1964 Chevrolet Chevelle

Here is a Chevelle you don't see anymore. The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from 1964 to 1983 and again added to lineup in 1997. The Malibu began as a trim-level of the Chevrolet Chevelle.

The automobile marketplace was changing significantly during the early 1960s and became highly competitive in the smaller-sized car segments. Chevrolet responded with the Chevelle based on a new A platform design. Riding on a 115- inch wheelbase (five inches longer than that of the Chevy Il and four inches shorter than the full-size cars), the new Chevelle was - similar in size, simplicity, and concept to the standard-sized 1955-1957 Chevrolet models. The Chevelle was the U.S.

auto industry's only all-new car for 1964.

The first Malibu was a top-line subseries of the mid-sized Chevrolet Chevelle from 1964 to 1972. Malibu's were generally available in a full range of body styles wheel and other items. The Malibu SS was available only as a two-door Sport Coupe hardtop or convertible (with optional four-speed manual or Powerglide transmissions), , and six-cylinder and V8 power was offered across the board.

This car has a 230 cubic-(3.8L) in line six-cylinder engine (Turbo-Thrift Six), includes a single-barrel carb, It develops 140 horsepower and 220 ft-Ibs. of torque. The V-8 engine also offered in Chevelle's included top option- the 300HP, 327 Cu In (5.4L) in 1964.

Introduced in August 1963, the Chevelle filled the gap for Chevrolet with sales of a total of 294,160 Chevelle's built in the first year, including 76,860 SS models. Just over 2% of the total run came out of the factory doors as a Malibu Convertible.

This car you are seeing was built in GM's Baltimore, Maryland Assembly plant. Only 300 Six Cylinder Convertible SS models were manufactured here. You’re viewing one of the only remaining '64 Chevelle Malibu SS with the 230 Cu-In inline six-cylinder engine with the S package. An original Survivor and rare sighting.

The Chevelle Super Sport, or SS, represented Chevrolet's entry into the muscle car battle. Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelle's had a Malibu SS badge on the rear quarter panel. The $162 Super Sport package was available on the upscale Malibu two-door hardtop and convertible models; the option added special exterior brightwork with SS emblems and the 14- inch full-disc wheel covers from the Impala SS. Inside, the vinyl bucket-seat interior featured a floor console for models equipped with the optional Muncie aluminum four-speed-manual or Powerglide two-speed automatic instead of the standard three-speed manual. Malibu SS also came with a four-gauge cluster in place of engine warning lights, and a dash-mounted tachometer was optional. The Malibu SS was replaced in 1966 by a new Chevelle SS-396 series, with the SS now denoting a car with a big block engine.