The first generation Chevrolet Camaro had a relatively short run of three years, but GM decided to redesign the side sheet metal for 1969, giving the last model before the second-gen cars took over some distinctive one-year-only body styling… more»
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Jun 25, 2024 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Original 327 V8; 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS
What a difference a year makes. During the 1961 model year, Chevrolet introduced the Super Sport option on its full-size cars. The emphasis was on performance and fewer than 500 were built. For the 1962 model run, Chevy decided… more»
Jun 16, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Running Project: 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409
One of the hottest cars you could buy in 1963 with the Chevy Impala with the Super Sport option and a 409 cubic inch V8. That engine was only in production for five years (1961 to 1965) but has… more»
Jun 3, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Possible Super Sport? 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevy Camaro was the most successful of the competitors that came to battle with Ford’s Mustang in the 1960s “pony car market. Launched in 1967, Chevy sold 221,000 Camaros, which was less than half of the Mustang. But… more»
May 31, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
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»
May 29, 2024 • For Sale • 6 Comments
No Reserve 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe
The seller of this 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS mentions that this one would make a good parts car, and even if it was just a standard Super Sport, I might have to disagree and express my optimism that… more»
May 2, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
America’s First Sports Car? 1951 Crosley Super Sport
Powel Crosley – inventor, entrepreneur, and owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team – desperately wanted to become an auto manufacturer. He had worked at a dealership selling cars, attempted to establish a factory to assemble other… more»
Apr 21, 2024 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Dirty Diminutive Barn Finds: Crosley Sedan and Super Sport
While some “barn finds” are nothing more than cars that have been stored for a long time in a proper garage and are covered with dust, others live up to the name in every way. If you are a… more»
Mar 12, 2024 • For Sale • 46 Comments
Numbers Matching 409! 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS
If you were to create a list of iconic automobiles of the 1960s, would the Chevrolet Impala Super Sport make the list? Especially one with the 409 cubic inch V8 engine, like in this 1963 edition? The engine and… more»
Feb 17, 2024 • For Sale • 21 Comments
454 Big Block V8! 1972 Chevrolet Nova
Chevrolet sold nearly 350,000 Nova’s in 1972 and none of them came with a 454 cubic inch V8. The largest Nova engine in ’72 was the 350, with or without Super Sport trim. This gold Nova with a black… more»
Feb 10, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Real SS Convertible? 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
After the Pontiac GTO met with great success, Chevrolet would counter-program with the Chevelle SS 396. It became a series of its own from 1966 to 1968, reverting to option status in 1969. This 1970 Malibu convertible wears SS… more»
Feb 3, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Real Super Sport: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Project
For the 1970 Chevelle Super Sport, engine choices ranged from excellent to better, with the 350 horsepower 396 coming in as the minimum that could be had in your SS. Optional was the L78 that provided an additional 25… more»
Jan 13, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Restored 4-Speed Classic! 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Until 1967, the Ford Mustang practically had the new “pony car” market to itself. Then competition arrived and Chevrolet’s new Camaro quickly attained the #2 spot behind Ford. After a successful first year, the Camaro was little changed in… more»
Dec 27, 2023 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Numbers-Matching 396/4-Speed: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
If you’ve been on the hunt for some early seventies Chevrolet muscle, this 1970 Chevelle Super Sport here on Craigslist seems to check several of the right boxes and the seller boasts that he’s got it priced at under-market… more»
Dec 16, 2023 • For Sale • 9 Comments
6k Mile 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
The General Motors G-Bodies were restyled for 1981, with the Buick Grand National first going into production the following year and understandably getting most of the gearhead fanfare from the bunch until its demise in 1987. But the Chevrolet… more»
Dec 3, 2023 • For Sale • 15 Comments
The Super Sport Returns! 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
After a twelve-year absence in the Monte Carlo lineup, the Super Sport was reintroduced in 1983 with unique front-end styling and a minimalist spoiler out back, along with European-influenced color coding all over the body. The SS run also… more»
