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• 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 [Down On The Street]

  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 that dominated my early gearhead experiences on the island: a beat-to-hell big-block 60s muscle car! There was once a time when primered-out Chevelles, Satellites, Fairlanes, and the like (along with hooned-up Beetles and 510s) could be found lowering property values on just about every block of Alameda… but most of those cars have been hooned into nothingness or restored to gilded-cage, car-show-only condition by now. Just a few survivors, like this '69 Chevelle, remain. First, let's get in the right frame of mind by listening to a song that captures the wholesome appeal of the SS396: Well, maybe this car is a little more menacing than what those Wonder Bread-eating boys had in mind when they wrote that song. I talked to the owner's father, who verifies that it is indeed a... Posted Oct 15 2008, 02:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, Alameda, Down On The Street, Chevelle, 1969, 1960s, 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle

• 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

• 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle, With Bonus GM A-Body Poll [Down On The Street]

  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. This car doesn't seem to move much, judging by the dusty windows, but it looks to be complete and fairly solid. I found it parked on the same block as the BMW 3.0 CSi , though I'm pretty sure they're not owned by the same person. Most of these cars came with 194-cube sixes or 283 small-block V8s, though the options list included the 300-horse 327 (you had to wait for '66 to get a big-block Chevelle from the factory... Posted May 20 2008, 02:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, 1965, Alameda, Down On The Street, Chevelle, 1960s, A-Body, 1965 Chevrolet, 1965 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

• Down On The Street: 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... Posted Sep 06 2007, 02:30 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, Alameda, Down On The Street, Chevelle, 1969, Malibu