 Laguna wagon might have been available with them.