Some buyers believed the Chevelle was less powerful than its predecessor, but the engine output was the same as in 1971 ... with a 350 and a 402, but several customers ordered the SS 454, which ...

Introduced for the 1964 model year as a competitor for the Ford Fairlane, which had been downsized in 1962, the Chevrolet Chevelle joined the emerging muscle car wars with the SS. In 1965 ...