1966 Chevelle Malibu SS 396 375 L78

[copo9566aa]

Canadian Model /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif6136170
How many ??? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[Don_Lightfoot]

I bet the MYSTERY MAN "Mike" will have a fair idea on this one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[copo9566aa]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif Mystery Chevelle and Mister Chevelle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[copo9566aa]

This is Mister Chevelle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
1966 Chevelle Malibu SS 396 375 L78 4-speed /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[Don_Lightfoot]

Roger, I sent Mike an email with this link in it but who knows where he is /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif. Probably out buffing and buffing and buffing and buffing that Blue thing he calls a Chevelle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/66MYSTERYCHEVELLE/BnWMystery.jpg

Kissin Cousins no doubt /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Sorry Don, never got an e-mail, unless you sent it to my work addy?

As far as CA L-78's...I'd have to check my library....Most of my research has been US 66 and 67 SS Chevelles.

Let ya know if I come across it...but what's the story on this MISTER CHEVELLE???

Mike Crown

[copo9566aa]

Hi Mike
Precisely I begin the research on the history of this Chevelle. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif



The picture was taken in 1967 in Quebec area. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

In 1967 this Chevelle racing at
Napierville Dragway and Pont Rouge Dragway and the old Mascouche track
and other track in Ontario. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

The racing wheels is not popular in 1966 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif,this two Chevelle run with rim. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[JoeC]

Nice picture......
Some stock classes required steel wheels but they changed this I guess to get ad money from the wheel manufactures.

[Keith Tedford]

Back in '66-67 there weren't many mag wheels on cars in our area. I put a set of Fenton black spoke mags on my Beaumont in '67 and sure got a lot of attention. There were quite a few chrome reverse wheels around. Headers weren't all that common either. There were some but not many. Keep posting these old pictures folks. They are great.

[copo9566aa]

Very logic JoeC
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Some stock classes required steel wheels

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I like these vintage pictures. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
The same owner racing with a 67 Camaro named The Enforcer
in 1971.Possibly a 67 Z/28 (311 CID Class D/G.)
I have a picture of this Camaro /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
Anyone have any info on this Camaro The Enforcer.

Interessing to post this pics or no... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[55chevy]

Speaking of wheels, Here is a set of wheels I have that aren't real common. Actually other than a single ad in an old car mag, I've never seen another set of these. Does anyone have a set or seen these before? They are Cragar S/X. I have 5 of them. Someday I'm going to put them to use! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Ed

[copo9566aa]

I'm remember the Cragar G/T and S/S but not the X/T /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
Picture of The Enforcer with ... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif.....Mag Wheel /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

I agree, always a hoot to look at these vintage photos. I have a couple others of my Mystery Chevelle, but I don't have enough space on my personal web site to host anymore and then link to /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif Is there another way?

Mike

[JChlupsa]

Mike, make sure your pic is less than 100K and then save it to your desktop. then when you type in your post something like 66 Chevelle SS pic click on the continue button. that will take you to a second preview page as you already know. On this page will be your post along with an open second line that says browse. Click on that and open your destop and double click the pic file you want posted. It will then insert it into the line. Click continue a second time and it will post your pic as an attachment. If you cant rezise them I can do it for you and post them if you like. remember they have to be less than 100K to be posted
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Forgot once you post it you can then delete it from your desktop and it will still be posted.

[JoeC]

attached is very very cool picture of Mike's Mystery Chevelle

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

JEFF and JOE...thanks very much for the advice and posting that pic., I will try one on my own later this evening.

That particular photo that Joe posted, was taken at Bristol International Speedway...circa 1968 I believe ( memory). Note the hood is slightly adjusted upward and no hood louvers., hard to see in this shot....the actual photo shows it nicely, but it scanned a bit bright.....all for some added cold air flow...oh and underneath it....L-78, Cowl Plenum Air Cleaner, and an M-22!

