Posts Tagged ‘SS’
A Look at the 73 Chevelle Super Sport
From the time Chevrolet entered the booming market for “intermediate” vehicles in 1964, the SS emblems on its raciest mid-size Chevelles were well recognized as denoting “Super Sport” performance. As a result of its expanded performance capabilities and the addition of bespoke aesthetic elements, the Chevrolet Chevelle SS coupe had earned a well-deserved place among…
Read MoreImpala SS (61 – 96)
1961 saw the introduction of the first real muscle car, the Chevrolet Impala SS. This year also saw the introduction of Chevrolet’s 409 cubic inch V8, the engine that catapulted the Big Three automakers into a horsepower war that would endure far into the 1970s. The 409 was really developed in response to Ford’s new…
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