At first glance, it’s hard to tell if this vehicle is more Chevrolet Malibu or more El Camino, the popular “gentlemen’s” pickup. Because of the extended roofline and side windows, the half in front of the first set of… more»
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Unfinished Convertible: 1971 Chevelle Malibu
This 1971 Malibu convertible is a project that hasn’t been completed across its last two owners. It has an older repaint that may need help and we’re told it runs well, which is always a good thing. The current… more»
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No Reserve Project: 1966 Chevelle SS 396
Due to its growing popularity, the Chevelle SS 396 became a series of its own in 1966. It accounted for 15% of all Chevelle sales that year, which means 1 out of every 7 Chevy intermediates would be muscle… more»
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Rare Color Barn Find: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet built a lot of Chevelle Malibu sport coupes in 1972 – 212,388 of them, to be precise. But the seller believes this car could be 1 of 1 based on its original paint/vinyl top combination. It has a… more»
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu With 35k Miles!
I’ve always had a soft spot for the 1970 Malibu because it was one of the first cars I drove when I took high school driver’s ed over the summer that year. It was even the same color, just… more»
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Same Family 50 Years: 1969 Chevelle SS 396
The muscle car movement had likely reached its pinnacle in 1969, and the Chevelle SS 396 was right upfront. This ’69 edition was built at Chevy’s Kansas City plant and stayed in town until 1998, after which it moved… more»
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Pristine No Reserve: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 350
Sometimes we come across a car that looks like it might just be a year old. This 1972 Chevrolet Malibu is a clean, California blue plate car with one repaint in its original Code 63 Mohave Gold exterior color…. more»
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350 Powered: 1965 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe
In the mid-1960s, Chevrolet was looking to fill a gap between the compact Chevy II and its full-size cars led by the Impala. Their answer was the mid-size Chevelle which debuted for 1964. It was successful and would run… more»
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Rust-Free Barn Find: 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The majority of classic Chevelles that we see here at Barn Finds usually either have a V8 under the hood or fresh air where a V8 used to be. That’s what makes this 1972 Chevelle Malibu barn find a… more»
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Incomplete Project: 1970 Chevelle SS 396
In 1970, the RPO Z25 option turned an ordinary Malibu into an SS 396 and perhaps 12% of Chevelles were ordered that way. But the numbers are much smaller when you break out just Canadian production, which was about… more»
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Rare 4-Speed: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu
By the time the fourth generation of the Chevelle would come out, the Malibu nameplate had taken over duties. The downsized cars would run from 1978-80 and replace the Colonnade style that had come before it. The Malibu was… more»
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Barn Find Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
Chevy sold more than 300,000 Chevelle Malibu sport coupes in 1970, making it a hugely successful year. That includes some 53,600 SS396 models and another 8,800 SS454s. While the seller’s car is said to have a non-working big block… more»
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Story of a Field Find: Two Classic Chevrolets
Unlike so many reports here on Barn Finds, this is not a critique of a car for sale but the story of two cars that were rescued, with one of them currently undergoing a complete restoration. First is a… more»
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Same Owner 20 Years! 1969 Chevelle SS 454
This 1969 Chevelle started out life as a Malibu Sport Coupe and became an SS later. And it has a 454 cubic inch V8, something that wouldn’t come about until the 1970 model year. The 396 would have been… more»
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Big Block Drop-Top: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The second generation of the Chevelle (1968-72) would be the nameplate’s most popular. 50 years later, the Super Sport models are the big draw with collectors, with their 396 or 454 V8 engines. This ’71 Malibu is an SS… more»
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Blank Canvas: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
I’m always dubious about the idea of tackling someone else’s part-finished restoration project, but that doesn’t extend to cars like this 1966 Chevelle Malibu. This is a car that follows the “what you see is what you get” philosophy…. more»
