1969 witnessed several big changes for the Chevelle SS, including the return to the main Chevelle series. Chevrolet had a brilliant idea in 1966 when it decided to turn the SS 396 into a stand-alone ...
For most Chevelle fans, 1969 is the year when Chevrolet finally decided to undo a change that it had fully embraced only three years before. The SS 396 was no longer a standalone model, as it became a ...
Greg Tolles of Shelbyville, Michigan, was unimpressed when, as a 14-year-old, his father, Dick, showed him a '69 Chevelle SS 396 he'd come across. The front end was a total wreck after a collision.
The Chevelle may have only lasted three generations, from 1964 through 1978, but it left its mark on the hot-rodding world, and was once touted as "America's most popular midsize car". Of the three ...
"It was between that and a Gran Sport," remembers John Ewart of the day in March 1969 when he and his new bride, Alice, went shopping for their first new car. "The Gran Sport was more money, so we ...
Bowing in August of 1963 for the 1964 model year, the Chevy Chevelle was built on GM's A-Body platform. There is some debate about the origin of the Chevelle name, but it is thought to have either a ...
A: Glad to help, Ed. The Chevelle debuted in 1964 when Chevrolet decided to add a midsize to its car lineup that included Corvette, Corvair, Chevy II and the full size Biscayne, Belair and Impala ...
Bruno started at Top Speed in 2022 and now serves as Senior Editor for ICE while also training writers across CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed. A car and motorcycle enthusiast, he enjoys writing about ...
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to look at an example of the kind of car ...
When you own a couple of nice hot rods, we imagine it's difficult to choose which to drive on any given sunny day, especially in Southern California where the weather allows for it often. We know we ...