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• 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle [Down On The Street]

  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. Early emission-control equipment was pretty crude, so compression ratios had to come down, down, down to meet the new federal standards. 1973 was the first year of the Malaise Era (I made up the term, so I get to decide that stuff), and the 350 in this car was rated at either 145 horsepower (two-barrel carburetor) or 175 horsepower (Quadrajet). That hurts, but worse was in store. 3,580 pounds. That's the factory shipping weight of the V8 Chevelle for '73. That means the Chevelle scaled in at 45 pounds more than the weight of the V8-equipped two-door '66 Impala (and about the same as the projected weight... Posted Jul 15 2008, 02:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, Alameda, Down On The Street, malaise, Chevelle, 1973, 1970s, Malaise Era, 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle

• Attract Stalkers With Your New 1970 Chevelle SS 396! [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("70_Chevelle_SS396_476.flv", 463, 387,""); 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! Posted Mar 17 2008, 05:45 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, classic ad watch, Chevelle, 1970s, 1970, big-block, muscle car, 1970 Chevelle SS 396, 396, 1970 Chevy Chevelle, 1970 Chevelle SS, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle

• 1971 Chevrolet Malibu [Down On The Street]

  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. When this car was made, "Malibu" was just an optional trim level available on the Chevelle; it didn't become a model in its own right until later on. The standard engine for '71 was the lackluster 307, though this car may well be on its 15th powerplant by now; small-block Chevy engines might as well have Velcro mounts, given how often they get swapped around. This example drives every day and parks on one of the island's busier streets. It looks to be in pretty solid original condition. Well, original except for the Camaro wheels, that is. The mix-n-match Chevy wheels game... Posted Feb 20 2008, 01:20 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, Alameda, Down On The Street, Chevelle, Malibu, 1970s, 1971, chevy malibu, 1971 Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Malibu, 1971 Chevy Malibu