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Chevrolet Chevelle

Chevelle
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A car produced by Chevrolet from 1964-1977. An icon of the "muscle car" years of the American auto industry, the 1970-1971 Chevelle SS 454 is often seen as the peak muscle car of the era.

The Chevrolet Chevelle was the car of NASCAR Winston Cup (the series that would eventually become Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver's champions Benny Parsons in 1973 and Cale Yarborough in 1976.

The Chevelle inspired two bands to name themselves after the car: hard rock band Chevelle from Illinois (formed in 1995), and The Chevelles, an Australian "power pop" band formed in 1989.

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History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on 1 February 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-sized automobile which was produced by Chevrolet in three generations for the 1964 through 1978 model years. Part of the General Motors (GM) A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates. Body styles include coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were produced through the 1973 model year, and Lagunas from 1973 through 1976. After a three-year absence, the El Camino was reintroduced as part of the new Chevelle lineup. The Chevelle also provided the platform for the Monte Carlo introduced in 1970. The Malibu, the top of the line model through 1972, completely replaced the Chevelle nameplate for the redesigned, downsized 1978 model year.

The automobile marketplace was changing significantly during the early 1960s and became highly competitive in the smaller-sized car segments. The domestic Big Three automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler) were responding to the success of American Motors' compact Rambler American and Classic models that made AMC the leading maker of small cars for several years and increasing Rambler on the 1961 domestic sales charts to third-place behind Chevrolet and Ford. The innovative Chevrolet Corvair and the Chevy II, which was designed to compete with Ford's Falcon, were losing ground. Ford released the mid-sized Fairlane in 1963, to which Chevrolet responded with the 1964 Chevelle based on a new A platform design. Riding on a 115-inch (2,900 mm) wheelbase, the new Chevelle was similar in size, simplicity, and concept to the standard-sized 1955-1957 Chevrolet models. The Chevelle was the U.S. auto industry's only all-new car for 1964 and was positioned to fill the gap between the small Chevy II and the full-sized Chevrolet models. Introduced in August 1963 by "Bunkie" Knudsen, the Chevelle filled the gap for Chevrolet with sales of 338,286 for the year.

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Images

	Subject:  Chevrolet Chevelle Shirt Source:   View Chevrolet Chevelle Shirt - 267KB
	Subject:  Chevelle Row Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2010 Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals View photo of a row of Chevrolet Chevelles - 4,171KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  "Bull-Doser" Event:  Auto classique Laval 2010 View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle - 110KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Photographer:  yogi License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu - 117KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  I, SajoR Event:  Feria de las Flores, Medellín, Colombia License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle - 263KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  I, SajoR Event:  Feria de las Flores, Medellín, Colombia License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle - 603KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Photographer:  "Bull-Doser" Event:  Gibeau Orange Julep View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu - 117KB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Scale Model Car - 2.0MB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Scale Model Car - 2.2MB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Scale Model Car - 2.0MB
	Subject:  1966 Chevrolet Chevelle damaged by Hurricane Katrina Photographer:  Infrogmation of New Orleans Location:  New Orleans, Louisiana Licenses:  GFDL, CC-BY-SA-2.0, CC-BY-2.5, CC-BY-SA-3.0 Caption:  Flood damaged West End neighborhood: On Bellaire Drive near 17th Street Canal breech, a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle is marked not to be towed away. View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle from Hurricane Katrina - 1.5MB
	Subject:  Custom 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:   Bill Crittenden Event:  2015 Cruisin' Spring Car Show View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle - 4.8MB
	Subject:  Custom 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:   Bill Crittenden Event:  2015 Cruisin' Spring Car Show View photo of 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle - 4.0MB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  "Bull-Doser" Event:  Byward Market Auto Classic 2009 View photo of Chevrolet Chevelle - 200KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  "Bull-Doser" Event:  Centropolis Laval View photo of Chevrolet Chevelle - 243KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Photographer:  "Vegavairbob" Licenses:  GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 View photo of Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 - 85KB
	Subject:  Cover of The Parts Tree Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Date:  July 2010 Model Build Info:  Cannaday's Hobby Chevrolet Chevelle worked on by Joe Salzburg. View The Parts Tree July 2010 Cover - 312KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Photographer:  "Vegavairbob" Licenses:  GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu - 59KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Photographer:  "BrainToad" License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS - 2,551KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Photographer:  "Vegavairbob" License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS - 128KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Station Wagon Photographer:  "Vegavairbob" Licenses:  GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Station Wagon - 64KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Colonnade Coupe View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Colonnade Coupe - 54KB
	Subject:  1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Chassis View photo of 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Chassis - 1,826KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Miller's Dog N Suds Cruise Night: 2 June 2008 (Ingleside, Illinois) View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle - 2.3MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Miller's Dog N Suds Cruise Night: 2 June 2008 (Ingleside, Illinois) View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle - 2.8MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Miller's Dog N Suds Cruise Night: 2 June 2008 (Ingleside, Illinois) View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle - 2.7MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Miller's Dog N Suds Cruise Night: 2 June 2008 (Ingleside, Illinois) View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle - 1.7MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Miller's Dog N Suds Cruise Night: 2 June 2008 (Ingleside, Illinois) View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle - 2.3MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu - 3.9MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2012 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu - 4.0MB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,372KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,057KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 1,941KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 1,414KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,063KB
	Subject:  1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2011 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Custom 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,027KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,087KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 3,921KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 1,246KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 4,648KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 3,009KB
	Subject:  1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 4 July 2011 View photo of 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic - 2,436KB
	Subject:  1976 or 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Landau Coupe Photographer:  "V8chevelle" View photo of Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Landau Coupe - 896KB

