The 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle COPO 9562 used a factory-order loophole to gain the 425-hp L72 427, creating one of Chevy’s rarest muscle cars.
Bruno joined TopSpeed in 2022 and now serves as Senior Editor for ICE, while also helping train writers across CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed. A lifelong car and motorcycle enthusiast, he enjoys ...
Chevrolet's first midsize offering, the Chevelle arrived in late 1963 as a competitor for the Fairlane, which Ford downsized in 1962. And it quickly became one of Chevrolet's best-selling nameplates.
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 ...
When you come across a rare muscle car, you make sure you cross yours and dot yours when restoring it. When you come across a one-of-99 car, such as this 1969 Yenko Chevelle, you go way beyond correct ...
WhatChanged for the Second-Generation Chevelle? For 1968, the Chevelle received a whole new look, and carried over very few styling cues from the previous generation. The Chevy adopted a long ...
View post: Toyota Camry Vs. Honda Accord Vs. Hyundai Sonata: Which One Is The Most Reliable? There’s One Clear Winner The 1969 Chevelle Malibu features SS396 badging but houses a larger 454ci V8 ...
Theo has dedicated his life to cars. He has studied the only Automotive Journalism course in the world located at Coventry University and describes this passion as a clinical obsession. Give Theo four ...
We’re all familiar with restomods, the idea of updating an old car to give it the handling, performance and luxury amenities of a new one. But some cars, like this Chevelle pretender, flip the script ...
The Super Chevy Dream Giveaway wraps up today, and Backfire News readers still have a shot at hauling home not one but two ...
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias—a.k.a. Fluffy—went to a Las Vegas Barrett-Jackson auction hoping to sell cars, but ended up buying this 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 and sending it straight to Jay Leno's ...
This is far from the first retro design we've seen built on a 5th-gen Camaro, but it may be the cleanest. On paper, this conversion has nothing at all going for it. For starters, it’s based on a ...