1964 Malibu SS
1964 Malibu SS Interior
See trim codes page for interior colors
The 1964 Malibu SS series came standard with bucket seats and a column-shifted manual 3-speed transmission. When an optional transmission was ordered such as the 2-speed automatic Powerglide™ or 4-speed manual transmission, a console was used. A center console did not become as option per se until the 1966 model year under RPO D55.
All Malibu SS Chevelles (L6 or V8) came standard with a column shifted
manual 3-speed transmission. The Malibu SS still got its standard bucket
seats but no console with the standard, manual 3-speed. Even the optional
RPO M10 3-speed manual with overdrive (shown here) was column shifted
(note the overdrive lever to the immediate left of the steering column).
Only when the optional manual 4-speed or Powerglide™ automatic
transmission were ordered did the car receive the center console.
Center console with manual 4-speed transmission.
Seven basic colors were available for the Malibu SS. Of the seven, black
was by far the most popular with 29,525 sold.
The embossed emblem on the backrest center bolster was the same on the
Malibu but, oddly enough, only the Malibu SS was offered with a black
interior.
Layout of standard gauges (fuel level, ammeter, water temperature, and
mechanical oil pressure) and electric clock. All other 1964 Chevelles
used warning lamps for everything but fuel level.
A tachometer was optional on all V8 Chevelles in 1964 under RPO U16
and 5,734 buyers opted for it. The tachometer replaced the clock in
the Malibu SS.
When the optional tachometer was ordered in the V8 Malibu SS the clock
was moved to the top of the dash.
Since bucket seats were NOT an option in any other Chevelle, no center
consoles would be either. One exception to this are three bucket seat
trim codes for the sedan pickup; 717 - Light Fawn, 724 - Metallic Medium
Aqua, and 726 - Medium Red. Bucket seats were not an option as such
but rather the three trim codes were bucket seats for sedan pickups
and as such would come with a center console when the optional 2-speed
Powerglide automatic or 4-speed manual transmission was ordered such
as this sedan pickup with the Metallic Medium Aqua interior.