Chevrolet
Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet's mid-size car of 1968 to 1972, year by year: production, engines, prices, colors and the VIN for every second-generation Chevelle and Malibu, the SS 396 and SS 454 included.
Year by year
1968Chevrolet ChevelleThe second-generation Chevelle arrives: a new long-hood body on two wheelbases, 112 inches for two-doors and 116 for the rest, and the SS 396 as a series of its own.422,878 built
1969Chevrolet ChevelleA facelift with a chrome bar across the grille, the SS 396 turned into an option package, and 323 Chevelles with a 427 by special order.454,100 built
1970Chevrolet ChevelleNew sheet metal and the 454: the SS 454 with the 450-hp LS6, the 402 still badged SS 396, and almost 302,000 Malibu sport coupes, Canadian-built cars for U.S. dealers included.440,262 built
1971Chevrolet ChevelleSingle headlamps, round tail lamps in the bumper and lower compression for low-lead fuel: the SS became one package for any optional V8, and no source shows an LS6 Chevelle sold.345,449 built
1972Chevrolet ChevelleThe last of the second generation: net horsepower only, no LS6, and a VIN that names the engine.393,695 builtSpecial models
1968–1970
SS 396
The Chevelle Super Sport with the big-block 396, a series of its own in 1968 and an option package (Z25) in 1969 and 1970; in 1970 the engine was really a 402.
1970–1972SS 454
The Chevelle with Chevrolet's 454: the SS 454 package of 1970 with the 360-hp LS5 or 450-hp LS6, and the LS5 under the one SS package of 1971 and 1972.
1969COPO 427
The 1969 Chevelles built with the 425-hp L72 427 through Chevrolet's Central Office Production Order system, 99 of them for Yenko.