The Chevelle Lineup

The Chevelle was introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors to fit between the full-size Chevrolet and their compact Chevy II/Nova. Several trim level series and a number of body styles were available from 1964 through 1972. Not all body styles (coupe, sedan, sport coupe, sedan pickup, etc.) were offered in each series (300, 300 Deluxe, Malibu, etc.) and throughout its run from the 1964 model year through its last model year, 1977, the Chevelle lineup often varied with some series being dropped over time and some series name changes. It is important to remember that series names and body style names changed and may not be the same from year to year. What's available one or two years may not (and often were not) available every year. Each year should be taken on its own merits.

The Chevelle, like its full size Chevrolet counterpart, has several series. The full size Chevrolet has series like Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala, Caprice, etc. where Chevelles have series like 300, 300 Deluxe, Malibu, etc. All Impalas, Biscaynes, etc. are Chevrolets but not all Chevrolets are Impalas, Biscaynes, etc. The same is true with Chevelles, all 300s, 300 Deluxes, Malibus, etc. are Chevelles but not all Chevelles are 300s, 300 Deluxes, Malibus, etc. This is very important as Chevelle model names changed over the years and it gets a bit confusing with their choice of series naming. Station wagons often had their own series designations such as Concours, Concours Estate, Nomad, Greenbrier and often shared the same VIN series as their 300, 300 Deluxe, and Malibu counterparts such as 131/132 series, 133/134 series, 135/136 series, and 137/138 series. The Concours and Concours Estate station wagons may have a 135/136 or 137/138 series designation depending on the year.

The sedan pickup, or El Camino, is a Chevelle even though it is often considered separate from the Chevelle lineup. The 1970 through 1972 Monte Carlo can, arguably, be considered a Chevelle as well since they were built and sequenced along with other Chevelles at those plants that assembled them and will always carry a 13xxx Fisher Body style designation, just like other 13xxx series 1965 through 1972 Chevelles.

Although the Chevelle nameplate itself lived through the 1977 model year, this effort is concentrated on the (for now) more popular years of 1964 through 1972, often referred to as "Classic" years of GM's A-body cars.

Like the full-size Chevrolets, the Chevelle offered something for almost everyone in utility, style, and performance.

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Chevelle Collector Coin #1 - SS 396/SS 454
2-inch metal
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