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Chevy's Best Muscle Car You Probably Never Saw... [PIC]

Rich Sufficool · 2023-07-06T13:46:32Z

In those early muscle car days, most companies just took the big block V8 from their full sized car and crammed it into their intermediate body 2 door. Only in 1965, the 2nd year of its 1st generation did Chevy go all out (almost) to create a real high performance car, the Malibu SS 396 375 hp L37 in their Z16 performance package. The package included a special 4 speed manual with a 3.31 differential, heavy duty rear axle, upgraded suspension and larger brakes making the best performing muscle car of that era. Chevy never advertised the package relying on the individual dealers to promote it to interested customers. It was, of course, more expensive to build than its contemporaries costing $200 more than their Corvette. Hence, only 201 Z16 equipped Malibu SS 396s were built including a handful of convertibles. The following year's 2nd generation Malibu SS396 didn't offer the performance upgrades to keep costs competitive, leaving that 1 year option the best performing Chevelle of that whole era. Model by Lane Exact Detail:

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07/07/2023 1:19 pm

It still looks great in yellow ! I imagine a steady hand could probably add the blackwash in those parts and it is so nice in all colors and from each diecast manufacturer.

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