My ?: Was there ever a such thing as a 1972 Chevelle Malibu SS? A car dealer near my house claims to have one. I looked at the car and it appears to be in pristine condition. It has a 350-2 barrel in it. The dealer is asking $10,000.
The VIN is 1D37H2K556940

Can anyone validate the authenticity of this car? And whether it's the real thing or not, how much should I pay for this car at most?

Thanks!

Mr. Swing

SS after 1968 was an option, not a separate line. They are all "Malibu's" after that as far as GM was concerned.
I may be wrong, but the 1972 350 had a 4 barrel.
Without documentation, it is hard to tell an SS clone after 1968

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1970 Chevelle SS 396- Documented Number Matching Original.
"Tuxedo Black" with white stripes and Ivory interiour with Factory Guage Package
Built NNM 396 inside- 427 Heads, 780 Holley, Roller-Tip Rockers, Edlebrock Performer RPM, Weiland Water Pump, Hooker Heders, DynoMax 3" exhuast. Functional Cowl Induction, Original Sheet Metal
Number Matching 396/350 being built-up.
You can see my Chevelle SS here:
http://www.geocities.com/stangsvt99/Jarret_s__70_Chevelle_SS.html

You could get a '72 350-2bbl car, and the H in the serial # represents a 2 bbl car originally. Does it have a sweep dash speedometer, or the round gauge pod style? It's really hard to tell on these cars. The S.S. package was an option, and most of the things can be changed over off a non-S.S. car.

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1972 Malibu (1 st. car) Project waiting to happen
Team Chevelle # 427
A.C.E.S. # 1282

Welcome to the best place on the web for Chevelle info and support. As a starting point check out this section of our site
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It will give you a lot of info on verifying an SS. Feel free to post follow-up questions.


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Bill Taylor
TC Gold Member #73
December 1999 Feature Car
www.chevelles.com/feature/december99.htm (http://www.chevelles.com/feature/december99.html)
www.chevelles.com/showroom/BillTSS70-2 (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/BillTSS70-2)
www.chevelles.com/showroom/leaves2 (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/leaves2)

The only way to tell if it is a true SS, is to find the build sheet.
If the car has been restored, chances are someone has found it.
From 69 on up All SS Chevelle's are a Malibu with the SS option.
The build sheet is the list of every option the car came with. it was used as the car rolled down the assembly line.

Jeff Litka
72 Chevelle SS
72 MonteCarlo

Yes the 350 came with a 2 bbl, VIN has H, I have one, not a SS it has the sweep gauge.

did the car come with factory sway bars, and what kind of differential did it come with. 72 should have the rally wheels (5 spoke, look kind of like torqe-thrust)