I don’t really care that this 1967 Chevelle shown on ebay is not a muscle car. How often do you see one so original and pristine as this? If you’re in my camp on this one, then jump in on the bidding, which is in the mid-20s at the moment with three days to go in the auction, but which has not met reserve. Where will it end up? Somewhere north of $30,000, which begs the question how much originality and low miles add to the price of a classic. Whatever your final number, if you win this one, you’ll be buying a one-way ticket to Cumberland, Rhode Island to drive the car home. Or is it a bad idea to pile on the miles, if you live far away?
My quibbles are slight. I don’t like the wheels. Are they original? What choices would the factory have presented in this year? The paint color, Mountain Green—is also not my favorite, though very common in the era. And there’s the slight ding in this being a repaint. So few cars are left with their factory=sprayed hue, it seems. But everything else is as you’d want it—original vinyl top, original interior, everything sorted and working as it should. We’ve said this before, but here you go again: Why pay mid-30s money on a new Toyota when you could have this beautiful survivor, potentially for less, and actually make money when you sell? Good thing most people don’t care about the classics. There’s more than enough competition for these rides as it is.
This car is the perfect cruiser. The engine is a 283-CID V8. The transmission is an automatic. There’s power steering. So you’re going to rumble into that spot at the local Big Boy without breaking a sweat. Then, your job will be to absorb the compliments of friends and strangers who appreciate the fact that you’re now in charge of preserving the history of a car that’s increasingly rare and special. It would be great to find out that the car came with original paperwork, but if that’s not the case, you’re just going to have to enjoy it as an “it is what it is” find.
Sure, this car has some much-more-powerful siblings. Engines in the Chevelle over the years ranged to 396s and 454s, but a lot of those were used up and thrown away decades ago, where this one has been, one assumes, gently driven and never molested. Wait, I’m talking myself into bidding. What’s my limit? Why, of course I can’t tell you that.
Oh I love these. Picture this: the date, summer of ’72, “grandmum, can I borrow the Chevelle to, um, go to the library?” “Why sure sweetheart”,,,next call to your buddy, “Dude,,I got the Chevelle, let’s go”, off came the poverty caps, and we racing,,,even though it was from 1 light to another, this was the car, or something similar. No fire breathers, just regular V8s, and a freakin’ powerglide, and you know, it was good enough. Grammy grams never had a clue, except why the back tires kept wearing so badly. I mean, look at it. Under the hood, what, 7 wires? I guess I’ll die never knowing why we got away from this. Granny, wasn’t alone. I read, there were an astonishing 141,000 ’67 Malibu 2 door coupes sold with a V8. 25,000 had a 6, and almost 60,000 were the 396, so the small block was the most popular.
I must disagree with the author, a new Toyota isn’t even in the same universe as this, and I wonder if people that buy new Toyotas would even look at this. I don’t think so. What a find, with the slim options here, granny coughed up around $2400 bucks, minus late gramps ’55 Chevy they probably gave her $100 bucks for, and again, was good enough.
I drive a Tacoma, have 2 Harleys, one I’ve had for over 40 years, I have had a SS 396 Chevelle and a 442 4spd, loved my El Camino 4spd. You can appreciate the reliability of the Toyotas and the style, sound and feel of the stuff you grew up with.
I use to have a sled.a red wagon,an a 70 ss chevelle
You’re right on money. Dad walked into a Chevy dealer in Sept ’66 and asked what they had for $2000. From then on we had a ’66 Chevelle 300 Deluxe 6-cyl powerglide and am radio. Light blue with blue cloth and wheel covers. Left the ’56 Bel Air there. That car dissolved in 6 years to be replaced with a ’64 Biscayne wagon. Both were solid citizens but the ’64 was a much better car.
