Chevy Chevelle
The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years. Part of the GM A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates.
1969 Chevelles were billed as "America's most popular mid-size car." The Super Sport option included a 325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch V8 beneath a double-domed hood, along with a black-out grille displaying an SS emblem and a black rear panel. More potent editions of the 396 engine also made the options list, developing 350 or 375 horsepower. A few hundred Chevelles even managed to acquire a 427-cubic-inch V8. All '69 Chevelles got a new locking steering column one year ahead of the Federal requirement, and headrests required for all cars sold in the U.S. after January 1, 1969.
In 1970, sheetmetal revisions gave the bodies a more squared-up stance, and interiors were redesigned, too. The 1970 Chevelle came with a choice of one of 2 SS options; RPO Z25 with the 396 (402) engine and RPO Z15 with the new 454 cid engine. A pair of 402 engines. RPO Z25 SS Equipment option included one of these 402 cid engines but was still marketed as a 396. The second 402 was available under RPO LS3, rated at 330hp, and was available in any V8 series except an SS optioned Malibu. This year also saw the introduction of the 454 cid engine and was only available with the RPO Z15 SS Equipment option. The base 454 engine was rated at 360hp and the optional LS6 version at 450hp. The SS 396 Chevelle included a 350 horsepower Turbo-Jet 396 V8, special suspension, "power dome" hood, black-accented grille, resilient rear-bumper insert, and wide-oval tires on sport wheels. Though a 375 horsepower upgrade was available, few were sold primarily because this engine was dropped in favor of the newly introduced 454 engine the 454-cubic-inch V8, offering 360 horsepower in standard form but a whopping 450 horses in solid-lifter, high-compression, LS6 made the Chevelle one of the quickest muscle cars ever built. "You can make our tough one even tougher," the brochure explained, by adding Cowl Induction to either SS model. Step on the gas, and a scoop opened "to shoot an extra breath of cool air into the engine air intake....like second wind to a distance runner." Functional hood lock pins nor hood and deck stripes were not standard with either SS option but were part of the optional ZL2 cowl induction hood option. The 454 cu in (7.4 L) The LS6, with 450 hp and 500 ft·lbf of torque, would provide 1/4 mile performances in the low 13 second range at 108 mph and a 0-60 time of 6.1 seconds.
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