Chevelle Super Sport: 60s Chevrolet Monster Muscle Car (11 Photos)
When you ask Americans about their favorite historical period, when "gasoline flowed through their veins", it is likely that they will choose 1960s. Then the streets of Detroit were dominated by the famous muscle cars.
It was a time when the streets were dominated by the famous muscle cars. Attractive in design, with great power, but at the same time affordable so that almost everyone can afford them.
When asked which one is the best, most will answer the Pontiac GTO, someone will say that Dodge Charger, but everyone will necessarily declare that The Chevrolet Chevelle was definitely at the top of the list. This car debuted in 1964 as a response to its GTO sibling and would produced over the next thirteen years.
Initially, the Chevelle was just a complete set of more cheap Malibu, but over time it became an independent model. Also there was a top version of the SS, which stands for Super Sport.
From a technical standpoint, at least on paper, the Chevelle SS is the most powerful original muscle car ever built. The 7.4-liter engine developed 450 hp. but, as you know, the power often underestimated to defraud insurance companies.
The photo shows a sample of 1970 and has a 6.5-liter engine, which produces 350 hp and 563 Nm of torque. In the factory version, this the car accelerated from standstill to 100 km / h in 6.7 seconds and reached maximum speed 210 km/h. It is worth saying that such a pleasure it was necessary to allocate only 3,500 US dollars, or 25,100 in today's cash equivalent.
Chevelle SS from today's story is not just one of a series 1970 cars, and part of the so-called Tricentennial line. Only twelve copies left the assembly line in honor of the 300th anniversary of the city Charlestown in the US state of South Carolina.
Such models were painted in a special color, with a roof covered in white leather and special 14-inch wheels. This instance may boast power steering, disc brakes, air conditioning and many others, for which otherwise you would have to pay extra.