For Fan Car Friday this week we bring you Scott and his gorgeously blue 66 Chevelle.  Fan Car Friday is a segment where we want to share with the world the automobiles that our fans have. We have absolutely no affiliation/relationship with the cars, the build or the owners. This post was made with written consent from the owner.

“It’s my 66 Chevelle Malibu. I’m not going to clone an SS our of it. As you can see it’s a work in progress. It’s the ZZ4 350, pushing roughly 400hp with a mild cam and TBI. The 700r4 is linked to that horrendous B&M ratchet shifter. It’s going to go so I can put in the console between the buckets. I have most of the trim to mount and bring back its glory. So in a little time it’s going to shine all that much better. Exhaust is something else. Large diameter stainless leasing into dual 2 chamber Magnaflows. Loud as hell just the way I like it.

Back in 78 I courted my wife Beverly and I had a 66 Chevelle SS 396. The big hp solid lifter car. Sadly love conquered me and sold it in 79 for a measly $500. Now some 40 years later I retrieved my 2nd 66 Chevelle. A Malibu this time. I vowed to one day get another and I did. It’s nostalgic for us both, and quite a fun project. Like my first Chevelle she helps me out doing little fixes and new add on parts for the missing or mangled trim pieces. But pulling motors is no longer on my list of do’s. I’m happy for that. Just getting the body back in shape is my priority now, as well as rumbling through town. This car is loud, very loud. Just like I wanted. I’m keeping it a Malibu, not going to clone the SS. It’s grown on me quite a bit.“

The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-sized automobile which was produced by Chevrolet in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years. Part of the General Motors (GM) A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet’s most successful nameplates. Body styles include coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were produced through the 1973 model year, and Lagunas from 1973 through 1976. After a four-year absence, the El Camino was reintroduced as part of the new Chevelle lineup in 1964. The Chevelle also provided the platform for the Monte Carlo introduced in 1970. The Malibu, the top of the line model through 1972, completely replaced the Chevelle nameplate for the redesigned, downsized 1978 model year.

1966 saw a complete restyle of the Chevelle on the previous frame that included smooth contours, a broad new grille and bumper treatment, and curved side windows. Bulging rear fender lines and a “flying buttress” roofline (tunneled into the “C” pillar) were highlights of the ’66 hardtops, shared with other GM “A” body models. The new body reflected the “Coke bottle” body shape that became the fad for American cars in the mid-1960s. A 4-door hardtop-styled Sport Sedan joined the Malibu series. It was an attractive car and was offered through 1972, but never achieved the high-production figures as the pillared sedan. Chevelles continued in 300, 300 Deluxe, and Malibu trim. Available engines were a 327-cubic-inch V8 instead of either of the sixes, or the mid-level option, a 220-horsepower 283-cubic-inch V8. Options included a tachometer, mag-style wheel covers, and sintered-metallic brakes, four-way power seats, a tissue dispenser, and cruise control.

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