Most petrolheads with a soft spot for classic American cars will tell you that the Chevrolet Chevelle needs more attention. And it doesn’t even have to be an SS, aka the model’s attempt to take a swing at the muscly class, as the normal ones will make do, albeit with clean looks inside and out.
The first time the bowtie brand used the Chevelle moniker was in 1963 when the first generation entered production. It was built at numerous plants across the United States and also came to life in Canada and South Africa.
The original one was offered in different body styles, and beneath the skin laid the same construction as the iconic El Camino, which was also shared with the Oldsmobile F-85, Buick Special, Pontiac Tempest, and others. Depending on which engine powered it, with the lineup comprising straight-six and V8s, gear shifting was done by hand or automatically.
In 1967, Chevrolet kicked off the assembly of the second-generation Chevelle. Like its predecessor, it was made across the United States, Canada, South Africa, and also in Venezuela and Belgium. The underpinnings were similar, and the engine family added even more units. Five years later, the third-gen came out in a more simplified offering with a five-door station wagon, a four-door sedan, and a two-door coupe body styles, a single straight-six, several small-block V8s, and a big-block V8. It stayed around until 1977 when production ended altogether.
The Chevelle has been thus gone for 46 years and counting, but it’s made a comeback. Mind you, the nameplate’s return hasn’t got anything to do with Chevrolet, as the company responsible for giving the moniker a new lease on life is Trans Am Worldwide. And to make some sense, they based it on the same platform as the gen-six Camaro. With up to 1,500 horsepower on tap in the range-topping form, the punchiest variant of the modern-day Chevelle is just as powerful as the Bugatti Chiron.
But the one pictured above won’t do much driving. Not in the real world anyway, as it calls Fantasy Land home. Sketched by jlord8 and shared on social media while most of us were still asleep, it’s unofficially called the Coupe de Chevelle. And you can tell why, can’t you? It used the Chevy Chevelle as a starting point, in the second generation by the looks of it, adding an entirely new face, that of the ’69 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
Usually, we’re not fans of mashups, but there is something incredibly appealing about this CGI creation that could inspire certain enthusiasts to make it happen. And it shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to do that. But do you also love it as much as we (okay, I) do?
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