Vehicle Description
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The storied Chevelle is one of those timeless designs that looks
good no matter how it's built. Stock, modified, race, pro-touring,
whatever; the clean lines and balanced stance on these tough
classics create a confident swagger that's universally admired.
That means, if you're looking to ride in style, you really can't go
wrong with a Chevrolet A-Body. And when you factor in this ride's
big block drivetrain, tastefully restored interior and first rate,
all-American sheetmetal, you get the picturesque profile of an
incredible muscle car!
Looking at this interesting restoration I have shades of the
Pacific Coast Highway, driving across the Bixbee Bridge, heading to
Point Lobos to do some Ansel Adams-esque image capturing. Tickling
the accelerator, headed north from Big Sur, does life get any
better? I give you the inspiration for this memory the Chevy
Malibu, right here on the east coast at Classic Auto Mall.
Exterior
This "Heavy Chevy" in economy version of the SS, has beautiful
lines. A simplified grille all in chrome is upfront, with a single
round headlight flanking it. On each front quarter corner are the
turn signals rounding the corner. At the front on the wheel wells
are chrome trim pieces surrounding the wells and then intersecting
with the rocker trimmings which run their way rearward to the rear
well surrounds. Orange paint covers mostly straight panels, some
showing just a slight wave, and some orange peel texture. Overall
though it retains its respray shine which is from 1995. A nicely
sloping rear window melts into the trunk lid and taillights
inserted into the rear bumper below. Badging looks good and is
correct all around. Dark gray Torque thrust-esque factory 5-spoke
wheels with a center bowtie in blue field, and a surrounding flat
trim ring are wrapped in Firestone black walls on all 4
corners.
Interior
A swing of the doors and we see the tuck and roll insert in bowtie
format (did you know this?) all in white and mostly clean. Inside a
nicely preserved white bench with a split back is upfront, and a
long bench stretching from B pillar to B pillar is in back. Seats
are in very good condition with no tears or wears. A clean black
padded dash top and dash front has nice original gauges and levers,
along with an aftermarket SONY AM/FM/Cassette player neatly mounted
into the dash. This car is equipped with A/C. Black carpet and
black headliner are top and bottom for this interior and are both
in good condition adding nice contrast to the white seats. The
trunk is looking original with spare and jack, a slightly soiled
liner and mostly texture factory spray.
Drivetran
Upfront under the hood is a numbers matching 350ci V8 with a 4
barrel carburetor to feed it up top. On back is a TH350 3-speed
automatic transmission.
Undercarriage
Underneath we see some black rattle can spraying for the fuel tank,
and floorpans. Rockers are rust free, and some suspension parts
show surface rust, but the frame and unibody is structurally sound.
Drum brakes with pneumatic shock absorbers and a small ladder bar
setup are on back, and upfront IFS with coil overs, and disc brakes
are mounted.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, and good overall driver, nice acceleration, and
good handling. Interior is comfortable, and this car can cruise at
highway speeds with the best of them.
With its orange 1995 respray remaining mostly good, nice white and
black interior, and numbers matching engine and transmission, it is
mostly original in its presentation and looks. A few dents and
dings, but overall a very nice example of the non SS "Heavy
Chevy".
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.