Chevy and it’s customer loved the Chevelle, the customers because of the low price and horse power, Chevy because of the sales. Now days a Chevelle is a highly sought after collector car. Finding a real good one is rare unless you want to play nearly a years salary.
Among those are clusters of the extremely rare. Within the production of the 1965 Chevelle there is an extremely rare version. That was the year Chevy took its brand new Mark IV 396 engine and hoisted it to the engine bay. It was the first of its kind (but not the last – the following year the 396 Chevelle became a regular model) with 375 hp and a 4 speed transmission. This was the special SS model of the Chevelle.
This was Code Z16 and only 201 1965’s were made with engine/transmission and trim, making this one of the rarest of the Chevelles SS.
1965 Chevelle SS Z16
The 396:
The 396 engine
I love this combo.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
i miss those days. when you got real value for your dollar. all our/my 60’s memories at least mine will live forever
to bad we did not have digital cameras back then..
love your website and info.
thanks for taking the time..
from my youth…
Don’t you wish you had it now? I had just a plain old 1970 Chevelle back in the early eighties…..bought for $100.00 sold it for $200.00