Wow.!!! A set of crager s/s wheels with some T/A s..that car will shine…we all know that…my Toyota pickup has over 300k on it can’t beat it…never had anyone come up to me and say..love your car with my Toyota…as they have with my 70 Challenger convertible…early Chevelle’s rule and always will … best looking car gm has built….feel fortunate to have grown up in that era….nice car…
Well the new Toyota has Bluetooth and cruse control and air bags, could go on and on. For the most part the majority of people today don’t want to drive something like this. It’s a dinosaur, but it’s what I grew up with. A power glide and a 283 with proper maintenance is almost indestructible. Many young people today don’t really understand the experience of driving, it’s about basic transportation , some don’t care to own a car Uber or Lyft will do. Maybe a couple minor upgrades to enhance the car but nothing radical. It’s all about smiles per mile folks! And if you own it and want to build it it’s how we did it! Go to a museum you want to see original old stuff. Original once yeah I get it, but what if Vic , Ed and many other innovative guys and gals even Zora thought well that’s enough! Come on respect the builders, innovators that made the American car what it was.
If I had it, I’d want to drive it so that means disc brakes. I’m nostalgic but not drum brakes nostalgic, if you know what I mean.
Also, I’m in S. FLA so I’d be looking into retrofitting AC.
With that, I’m with the author. Definitely preferable to a new Toyota or etc.
I’m with you Walter it’s a beautiful car and yes I would daily it in the summer but I would definitely fit disc brakes and a/c, the rest would stand.
My second car when I was 17 had 57 2 door post Bel-Air,283 ,60 over,it was screamer.
’67 Chevelle ! This is a beautiful and well cared for classic . So many of them have been modified or altered which in my opinion , just ” ruins” the originality of the car. Alot of young kids like to soup em up to look cool and impress their friends ! Myself? I’m from the old era , and really value a professional looking restoration back to factory standards . Those kinds of vehicles will not only win trophy’s but yield the BEST RETURNS ! Happy Motoring !
This car was featured on this site January 8th, it was listed on Craigslist with an asking price of $45,000, which is a hefty price for an “original” car that’s seen at a minimum a repaint of the body, engine and wheels.
Steve R
Needs power brakes and A/C “….to rumble into that spot at the local Big Boy without breaking a sweat.”
This is one of those car’s I’d subtly upgrade to modern standards (power front discs, A/C, perhaps Sniper FI, and an overdrive 200R4).
Drive this thing all over!
I bought my 66 Malibu in 1997 from the original owner. It was a 283, 2bbl, single exhaust, manual steering and drum brakes, but had buckets, console and a 4 speed. The interior was trash, but the original stuff was there. It had been repainted, not sure with what, but it would wash off if you tried hard, like house paint. It had bias ply tires and 235,000 miles and a dead cylinder, but I drove it home.
Now, it’s Marina blue, with a fresh interior, a crate engine with a cam, A/C, power disc brakes, ps, rally wheels and i enjoy playing around with it. The car posted here is a lot closer to stock original condition and maybe should be preserved for what it is. In my case, the car was pretty used up, so I had no issues modifying it to suit me.
I agree leave it stock! This is a very nice car.
The best reply I seen in this postings. Leave is as is an cruise in it..
I’ ditch the Powerglide though
And yours is now one heck of a nice car! I was enjoy seeing that car!
Chevelles were some of the best launchers from the factory.
Most wanted to kick the rear to the right.
Don’t tell mom. Ha, ha, ha!
These were great cars when optioned out decently. (Practice in the day of course was all the good stuff was optional.) Selling a Rambler Classic or Rebel must have been pretty tough when the Chevy dealer across the road was offering the Chevelle!
For the last 50 years my brother and I have bought/sold/ collected first gen Chevelles. Mostly ElCaminos but a few hardtops and sedans have snuck in. A nephew bought this very original 4 door hardtop from my brother and despite my recommendations to keep it original had gathered a big pile of parts to make an SS 396 4 Dr hardtop. He’s gathered a fresh 67 350 HP 396, buckets, console etc etc. and recently found and bought another 66 4Dr hardtop with a choice body in pieces. Now he has decided to just preserve this hardtop. I’m glad to see this one stay in one piece
For daily driving I’d love to use this 67 hardtop. You can subtlety add modern conveniences and enjoy an older car – plus its fun! Just be prepared to get a lot of attention when you pull to a stop!
I need an unbroken plastic B-pillar cover for the driver’s side of a 66-67 4-door hardtop. Would your nephew happen to have an extra? Thanks!
I’ll ask. I haven’t seen the new one, just pictures. Fresh paint and a truckload of parts but still all apart. Factory AC, we’re hoping all the parts are there. Somewhere I have a milk crate full of mid 60s big block AC brackets, some of the hardest parts to find.
