1964 Chevelle
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1972 Chevelle1965 Chevelle Trivia, Facts, & Fiction
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All 1965 Chevelle station wagons and sedan pickups have vented gas caps,
all others have non-vented gas caps.
The 1965 Chevelle changed the U.S. VIN format to indicate the year as
the 3rd digit. This format would run through the 1971 model year. GM
of Canada would keep the year first through 1966.
A new series was introduced, the 300 Deluxe to fill a gap between the
300 and Malibu series. See model_id for
more.
The Malibu SS was its own series and could be ordered with any I6 or
V8 engine available in a Chevelle.
The Malibu SS came standard with its own wheel cover that was not an
option on any other 1965 Chevelle.
| 1965 Malibu SS-only Wheel Cover | Chevelle Standard Hub Cap | Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO P01 |
 Malibu SS Wheel Cover |
 1965 Chevelle Hub Cap(1) |
 1965 Optional P01 Wheel Cover |
| Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO P02 | RPO Z16 'Mag-Style' Wheel Cover(2) | |
 1964-1966 Optional P02 Wheel Cover #3834904 |
 Standard wheel cover for the Z16 Chevelle |
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| (1) The Chevrolet parts book, circa 1972, shows a single service part for 1964 & 1965 hub cap #3840899. It has been suggested that the two years have different size ribs. Image shown is 1965 hub cap. Wheels are painted lower body color except when full wheel covers are ordered, they the wheels are painted black.(2) The 'Mag-style' wheel cover was the standard wheel cover for RPO Z16 Chevelles. The wheel cover was not available as an option on any other 1965 Chevelle. It would become an option for 1966-1968 Chevelles. | ||
The Malibu convertible, all station wagons, and all sedan pickup bench
seats were all vinyl.
A 327cid engine was made available in 1965 with a 350hp rating under
RPO L79. See engine id
codes for more information.
All vinyl bucket seats were standard interior seats for the Malibu SS.
However, a console (not available separately as an option) was only
installed when an optional transmission was ordered. With no optional
transmission ordered, the standard 3-speed transmission was column-shifted.
Like the 1964 model year, all Malibu SS models have gauges instead of
warning lamps. A clock was also a standard item with the Malibu SS and
optional on all other Malibus. Gauges were not an option in 1965 but
a tachometer was and a tachometer could be ordered in any model/series
and any engine. When a tachometer was ordered it occupied the center
round hole in the dash between the speedometer and gauges/warning lamps.
If an electric clock was also ordered, or with a Malibu SS, the clock
was moved to the top center of the dash.
There are a handful of 1964-1965 tachs with 7000 RPM face with a 6000 RPM redline floating around. The theory is that those tachs were produced for use with the 1964 solid lifter L76 engine which never went into production in the 1964 Chevelle; and that some time during 1965 it was decided to use them up by installing them in some 1965 L79 cars. Be cautious, the L79 engine is a hydrqulic lifter engine and was never meant to rev to 6000 RPM safely.
The Malibu convertible and all sedan pickup bench seats were all vinyl.
L79 engine option by series/body style.
GM styling exercise - El Camino roadster w/396 engine.
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