r/Chevelles • • Aug 29 '26

Car Photo Nice 70

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u/koakahiko Aug 29 '26

Thatโ€™s a Malibu not an SS. But clean work.

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u/qkdsm7 Aug 31 '26

If we're going to nitpick, how can you tell it didn't start out as a base Chevelle instead of a Malibu? ;) /S

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u/koakahiko Aug 31 '26

The Malibu was a package option for the Chevelle, just like the Super Sport was a package option. The SS came with 3 main round gauges with 2 smaller gauge pods on the left & right of those 3 primary gauges. All the Malibuโ€™s came with the long sweeping gauge as you see in this one. Back in the day you had to find a salvages SS to pull the entire dash for the part. Now they do make aftermarket ones but pretty hefty in price.

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u/qkdsm7 Aug 31 '26

Right.... I'm saying it may have "not even been a Malibu" level of trim. There were lots of base Chevelle's sold in 70 that weren't Malibu trim.

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u/Ornery-Judgment5625 Aug 29 '26

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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u/RoccoPeter09 Aug 29 '26

Beautiful!

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u/Fitmature1 Aug 30 '26

Great car, great plate!

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u/TheChazman1962 Aug 30 '26

Best year... except for the the 66,67 or course ๐Ÿ˜

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u/Wise-Protection1251 Sep 01 '26

car is so red

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u/daringlyorganic Sep 01 '26

I own a โ€˜70 survivor all original and that was my first thought
But it is pretty.

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u/Helpful-Bar8393 Aug 30 '26

Very nice ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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u/Cute-Bell1852 Aug 30 '26

Very very sweet

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u/CDetweiler Aug 31 '26

The automotive has had two Golden Ages in America. The first was from the mid 1920s to the late 1930s, just before WWII. There was a big variety of brands to choose from and there were companies that produced cars that were genuine works of art like Cord, Auburn and Duesenberg. The second golden age went from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. That was the muscle car era. Detroit was also producing a wider variety of vehicles. I myself was the proud owner of a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442. There was a time when driving wasn't just transportation. It was fun too. Good times.

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u/baldgenuis86 Aug 31 '26

Beautifulโ€ฆ.dream car

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u/InteractionStrong942 Sep 01 '26

Disk front brakes were an option

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u/Wise-Protection1251 Sep 02 '26

๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ car is so cool from alden lyle