Where are you located? We’re in central Minnesota. 4 Dr hardtops are pretty scarce, but I saw a couple in east central Nebraska last spring. Huge yard and yard owner’s nephew had a yard specializing in 60s A body GM cars. We got to the nephew’s yard late in the day so didn’t get to explore. The above hardtop was in the uncle’s yard. Uncle’s yard was amazing but my buddy and I must have pissed him off, after buying a few minor parts, my buddy offered $450.00 on the owner’s $480.00 ask for a pile of parts and owner refused to sell him anything! I didn’t think we had been disrespectful at all, but maybe he was having a bad day.
Beautiful! Rake it, add some “glass packs” and put on some Cragar’s and cruise your life away. Old School Baby! You’ll get noticed. BTW…I like the color.
I was about to make a comment about adding OEM wheel covers but I see a set in the trunk. I believe original cars like this will get more attention at car shows than “tribute” cars and this one looks ready to show and cruise. Bidding is at $25300. LEAVE THIS ONE AS IS!!!
Wonderful car. Actually the last style year i liked. Once GM changed all the models in 68 i didn’t like them anymore except the Firebird and Camaro until 69.. The 64 and 65 being my favorite Chevelles of all. Ideally i’d want buckets, a console, a 3 speed auto and AC. The 283 would suffice with dual exhaust and some nice Cragars.
Preserve it and enjoy it for what it is, a beautiful original. We already lost too many nice, original cars to make ridiculous hotrods.
Really nice car. But they need to take another shot at painting those wheels, because they are nowhere near the same color as the car.
Also, the original spare wheel in the trunk is green which means it came with dog dish hubcaps, not full caps. And the full caps in the trunk are 66’s, not 67’s.
This was a very common build for this model year, 283 2 barrel, powerglide, power steering, AM radio, full wheel covers, black vinyl top. Two high school buddies, their moms had identical Butternut yellow, black vinyl top, bought from the same dealer. Large dealer in Chicago suburbs ordered multiples of everything popular in all colors. The vinyl top was a classy touch. This one probably had full wheel covers, maybe in the trunk.
The wheel covers are in the trunk, you can check the eBay ad 😉
Thank you to a seller that cleaned up his car, inside and out, before taking photos!
Great car. Just leave her be and drive and enjoy just the way she is. She looks to be such a nice car for just cruising around in.
Hagerty values:
#3: $17.5K
2: $24.6
1: $35.6
Like many others that are greying out, I don’t want the sound, vibration, smell and unreliability of an old car anymore. The irony of the write up is that when I sold my last classic car due to the difficulty and cost of maintaining it, the sale funds have been set aside for ? You guessed it, a Toyota. We are waiting for the hybrid with the solid state batteries, 1 hour charging and 700 mile range.
I want a car that is quiet, easily goes 70 or 75 on the freeway, economical and reliable. I want advanced safety features. Our Camry came the closest to this and never skipped a beat in many years of driving. I want the ability to use off grid energy to transport myself, with the back up of ICE.
Hopefully it is the last car we will ever buy and we will wait for it, although at 50k plus it may be the most expensive car we have ever owned. It took 65 years to wean me from the siren song of American muscle, but I am over it.
Maybe your only problem with classic cars was buying Chevies! 😂 You shoulda bought Fords! 😁
I’m turning 70 this summer . Still not weaned off American muscle. Currently shifting a 6spd 16 rt plus shaker in black. No 4wheeled computer/battery cars for me, but I hope you enjoy yours. That 67 is nice though. My granddaughter is showing interest in the older classics, early Mustang in particular. Wants to hit the car shows with me this summer.
I’ve had a couple of 67 chevelles. If you could find the build sheet (broadcast sheet) you would be able to see just how the car was built. I found the build sheet under the back seat on the drivers side. Worth a look.
Once I finished my 69 Z clone in 1985 I sold my 67 283 floorshift PG for $485
You do stupid things when young.
Wow a lot of comments! I remember when these things were everywhere, so rare and special it is not. I agree it needs to be restomodded but at the price you may end up paying for it is it worth it? And keeping it bone stock, for what? It’s clean and well preserved but it’s nothing special.
That color will hold this car back, and the 283 is just a pedestrian option maybe worth 12 grand or there abouts