Chevrolet hit a home run with the Chevelle. It sold not in the thousands but in the hundreds of thousands every year. Then came the Colonnade body style. It was bigger and heavier but, to many, it still looked… more»
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Build Sheet: Real 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
One of the best-selling muscle cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s was the Chevy Chevelle SS 396. Though an option package on the Malibu in 1970, some 53,600 were built with RPO Z25 (code word for SS… more»
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496 V8 SS Clone: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The 1970 Chevelle Malibu is one of the most popular of the series to be cloned as a Super Sport, 396 or 454. And when it’s a convertible, the ante goes up. From what we can tell, this Chevelle… more»
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Canadian Built Z15: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454
The Chevelle SS 396 was already a hot property when RPO Z15 became available in 1970. That’s Chevy lingo for the SS 454 with the LS5 or LS6 V8. 8,773 were known to have been built, with perhaps fewer… more»
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Cruisin’ Wagon Project: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Launched in 1964, the Chevelle would be Chevrolet’s mid-size product for many years to come. Styling was refreshed in 1967, so the Chevelles could be identified from the year before by noticeable headlight and taillight changes. The Malibu was… more»
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Future SS Clone? 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible
Just recently coming out of long-term storage, this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible has several possibilities for the future owner, including transforming the Chevy into another SS clone. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but this one still seems… more»
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Two Prior Owners: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The 1970 model year was likely the peak for the American-made mid-size muscle car. More than 51,000 buyers scooped up copies of the Chevelle SS 396, which now had a 402 cubic inch engine and a 454 CI companion…. more»
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Numbers-Matching Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The iconic Chevelle SS 396 was an option on the Malibu in 1970 (rather than being a separate series as it had been from 1966 to 1968). More than 51,000 copies were built and most had the 350 hp… more»
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Grandma’s Malibu: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
The mid-size Chevy Chevelle had another successful sales year in 1970 with a production of more than 635,000 units (which would include the El Camino and Monte Carlo). Nearly 290,000 would comprise the Malibu Sport Coupe, the most popular… more»
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Desert Sand Roller: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The Chevelle SS 396 was one of the hottest muscle cars in the genre’s heyday. It was so popular that at one time (1966-68) it was a series of its own rather than an option on Chevy’s mid-size Malibu…. more»
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Real Deal Survivor? 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
Whenever a 1970-ish Chevelle SS 396 pops up for sale, the first question usually revolves around whether it’s authentic or a clone. Because RPO Z25 was an option on the Malibu, it’s hard to settle this debate without a… more»
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Muscle Wagon: 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 Estate
Dealer special orders are nothing new, with those cars typically used as bait to entice potential customers through showroom doors. However, this 1975 Chevelle Malibu Classic Estate is slightly different because the dealer ordered it as the tow vehicle… more»
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Rolling Drop-Top: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 427
Due to the growing popularity of the 1960s mid-size muscle cars, Chevrolet promoted the Chevelle SS 396 to series status in 1966. The 396 cubic inch V8 was standard and nothing bigger than that was officially installed in 1966… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
Muscle cars were still popular in 1970, but the tides had begun to change. Insurance companies were raising premiums, emissions controls were tightening, and gasoline would soon no longer be cheap. Yet, Chevrolet managed to sell more than 53,000… more»
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Heavy Chevy? 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 V8
As an effort to tap into a greater portion of the performance car market, Chevrolet added the “Heavy Chevy” to the Chevelle lineup in 1971. It was something of a poor man’s Super Sport, the idea being to keep… more»
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Sport Coupe Survivor: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The mid-size Chevy Chevelle was in its eighth year in 1971 and still going strong. The Malibu Sport Coupe continued as the series’ best seller at nearly 200,000 copies, most with a V8 (and they could be optioned as… more»