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Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
9 November 1972	NHTSA Recall 72V275000 1973 Buick Century, 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1973 GMC Sprint, 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1973 Pontiac Grand Am, 1973 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1973 Pontiac Le Mans Steering:Linkages National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
6 December 1972	NHTSA Recall 72V303000 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1973 Chevrolet El Camino, 1973 GMC Sprint Seat Belts:Front:Warning Light/Devices National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
12 July 1973	NHTSA Recall 73V152000 1973 Buick Century, 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1973 Chevrolet El Camino, 1973 Chevrolet Laguna, 1973 GMC Sprint, 1973 Pontiac Le Mans Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
19 December 1973	NHTSA Recall 73V250000 1974 Buick Century, 1974 Buick Electra, 1974 Buick Estate, 1974 Buick LeSabre, 1974 Buick Regal, 1974 Buick Riviera, 1974 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1974 Chevrolet Camaro, 1974 Chevrolet Caprice, 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate, 1974 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1974 Chevrolet El Camino, 1974 Chevrolet Impala, 1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1974 GMC Sprint, 1974 Oldsmobile 88, 1974 Oldsmobile 98, 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1974 Pontiac Bonneville, 1974 Pontiac Catalina, 1974 Pontiac Firebird, 1974 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1974 Pontiac Grand Safari, 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville, 1974 Pontiac Le Mans Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Arm National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
14 February 1975	NHTSA Recall 75V032000 1975 Buick Century, 1975 Buick Regal, 1975 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1975 Chevrolet El Camino, 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1975 GMC Sprint, 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1975 Pontiac Grand Am, 1975 Pontiac Le Mans Power Train:Axle Assembly:Axle Shaft National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
8 March 1976	NHTSA Recall 76V038000 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Differential Proportional Valve National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
2 September 1976	NHTSA Recall 76V132000 1977 Buick Century, 1977 Buick LeSabre, 1977 Buick Regal, 1977 Buick Skylark, 1977 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, 1977 Chevrolet Camaro, 1977 Chevrolet Caprice, 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1977 Chevrolet El Camino, 1977 Chevrolet Impala, 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1977 Chevrolet Nova, 1977 GMC Sprint, 1977 Oldsmobile 88, 1977 Oldsmobile 98, 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1977 Oldsmobile Omega, 1977 Pontiac Bonneville, 1977 Pontiac Catalina, 1976 Pontiac Firebird, 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1977 Pontiac Le Mans, 1977 Pontiac Ventura Steering:Wheel And Handle Bar National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page
6 October 1976	NHTSA Recall 76V160000 1966 Buick Electra, 1966 Buick Riviera, 1966 Buick Skylark, 1966 Buick Wildcat, 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1965-1966 Chevrolet, 1966 Chevrolet El Camino Fuel System, Gasoline:Carburetor System National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Recall Page - 1 page

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
14 February 2006	Retro Rides, Part 3:  Chevrolet Chevelle	Bill Crittenden
11 February 2011	Why The Chevelle Was So Popular	William Jason
26 November 2013	Not What It Appears To Be	Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive
10 September 2014	Reference Desk: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS and NHTSA Crash Testing	Bill Crittenden
28 February 2016	2016 Chevrolet Chevelle Hoax, The	Bill Crittenden
17 March 2016	2016 Edition 1964-77 Chevelle, El Camino/Malibu Restoration Parts Catalog	Original Parts Group
24 March 2016	2016 Edition 1964-77 Chevelle, El Camino, Malibu Restoration Parts Catalog	Original Parts Group
18 August 2016	Classic Console Shifter Assembly from OPGI	Original Parts Group, Inc.

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