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1973 Chevrolet Chevelle

In much the same manner as the '73 Mustang and '73 Cougar, the Chevelle for 1973 put on quite a few pounds over its predecessor... just in time for the Arab Oil Embargo. Until now, I hadn't been able to find any of the "big" Malaise Chevelles, though we have seen examples of the angular '64-67 Chevelle as well as the more rounded '68-72 variety.
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9:00 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,502 views, 54 comments

Latest by jedchev: The 73-77 colonnade midsize cars are some of my favorites from GM. They had style, big engine options, size and a great ride/handling combination. They are also some of the only classic cars that will tolerate today's ethanol-laced, low-octane, bilgewater gasoline. I had two 77 Grand Prixs. My first had t-tops, more »

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1965 Chevrolet Chevelle, With Bonus GM A-Body Poll

The pre-Malaise Chevelle is a good example of a once-ubiquitous car that has largely disappeared from the streets, due to a one-two-three-punch combo of vulnerability to rust, suitability for hoonage, and high collector value (the same three items are also applicable to the first-gen Camaro). We saw a '71 Chevelle Malibu and a pair of '69s last year, but that's been it for the Chevelle contingent in this series so far. Until today, because I've had these shots of a '65 coupe in reserve for a while and now seems like the time to bring 'em out.

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9:00 AM on Tue May 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,934 views, 49 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: Voted GTO though for the painted rear bumper. This one's great though... the wheels give it personality somehow. Were they all this high up? more »

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Welcome To Burnaby, Where The Europas And Beats Roam Free

We saw the Chuck D-centric Olds 98 in Toronto a couple weeks back, and now the Canadian contingent is back with a whole bunch of seriously rare machines for our enjoyment. Donkeyassman has spotted a Lotus Europa, Lotus Elan, Chevy Chevelle, Mazda Eunos, and a pair of Honda Beats in the city of Burnaby, B.C. So put on your tuques and make the jump for many more photos and Donkeyassman's description.

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3:00 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,024 views, 40 comments

Latest by v8corvairpickup: What we need is to see fuel prices rise (I didn't say that!) so we can have easy access to the low mileage (kms) kei cars being dumped from the JDM. I'd love to have cheap gas so I can drive my Roadmaster again and put a Toyota Sero in more »

fast and the furious

Vin Diesel's Chevelle Pops A Fast, Furious WheelStand In New Movie

This here is some leaked video from the set of the fourth installment of the rice-sploitation The Fast And The Furious movie franchise. Remember that famous scene at the end of the first film, where Vin Diesel's blown Dodge Charger pops a massive WheelStand (by the way, we never remember if it's two words or if the "S" is capitalized — but we like how this looks)? Well it looks like the pacifier is at it again, this time in a Chevelle. Lined up against the Chevy looks to be a BMW M5, Nissan Silvia, and Skyline GT-R. Now if you're not a FatF fanboy, this raw footage is still enjoyable, seeing as it's lacking any of the mind-numbing dialogue and ridiculous story line the upcoming movie will likely have.
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11:00 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Mark Arnold
16,117 views, 88 comments

Latest by StaticFX: Sorry, but no way. Unless you have some good slicks or maybe some nice large mickey t's wrapped around those rear tires... you are not doing to pull a wheelie without some trickery (like the wieghts). In order to get enough force to the ground to lift the front that more »

classic ad watch

Attract Stalkers With Your New 1970 Chevelle SS 396!

Sure, it's Maximum El Camino Day, but we mustn't forget that the classic El Caminos of the '64-72 Musclecar Era were Chevelles with truck beds. Here's an ad for the '70 Chevelle SS 396, which wisely doesn't make any references to the 396's LS6 big brother. Hey, maybe the G8amino will have hood pins as a factory option!

12:45 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,869 views, 21 comments

Latest by Galaxie500: Simple: Just the car out in the desert. Maybe it's the cars or the nostalga but most of these adds are better than the crap today. more »

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1971 Chevrolet Malibu

We've only seen a couple of Chevelles so far on this series (a '68 coupe and a '69 wagon). Oh, sure, we wouldn't argue with anyone who made the case that the '72 El Camino is technically a Chevelle, but in any case the classic '64-'72 Chevy A-bodies have been scarce here, especially considering how many were made. We'll add one more today, with this 4-door '71.
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9:20 AM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,510 views, 32 comments

Latest by nitroracer: I bought a very similar chevelle a little over a year ago for $400, running and driving. It needed some work but the oil-leaking 307 coasted the underboady so well the only rust on the car was on the leading edge of the trunk. It has since been more »

found on ebay

Want The Game's Chevelle SS 454?

We all know that a genuine numbers-matching '70 big-block Chevelle is worth beaucoup bucks, way more than you'd pay for Grandma's 6-banger Chevelle with a crate 502 dropped in. And some say that celebrity-owned cars have that extra something special that fattens the price. So, if L.A. rapper The Game's ex-Chevelle is a real factory SS, what's it really worth? [eBay Motors]

12:30 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,764 views, 31 comments

Latest by Gino Camaro: I never liked those jumbo rims on muscle cars!! more »

sema

SEMA 2007: Mother's Propane and Propane Accessories

We know what you're thinking. Another Chevelle at SEMA. Wait now. This Chevelle kicks out 1000 horsepower without a blower, the bottle, or burning one drop of gasoline. How? Propane! The small block Chevy under the hood huffs down the same stuff folks use to heat up their Hamburger Helper. Since propane packs a 100+ octane rating, using high compression pistons is not an issue. We had a chance to hear this beast run at Mother's over the summer and it sounded much better than mean. This is the Chevrolet Hank Hill would use to show Boomhauer and his Mopar the tail lights. Press release after the jump. More »

11:45 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
2,488 views, 10 comments

Latest by TonyD: I used to run propane vans for a biz I used to have. Another interesting thing about them was if you ran out of coolant (they always ran out of coolant for some reason) the intake would freeze solid and stall the engine before any major damage would take place. more »

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1969 Chevrolet Chevelle

After opening up a real can of worms in the debate over the Rat Rod 356 yesterday, it seems only fair that we should see an evil-looking primermobile that reminds us of a time when men were men and Pabst wasn't an ironic beer choice. Time was, loud-ass GM A-bodies with fat tires and mismatched wheels roamed the streets of Alameda in packs, searching for Mopar B-bodies to take out to City Line for some street-racing action... More »

9:30 AM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Murilee Martin
7,182 views, 31 comments

Latest by VVvvCHEVELLEvvVV: yea deffinatly a 68 i have one just like it. wouldnt be intersted in selling would you? more »

sorry ma, forgot to take out the goat

The Trashiest A-Body?

While a number of Los Jalops agree that the GM A-bodies were the best-sorted and best-looking vehicles of the musclecar era, and 1970 is regarded by numerous muscle-heads as the platform's finest year, both in terms of styling — and certainly in terms of power — here's another question. Which example is the trashiest? We realize that most everyone will lean toward the El Camino, but we might actually call out the Monte Carlo as the king trashmobile of the line. Poll after the jump. Arguments in the comments. Ready, steady, go! More »

2:45 PM on Thu Aug 9 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
3,636 views, 48 comments

Latest by JayP71: My vote would go with a '73 LeMans. The car just oozes trashy. I came really close to buying one when I was still a card carryin' redneck (i've since learned to talk like the man on the 6 o'clock news and travelled a bit). Therefore it MUST be trashy. If more »