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 ...

In 1969, Chevrolet reverted a decision it had made only three years before, making the SS 396 once again an option package for the Chevelle SS after selling as a separate series in 1966 and 1967. But ...

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 ...

The NMCA's Nostalgia Muscle Car class makes the most from stock-appearing parts, and Ted Carter's 10-second 1969 Chevelle SS396 proves it. In the formative years of NHRA's Stock and Super Stock, some ...

Bowing in August of 1963 for the 1964 model year, the Chevy Chevelle was built on GM’s A-Body platform. There is some debate about the origin of the Chevelle name, but it is thought to have either a ...

Chevrolet fired off a heavy salvo of horsepower with the introduction of the Chevelle SS, marking the Bow Tie brand’s entry into the muscle car wars and establishing a loyal following among go-fast ...

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 1968 Chevelle SS arrived in showrooms as a mid‑size muscle car with big‑block bravado, but what buyers actually got went ...

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 ...