Vehicle Description
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Convertible ? Same Indiana owner for
the past 41 years! ? Spent the past 22 years in dry storage ?
Genuine Super Sport ?Original Chevelle SS 396 Convertible (code
13867) ?396 CID big-block V-8 engine with dual exhausts ?Four-speed
manual ?Red exterior with a white, power-folding top and black
interior with white trim ?Power steering and power brakes At the
height of the muscle car era, Chevrolet led the way with its
variety of Chevelle models. This original and genuine Chevelle
Super Sport 396 Convertible (style code 13867) spent the previous
22 years in dry storage and has had the same Indiana owner for the
past 41 years before making its way here to MotoeXotica Classic
Cars. Made during the third week of May 1966 at GM?s Leeds assembly
plant in Kansas City, Missouri, this example is finished in red
with a white, power-folding top. It left the factory with the
following options, tinted windshield and deluxe seat belts and seat
belt retractors. The paint and trim are in good, original order,
however, there is at least one trim piece missing in front on the
passenger side and there is some orange peel in the paint at the
base of the driver?s side A-pillar. The car?s body work is solid
and straight and the engine bay is tidy while the car?s chrome
bumpers are in satisfactory order. The contrasting white,
power-folding top is also in good, original order the plastic rear
window has a sealed crack. The power top still functions but needs
assistance to open or close. This Chevelle Super Sport rolls on
Hercules H/P 4000 radials, size 235/60R15 at every corner. Each
tire is wrapped around a chrome American Racing wheel. The wheels
are in good, original shape while the tires are in very good
condition and have good tread depth. Under the hood is a 396 CID
big-block V-8 breathing through dual exhausts and bolted to a
four-speed manual transmission. Driver convenience features include
power steering and power brakes. Inside, the car?s black interior
with white trim is in overall average condition. The black Strato
front buckets and rear bench look great while the matching carpet
is in good, original order. The two-spoke steering wheel is ready
for more adventures while the dashboard and two-tone inner door
panels echo the general interior theme. An aftermarket tachometer
is lashed to the steering column and the gas gauge is inoperable.
The center console and floor-mounted shifter are in good order and
a Panasonic AM/FM stereo rounds out the interior. Nineteen
sixty-six 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 four-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 V-8 instead of either of the sixes, or the mid-level
option, a 220-horsepower 283-cubic-inch V-8. Options included a
tachometer, mag-style wheel covers and sintered-metallic brakes,
four-way power seats, a tissue dispenser and cruise control. The
Chevelle SS396 became a series of its own in 1966 with style
numbers 13817 and 13867. SS396 sport coupes and convertibles used
the same Malibu sport coupe and convertible bodies with reinforced
frames and revised front suspension: higher-rate springs,
recalibrated shocks and thicker front stabilizer bar but with
different exterior trim. They also had simulated hood scoops,
red-stripe tires and bright trim moldings. The performance engines
available included three, 396 CID V-8s. The SS396 series lasted
from 1966 through 1968 before being relegated to an option package
in 1969. Convertible competition to this Chevrolet in 1966 included
Buick?s Skylark Gran Sport, Dodge?s Coronet R/T, Ford?s Fairlane
500, Mercury?s Comet Cyclone GT, Oldsmobile?s 442 Cutlass
Convertible, Plymouth?s Belvedere II Convertible and Satellite and
Pontiac?s GTO Convertible. Even after more than a half-century,
Chevelles are still wildly popular as icons of the burgeoning
Muscle Car Era. With its clean lines, convertible top and big-block
power, plus four-on-the-floor, you can?t go wrong with this ?66
Chevy. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today and check it out for
yourself! VIN: 138676K192792 This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 46,837 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and
clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see
full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase
of any said vehicle, thank you.