Considering the "classic" Chevelles of 1964-1972 only, which year had the highest production number for all Chevelle models combined? Which year had the highest production number of Super Sport Chevelles?

No cheating by looking up the figures, try to answer off the top of your head. Also try to provide an actual production figure with your response. A brownie point will be awarded to anyone who can provide the exact number of L79 Chevelles produced in the 1965 model year (that's one figure I have memorized!).

1970.

1969 220,000

Rob

I say 1969 on both questions

1970.


For which? There were two questions, total Chevelle production and total SS production.

I'll take Chevelles for 500 Alex.......
What is 1969 (highest production)
What is 1970 (most SSs)
What is 131 (# of L79s)

I am going to say 1972 for year most Chevells produced, and '71 for the most SS's. Number of L-79's in '65 ------ 1,100.

Off the top of my head

most Chevelles 1966

most SS 1965

I read somewhere that there were no more than 100 (One Hundred) L-79's in 65 but I don't know for sure.


Rocky

I am going with 69 for the most chevelles.
68 for the most SS.
A round number guess of 300 L-79s.

Considering the "classic" Chevelles of 1964-1972 only, which year had the highest production number for all Chevelle models combined? Which year had the highest production number of Super Sport Chevelles?

No cheating by looking up the figures, try to answer off the top of your head. Also try to provide an actual production figure with your response. A brownie point will be awarded to anyone who can provide the exact number of L79 Chevelles produced in the 1965 model year (that's one figure I have memorized!).

Trick questions?

Most produced?
1969 with most Chevelles produced, over 500,000 unless you include the Monte Carlo, then 1970 with over 600,000

Most Super Sports?
1966 with over 70,000 SS396 Chevelles but over 80,000 in 1969 if you're including the SS option package as a Super Sport Chevelle.

1964 through 1965 were Malibu SS and 1969 through 1972 were Super Sport OPTIONS, not Super Sport Chevelles like the 66-68 model years.

Trick questions?

Most produced?
1969 with most Chevelles produced, over 500,000 unless you include the Monte Carlo, then 1970 with over 600,000

Most Super Sports?
1966 with over 70,000 SS396 Chevelles but over 80,000 in 1969 if you're including the SS option package as a Super Sport Chevelle.

1964 through 1965 were Malibu SS and 1969 through 1972 were Super Sport OPTIONS, not Super Sport Chevelles like the 66-68 model years.

Yes, it was intended as a trick question on the most produced, it depends on if you count a Monte Carlo as a Chevelle (personally, I count them as Chevelles).

When I said Super Sports I meant either a Super Sport as a model or an option. I used your page as the "source". Given that the answers are:

Most Chevelles produced: Not counting MC, 1969 with 503,352; including MC, 1970 with 663,994.

Most Super Sports: 1969 with 86,307
Dale, you got the SS model tabulation wrong. If we were focusing only on SS as a model it would be 1965 with 81,112 since a Malibu SS is still a Chevelle (well that's my way of looking at it anyway). 1966 would rule as "SS396" as a model however.

No one is even close on the L79 question so I'll leave the answer for that one until later to see if anyone cares to throw out some more guesses. The L79 wasn't extremely rare with just under 1.6% of 1965 Chevelles getting an L79. Remember, the L79 was available in any model Chevelle including the El Camino.

Yes, it was intended as a trick question on the most produced, it depends on if you count a Monte Carlo as a Chevelle (personally, I count them as Chevelles).

When I said Super Sports I meant either a Super Sport as a model or an option. I used your page as the "source". Given that the answers are:

Most Chevelles produced: Not counting MC, 1969 with 503,352; including MC, 1970 with 663,994.

Most Super Sports: 1969 with 86,307
Dale, you got the SS model tabulation wrong. If we were focusing only on SS as a model it would be 1965 with 81,112 since a Malibu SS is still a Chevelle (well that's my way of looking at it anyway). 1966 would rule as "SS396" as a model however.

No one is even close on the L79 question so I'll leave the answer for that one until later to see if anyone cares to throw out some more guesses. The L79 wasn't extremely rare with just under 1.6% of 1965 Chevelles getting an L79. Remember, the L79 was available in any model Chevelle including the El Camino.

I'm beginning to look at the MC as a Chevelle as well of late. Not just because they were produced along side the 'Chevelle' but rather they contain the same 13000 series as the Chevelle. Good, bad, or indifferent, many don't consider them the same.

Sometimes tricky questions can be too tricky. :D Super Sport Chevelle (66-68) vs. Malibu SS (64-65) vs. any Chevelle with the SS option (69-72).

Good thread though :thumbsup:

I say 1969 on both questions


Holy crap I won...............sorta:D

IMO Monte Carlos are Monte Carlos. not Chevelles

I was too late to get in on the trivia question but I also agree that Monte Carlos were NOT Chevelles. Even though they might share some parts, they were decidely a different car than a Chevelle. Different body, options, and market. If they are to be considered Chevelles, why aren't they included in ACES or any other Chevelle club?

I was too late to get in on the trivia question but I also agree that Monte Carlos were NOT Chevelles. Even though they might share some parts, they were decidely a different car than a Chevelle. Different body, options, and market. If they are to be considered Chevelles, why aren't they included in ACES or any other Chevelle club?That's why this 'hobby' is invigorating. Everyone has individual tastes but collective decisions. I'm sure it's a conscious decision to not include MCs as Chevelles at many events even though they're the same Chevrolet 138xx series. It's also a conscious decision to limit participation at CB events to 64-72 model years but allow GMC Sprints (not a Chevrolet) and Canadian Beaumonts (also not Chevrolets) at CB and almost every participating ACES Chevelle associate club has membership and local shows having later model (post 72) Chevelles present.

I like a good looking GMC Sprint and Beaumont as much as anyone but I don't consider them true Chevelles either even though they share many common parts, they have many differences and they're geared towards different markets. Anyway, we're hijacking Rich's thread with something that would probably fit better in Bench Racing. :thumbsup:

Our local club includes MC (even though we limit ourselves to the 1964-1972 years unlike most) though I don't think we have any MCs in the membership. I believe the old NCOA included Montes. There are Monte Carlo specific organizations out there, so there's probably never been a huge outcry from MC owners to let them in our doors since they have nowhere else to go (since they do).

And since the guessing has stopped, I'll post it here for anyone who cares. In 1965 6,021 Chevelles were produced with the L79 engine so it was not nearly as rare as many of you were thinking.