67 Chevelles

   

1967 Chevelle History

In 1967, Chevrolet’s fourth-edition Chevelle appeared looking very much like the third as the body shell was identical to its 1966 forerunner.

The styling theme for the 1967 Chevelle was similar to the 1966 except that the taillights were more square and wrapped around into the edge of the rear fenders. The grille still had round quad headlights, but had a bolder horizontal design and no longer wrapped around the edges of the front fenders.

New for the entire A-body line was even more standard safety conscious equipment. Among the long list of mostly minor items added to the basic Chevelle package was an energy absorbing collapsible steering column that would hopefully give way in an impact. Almost anything that protruded inside the car was either toned done or made shatter resistant. Per federal mandate, a dual-circuit master cylinder was added to the 67 Chevelle’s brake system as was a warning light intended to inform a driver of his impending doom should the brake fluid level drop unexpectedly.

For 1967, fifteen color choices were available for the Chevelle, complimented by three convertible top and two vinyl top choices. Model choices were expanded to five, with the addition of the new Concours wagon. The base Chevelle 300 and 300 Deluxe models remained essentially unchanged for 1967 with 2 or 4 door sedan and wagon. The new Concours came as 4 door station wagon, with a black accented grille like the 396 SS and woodgrain body side panels. The Malibu was available in 5 body types. A 4 door sedan, 4 door sport sedan, sport coupe, 2 door convertible and 4 door wagon. The Super Sport 396 was available as a 2 door sport coupe and convertible. The now familiar SS 396 badges were mounted to the center of the black accented grille and to the rear center panel. Chrome Super Sport script was applied to each rear quarter panel and Turbo-Jet 396 cross flags were mounted on both front fenders just ahead of the wheel openings.