common misunder standing, the chevy chevelle was not a muscle
car. it had to bear the SS badge to be considered a muscle
car. they came with a lot of power plant options.... basicaly anything from the 350 to the 454... were put in the malibus, the SS... and the non SS chevelles... they were and still are fast cars. they were chevys lash out at the ford
mustang, and the mercury cougar.
the 1969 and 1970 are the most popular years for these cars. the SS cars, had, to strips of paint usually
black down the center of the hood, and the center of the trunk, running parralle with the
car. that was the only differance between the SS and non SS, other then a few motor parts.
bob "hey billy, look at that muscle
car doing around 120 on the high way, what kind is it?''
billy "nahh thats not a muscle
car, it dosent have the SS badge on the trunk the front grill, or the front fenders, and it dosent have the stripes....... but its a 1970 chevy chevelle
bob "what do you mean its not a muscle
car?"
billy "i mean, if you call up your insureance company, and asked them how much you would pay for basic insureance, the person on the other end would say, is it a SS, or a non SS, and you would then say whats the differeance, and the guy on the other side, will simply reply... the SS is considered a muscle
car, while the non SS is considered a luxsury
car, so if its non SS, its about 1000 dollars cheaper, because, when it came off the assembly line, chevy, didnt sell it as a muscle
car, simply a family luxsury car