Mike

[JoeC]

Mystery Chevelle is an interesting name. Do you know reason the car was given this name? There was a lot of mystery to the early BB. The 1963 427 Mystery Motor was used for a short time in 63, then in 65 NASCAR allowed the Chevy guys to run 427 cu in to compete with 426 Hemi and 427 Ford and just by "coincidence" the 1965 396 425hp engine had enough meat on it to bore to 427. Then in 66 Corvette had 427 450hp for a short time until it was changed to 427 425hp with no change to engine. Also in 66 was the Chevelle 396 375hp engine that was almost exactly like the 1965 Corvette 396 425hp. Mysterious /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[copo9566aa]

Thanks for posting this very cool picture of The Mystery Chevelle. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

GM People have choice of warrior in 1966 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

1966 US /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gifChevelle 13817 " SuperSport " 396 with SS domed hood and black rear
panel (not on all ?)

1966 CDN Chevelle 6136170 " Malibu SS " 396 with flat hood and Silver rear
panel (GM Canada don't put the SS Hood on this Chevelle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif) A51 " Sports Option bucket is
std on this Chevelle (SB and BB).Built in Oshawa plant.

Or a 1966 CDN Beaumont 73817 Sport Deluxe 396

My friend have on of this 1966 CDN Malibu SS ragtop 61366700 " but Small Block 283 "
(L) tropic turquoise A51 Sports option Trim 797 Ivory Vinyl.
The RPO option is on the tag A51 C06 M35 and top 10.

And i'am watching another CDN Malibu SS hardtop in a private yard
A51 and blue interior SB or BB ?? too many snow for the moment. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

JoeC
Similar rumor about these Mystery 396 motor in my area . /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

Why the name Mystery Chevelle? Well, it's pretty much as was said....The Mystery was in How the heck the car ran so fast and broke so many speed records....which goes directly to under the hood! You see, this car was bought for one reason and one reason only....to go Racing! So it was ordered with the best goodies that one could order in March of 1966. 396/375hp, M-22 Rock Crusher Trans ( one of 12 made in 66 )4:56 posi rear and Cowl Plenum Air Cleaner. Leonard Racing was a fairly popular Father and Son racing team out of Independence VA. They had been buying a new Chevy every year for the sole purpose of racing, and in 1965 they were racing a 65 Impala with that aforementioned 396/425hp engine, a Black one at that! When Mr Leonard AKA "POP" made the deal at B&L Chevy it went down like this: One New 66 SS with the above mentioned options and then some... PRICE: One 65 Impala minus the engine, plus $1000 Cash. DONE DEAL. and that's what the dealership did, they wanted that Impala back that they sold the year before and "POP" wanted that engine so he could swap it in that new 66 SS every now and then /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif and that's what he did... and some very FINE TUNING of which nobody seemed to ever figure out...as he told me in a phone call one day back in 1996.... "I was turned away from more tracks down here then I was allowed to Race at!" I have an hour phone call conversation on tape with "POP" Leonard....the real and original "POP's Mystery Chevelle" owner and what stories he told me about this old car!! So the Mystery was just that... How the heck that car went so much faster than all the cars in the day!

Here's one more B&W from 1967. Lets see if I can do this now /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Mike

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

And then fast forward 1999 for this shot /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I thing I finally gotthe hang of this.

[copo9566aa]

Thanks for posting pictures and Info
a beauty and rare 1966 (M22) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif Chevelle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif "The Mystery Chevelle" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I like the sound of an M22 Rock Crusher /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gifI have this sound in MP3.

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

To now answer your very first question:

NONE. How da ya like them apples /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

My research on the subject has shown that NO 66 Malibu SS's came with the 375hp and in fact, the only BB that was an option was the 360hp...not even the US version standard 325hp. NOW, that said....if one wanted a 325hp or 375hp for their canadian car, it would have to have been an "import" from US and the L-78 was not even available in US until mid Oct. 1965.

That's about what I got to share.. and again, thanks for the thumbs up on the ole Mystery Chevelle pics!

Mike

[Stitch]

Another pic.......

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/downloads/wallpaper07_1024x768.jpg