The 1966 Chevelle was a car that made General Motors proud.  This car was very popular with the general public and car enthusiasts alike and was a big seller over the 1965 Chevelle partly because of the affordability this intermediate car offered and because of the changes that were made to it during this model year. 

Much of the popularity surrounding this car came from the fact that in 1966 General Motors redesigned the body of the Chevelle, giving this model more curves and moving away from the angular, boxy styling of previous years.  This change was received well and in this particular year the car company made over 400,000 of this particular model, with over 70,000 of that total being the sleek Super Sport. 

The 1966 Chevelle SS was the high performance version of this car.  It came with a 325 hp turbo-jet V-8 and offered the opportunity for an engine upgrade should the consumer so wish.  In addition, it also came with many features, such as twin simulated hood air intakes, a blacked out grill, and fender moldings. 

Car and Driver magazine reported that the 1966 Chevelle “handled very nicely and was a ball to drive.” 

This is a model that is still celebrated by enthusiasts.  This car has earned its place in history.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 3:44 am and is filed under Makes & Models. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.