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About the Chevelle:
The Chevelle SS represented Chevrolet's
entry into the muscle car battle. Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelles had a
Malibu SS badge on the front fenders (which includes the sought-after
Z16 option where 201 Malibu SS 396s were produced); after 1966, the Malibu
SS 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 performance engines available included 327 in³, 350 in³,
and 396 in³ V8s - rated at 325, 350 and 375 hp respectively.
Previous to 1970, GM had a restriction stating
that no mid-size car could have an engine with a displacement over 400
in³, though some inventive people figured out ways around this through
the dealership; 1968 and 1969 were the times of the COPO (Central Office
Production Order), in which a car was ordered by the dealer with a larger
than allowed engine in it for racing purposes.
In 1970 the COPO dropped the displacement
rule, and that was when the bigger engines came out. The first change
was that the 396 engine was bored out to 402 in³ , but the car kept the
396 badging, as so much advertising had been put into the 396 namesake
that they didn't want to change it. Most notable was the 454 in³ LS5 V8
rated at 390 hp and the LS6 at 450 hp. It was the 454 that made the Chevelle
a legend. The LS6, with 450 hp and 500 ft·lb of torque, would rocket the
Chevelle through the 1/4 mile in low to mid-13 second times at 105 to
108 mph.
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Officially licensed GM product with GM tagging.
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