1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Convertible â?" Silver Blue, 350 V8, Restored 2019 Why This Car Is Special The 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu is widely considered the high point of the first-generation Chevelle design. Chevrolet introduced the Chevelle for 1964 as a mid-size answer to the wildly popular Ford Fairlane, and by 1966 the formula had been refined into one of the most balanced cars the division ever built. The body received a full redesign that year, moving away from the boxy 1964-65 look and adopting a longer, lower, more sculpted profile with a wider stance and a more aggressive front end featuring quad headlamps flanking a horizontal bar grille. It was a cleaner, more confident design, and collectors have recognized it as such for decades.
