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 ...

With 396-cid V8, four-barrel, four-speed. Red pearl and black with black vinyl interior. Featured on the January 1985 cover of Super Chevy. A 25-year-old repaint still looks decent, chrome and trim ...

First introduced in September of 1963, the Chevelle nameplate was Chevy’s answer to the growing demand for midsize models, offering everything from sensible family sedans to performance-oriented ...

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's been a decade since Jerry McLean won his Daytona Yellow 1969 SS396 Chevelle at Mecum's Spring 2010 auto auction in Indianapolis. Mecum presented the Daytona Yellow 1969 SS396 Chevelle on its ...

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 ...

The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 was the archetypal blue-collar supercar back in the late 1960s, so it seems entirely right that one might find its way into the hands of American music’s most famous ...

The 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle COPO did not start life as a showroom hero. It was a quiet corporate workaround that let a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Produced for three generations between 1963 and 1977, the Chevelle brought a lot of success for Chevy, with the Bow Tie brand selling a broad range of body styles and powertrain configurations over ...