Monday, March 15, 2010

1967 Chevelle Malibu




The 1967 Chevelle Malibu was probably the most widely purchased Chevelle in 1967. The Malibu was the middle of the road Chevelle it's base price was slightly lower than that of its big brother the Super Sport 396. There were over 200,000 1967 chevelle Malibu produced and they came with a wide variety of engine options.

There were five engine options available for the 67 Chevelle Malibu. They started out with the base six cylinder engine that was a 230 cubic inch 140 horsepower motor. Also in the six cylinder engine line up was the optional 250 cubic inch 155 horsepower motor. In the V8 engine department there were 3 options available. The base 283 cubic inch 195 horsepower V8, the 327 cubic inch 275 horsepower V8, and the 327 cubic inch 325 horsepower V8.

1967 Chevelle Super Sport




The 1967 Chevelle Super Sport was the top of the line trim package. It featured a standard 396 cubic inch big block Chevy engine that pumped out an Awesome 325 horsepower. Also available as options were two more 396 cubic inch engines. One was a mid horsepower engine that produce 360 horsepower, and the other one was the 67 Chevelle's legendary 375 horsepower 396 cubic inch engine.

To say the least the 67 Chevelle Super Sport 396 with it's big block Chevy engine was one of the most popular cars with consumers. With production numbers of approximately 63,000 67 Chevelle Super Sport produced.

Bad Ass 67 Chevelle



Here is one Bad Ass 67 Chevelle! This is one of the best sounding Chevelles that I have heard in a while. This all black Chevelle with Super Lite wheels is sporting a big cubic inch big block chevy. This monster has 13:1 compression and topped out on the dyno at 595 horsepower on it's first pull. Then on it's second run on the dyno it pulls amazingly just shy of 600 horsepower, and that was on all motor. This car does not even have nitrous! So if you want to see and hear an Awesome 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle do a run on the dyno then check this video out.

1967 Chevelle




In 1967 Chevelle production was in full swing with over 396,000+ Chevelles produced in that year. They were produced in various body styes, everything from a two door convertible to a four door station wagon. There was also three different trim levels the Super Sport package was the top of the line, with the Malibu in the middle, and the base level Chevelle was the 300 series which also had a delux package.

When it came to engines there was a lot of choices in 1967. The base engine was a 230 cubic inch 140 horsepower 6 cylinder, and at the other extreme was a monster of an engine the 375 horsepower 396 cubic inch engine.

1967 Chevelle television commercial



The 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle was a very popular car for that year with 300,000 plus cars sold with the Super Sport version being the most popular. Although not many television commercials are available to watch on the internet, I was able to track down this one 67 Chevelle television commercial. The quality of the video is not the best, but it is still wonderful to be able to take a glimps back into yesterday, and be able to see what life and television was like back then. I hope all you people out there find this 67 Chevelle as treasured of a find as I did!