Chevrolet Chevelle
The Chevrolet Chevelle was created in 1964 as a midsize model
automobile from Chevrolet. It was produced throughout the 1960s and 70s and was
one of General Motors' most successful models. Chevelle models ranged from
economical family cars (by the standards of the day) to powerful coupes,
although many survivors are from the latter group. The Malibu was at
first an upmarket submodel of the Chevelle but later became a model in its own
right. The Chevelle chassis (based on the reengineered GM A platform) provided
the platform for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a very successful model itself. The
Chevelle lineup was originally deemed as a Chevy II replacement; however, Chevy
II sales filled the niche for the Corvair since it could not outsell its
competition.
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A utility version of the Chevelle station wagon, the El Camino, was part of
the lineup; the El Camino outlived its passenger car counterpart until its
demise in 1988 - some suggest that the sales of the Chevrolet S-10 pickup led to
the El Camino's demise.
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The Chevelle SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the hot midsize
muscle car battle. Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelles had a Malibu SS badge on the
quarter panels; after 1966, the Malibu badging disappeared except for those sold
in Canada. The Chevelle SS was the high performance version and had its own line
of engines and performance equipment. The engines available included a 350, a
396 - rated at 325, 350 and 375 hp, and the venerable 454 - rated at 390 and
450hp. It was the 454 that made the Chevelle a legend. The Ls-6, with 450 hp and
500 ft·lbf of torque would rocket this car through the 1/4 mile in low to mid
13s at 105 to 108 mph. This is Corvette ZR-1, Ferrari Testarossa and Porsche 911
stomping ground. After 1970, the engine ratings went south quickly and 1972
would be the last of the great Chevelle SS models. With the top engine rated at
245 gross horsepower (183 kW), the car was a good performer, but not legendary.
Many customers, however, chose the Chevelle as an economical family car that,
while not as expensive to operate as larger models (including the Chevrolet
Impala), had enough room to seat a family of five in reasonable comfort. Popular
convenience items ranged from power steering, power brakes, automatic
transmission, air conditioning and stereo radio; plus appearance items including
vinyl top, full wheel covers and whitewall tires.
The Chevelle nameplate became superfluous in the mid-1970s, as it was tied to
the Malibu name in sales literature (as in, Chevelle Malibu), and
it was retired after the 1977 model year.
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1964 Chevelle Malibu SS;The first year of Chevelle Production
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Chevrolet Chevelles appear in the background of a number of Dirty Harry
films including The Enforcer and Magnum Force.
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A 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu appeared in Quentin Tarantino's cult movie
Pulp Fiction. It is the car owned and driven by Vincent Vega.
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| Both of these chevelles are '67 396, 4 speed cars. Low miles on each and
are only driven on sunny days. The red one is my bosses and the green one is a
good friend of his. They both live in port Dover Ontario Canada. - from Kim |
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| This is a '67 biscayne it is a 454, 4 speed car, with a bench seat. Nice car
in great shape. - from Kim |
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those cars are
very beautiful those are luxus cars |
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The earlier
writer is correct. The grey Biscayne is a '68
and was apparently originally a 6 cylinder car
based on the front fender light, and being a
full-sized Chevy it is not a Chevelle, which is
how the photo is labelled. |
Hi, The silver Biscayne is a 68.Thanks for the pics!
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i think these cars are great to work on |
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The King of muscle cars - LS6 rules, and the I have a soft
spot for the Heavy Chevy (a package beneath the Super Sport) |
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