1972 Chevelle Malibu SS Restoration

Back in the day this classic was America’s most popular mid-size car. This automobile was built in Oshawa, ON, rolling off the assembly line with a 350 small block 8 cylinder 175 horsepower engine, 4 barrel carburetor, and L48 RPO (Regular Production Option). It also has a 4-speed manual transmission with original SS Rally wheels.The final year of an SS A-Body design introduced in1968, the fifth year of production for the Chevelle, the1972 Chevelle Malibu SS is one of the rarest Chevelle SS model years, there were only 5,333 produced. This was about one-quarter as many were produced in1971 and just a tenth of how many were made in 1970, when 53,600 Chevelle Malibu SS models were built. It was named after the city Malibu, California. 1972 was the last year popular for Chevelle classic car collectors.

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350 Small block V8 engine.

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Factory manual 4-speed transmission

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This classic car is a full frame off restoration.

 

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Completed custom paint and buff stage with Competition Orange and correct factory SS stripes. Final assembly will begin with chrome and weather-strips.

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Originally the interior was white.  The newly restored Chevelle SS will have a stock black interior. Stay tuned more to come.