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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 - SS-kalation

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Created on December 18, 2023

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Paul Krüger

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - in the color "Aztec Bronze"

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - with the "Rally Wheels" available from 1967 onwards

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - twin headlights and blackened radiator grille for the overhaul face

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - more compact and maneuverable than the big Impala

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Design detail: longitudinal edges on the fenders like on the Corvette

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - resembles its corporate brother Pontiac GTO from the rear

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Thanks to wide tires: powerful appearance despite high ground clearance

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - the twin exhausts discharge noise and exhaust gas coyly downwards

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - 330 SAE horsepower from 6.5 liters give the midsize coupé a powerful boost

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - only 6.6 seconds to 100 km/h at full throttle

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - in the color "Aztec Bronze"

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Golden mean: delicate hip swing still without flab

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Indication: the radiator grille corner next to the twin headlights is also blackened on genuine SS (as here)

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Flag reference: the "396 Turbo-Jet" comes from the Corvette

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Instead of "Bowtie", equipment and engine capacity adorn the radiator grille

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - non-functional air scoops on the hood as an SS feature

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - a hint of a radiator mascot

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - The rear window called "Strut Back" is typical of the 1966 and 1967 model years

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Fisher Body has belonged to General Motors since 1919

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - While only the abbreviation was found on the front and rear, the name was written out on the flanks

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - horizontal, concave tail lights and tapered fenders

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - the stripe between the rear lights was always matt black

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Center console and individual seats were also optional extras on the SS

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - surprisingly unsportsmanlike two-spoke steering wheel with four chrome bars in the rim

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Timer in front of the automatic selector lever on the center tunnel

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - half a horn ring as the last remnant of fifties glory

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Only the speedometer and fuel gauge can be found in the instrument cluster

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - 6.5-liter V8 with 330 SAE hp

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Original Super Sport: air filter and valve cover are chrome-plated

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - Warning about the differential lock

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 4-Door Sedan (1964) - the new middle class from Chevrolet in the highest equipment line

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu (1964) - front and rear view

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu (1964) - the front compared to the large Chevrolet models

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Super Sport Coupe (1964) - modern and elegant

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Super Sport Coupe (1964) - on a contemporary advertising illustration

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Super Sport Coupe (1964) - presented in modern architecture

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Sport Coupe (1964) - Hardtop without B-pillar

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Chevrolet Chevelle (1964) - see-through model for the 1964 New York World's Fair - the body lifted off automatically, the engine revved

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Chevrolet Chevelle (1964) - at the 1963 Paris Motor Show

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Chevrolet Chevelle (1964) - with V8 engine at the 1963 Paris Motor Show

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Chevrolet Chevelle (1964) - See-through drawing showing the chassis

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Chevrolet Chevelle (1964) - the new mid-series in dimensional comparison with the 1955 "Full Size"

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 4 Door Sedan (1966) - four-door sedan with B-pillar

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport Coupe (1966) - with significantly more dynamic lines than the year before

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Chevrolet Chevelle El Camino (1966) - the passenger car truck has been based on the mid-series since 1964

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu (1966) - front view

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu (1966) - rear view

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Chevrolet (1966) - A comparison of the various rear lights of the year

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS (1966) - only in Europe did the Super Sport remain a Malibu - Geneva Motor Show 1966

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - it doesn't always have to be a station wagon for a fishing trip

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Chevrolet Caprice Custom Coupe (1966) - in front of a Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - one of ten Chevelle models available at dealerships from October 7, 1965

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Sport Sedan (1967) - Hardtop four-door, not to be confused with the 4-Door Sedan

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Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible (1967) - also available as a sporty SS 396

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Chevrolet Chevelle 300 4-Door Sedan (1967) - the entry-level model series below 300 de Luxe and Malibu

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Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Sport Coupé (1968) - built to shine with performance

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Chevrolet Chevelle "Heavy Chevy" (1971) - special model with SS engine and basic equipment

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - an early muscle car with big-block V8 in midsize bodywork

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Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport 396 Coupe (1966) - flat design language, interrupted only by the imitation air scoops

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Summary

It began as a petite, sporty mid-size car with slightly increased performance and ended as a war-painted, full-bodied seven-liter monster with more power than any rear tire could handle. This article traces the development of the Chevrolet Chevelle SS and shows a picture of a 1966 model.

This article contains the following chapters

The porcupine
A model of its own
The summit
A quick end

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It was not the Chrysler Corporation that built the Pontiac GTO's biggest competitor, even if the pop-cultural omnipresence of the Dodge Charger and Plymouth Roadrunner sometimes makes it seem that way today. Ford and AMC were also only able to lag behind in the registration statistics with the Fairlane and Javelin. No, the worst opponent of the midsize motorhome with the full-size engine and the Italian name suffix came from within the company, from the entry-level brand Chevrolet of all places. As the Impala, Bel Air and Biscayne had once again increased in length, width and wheelbase with the 1961 model year, there was a large gap in the market between them and the Nova presented in 1962, into which all potential customers who found the full-fat road cruisers too big and the ascetic compact too small plumped. So in Flint, Michigan, they dug out the old A-platform, which had last been used for the 1957 Chevrolet. What had been "full-size" seven years earlier was now only considered "mid-size" and, with a wheelbase of 115 inches (2921 mm), was fairly midway between the 119 inches of the full-size models and the 110 inches of the compacts.

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