1966 Chevrolet Chevelle

1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Convertible â?" Show-Quality Total Restoration Why This Car Is Special The 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 is widely considered the high point of the first-generation Chevelle's design cycle. Chevrolet had introduced the Chevelle in 1964 as a mid-size answer to the Ford Fairlane, but it was the 1966 model year that brought the sharpest styling the platform ever wore â?" a longer hood, a cleaner roofline, and a more aggressive front end that gave the car real visual authority. When you add the Super Sport package and the 396 cubic-inch Turbo-Jet big block to that body, you have the combination that defined what a mid-size muscle car was supposed to be. This particular car is a convertible, which places it in a significantly smaller production subset than the hardtop.