Super Sonic CHEVELLE
As with several other mid-Sixties GM intermediates, the Chevrolet Chevelle was always destined to be classified in the category ‘legendary American muscle car’. Introduced in 1964 as a ‘senior compact’, the Chevelle Malibu Super Sport became available with an SS396 engine option package in 1965, something which would mark its official entry into the muscle car arena. In 1966, the Chevelle SS396 was completely restyled, broke its ties with the Malibu nameplate and became an intermediate series in its own right. By 1968, the Chevelle SS had established itself as a true muscle car, alongside nameplates like the Pontiac GTO, Olds 4-4-2, Dodge Charger, Plymouth Road Runner and others, and it received another revision, which many aficionados regard as being the iconic Chevelle SS look:
