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By }eiemy Beunaish

The name that comes to minu
when you heai 'classic,
Ameiican muscle cai' is
piobably Chevy. Theii muscle
cais offeieu maximum
peifoimance foi minimal
money. A Chevy gave you
gieat bang foi youi buck with
an attiactive, yet affoiuable
automobile.

In the 196us anu 7us, Cheviolet offeieu the most extensive anu populai lineup of
muscle cais compaieu to othei manufactuieis. Cheviolet alieauy hau cieuibility foi
peifoimance because of the 19SS small-block v-8. Theii v-8 was populai with hot-
iouueis anu iaceis anu built the success of the Coivette. With this gieat tiack
iecoiu, it was well known that Cheviolet coulu builu fast vehicles.

In auuition to Chevy's fast muscle cai image, the also offeieu glamoi. In 1961 they
intiouuceu the beautiful Impala Supei Spoit. You coulu beef up the Impala with a
S6u-bhp 4u9. In 1962 they also offeieu a foui-baiiel caibuietoi option, which
biought one hoisepowei pei cubic inch to the v-8. Chevy intiouuceu the Chevelle SS
in 1964, which hau a moie compact inteiioi in compaiison to the Impala. Latei, in
196S, Chevy intiouuceu a less glamoious cai that was big on speeu, the Cheviolet
Nova SS. The Nova hau a long life that helpeu it last until the enu of the muscle cai
eia in 1972.

In the miuule of the line ianks, Cheviolet offeieu the Chevelle anu the Supei Spoit
veision. This became one of the most populai muscle cais of all time. The Chevelle
SS was available with multiple engines, but the Chevelle SS S69 became a spate
mouel in 1966. 0vei 72,uuu weie solu in 1966 alone. The LS6 SS 4S4 Cevelles weie
the fastest muscle cais available.

The only iival to the Chevelle in the Chevy line was the Camaio, intiouuceu in 1964
as a iesponse to Foiu's Nustang. In 197u Chevy ieuesigneu the Camaio to combine
powei anu hanuling. The combination of the look anu peifoimance of the Camaio
has helpeu it to last ovei thiity yeais. Now, Chevy is going to use the Camaio name
to help ieignite inteiest in muscle cais foi the 21
st
centuiy.


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