A funny thing happened in 1964 when Pontiac introduced the GTO: the performance market shifted towards mid-sized vehicles. By 1966, Chevrolet was selling tens of thousands of Chevelle SS 396 models ...
There are those select few cars that'll grab anyone's attention, car enthusiast or not, and that's because they're special. An example of such a car would be this 1969 Yenko Chevelle from the ...
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 ...
Although the Chevy Chevelle lived out a short life (produced between 1963 and 1977), it was quite meaningful as far as muscle car fans are concerned. Especially when the moniker also included things ...
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 ...
LS5-powered 1969 Chevelle SS convertible offers vintage looks with upgraded performance and handling in a striking red-on-red package. A fully restored 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Convertible, ...
Are what you wanted and what you got necessarily the same thing? Maybe. We envision the ideal and get real life instead. Sometimes it's a matter of ignorance and sometimes it's really a matter of time ...
Jody Only is an author and photographer. Within the last five years in the auto industry, she has had bylines with TopSpeed, HotCars, LSXmag, Engine Labs, Chevy HardCore, and Street Muscle. She is a ...
I bought my 1969 Chevelle SS in 2002. It was an old street racer with an old-school 468 big-block (making 700 hp), Turbo 400 and 4.88 gears. I had some fun with it on the street and at the track, ...
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.
As car crafters, we've all heard a significant other say "You love that car more than you love me." That's usually just an exaggeration, but sometimes it has a grain of truth--at least it did for ...