Photo: Barrett-Jackson
This restored 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS was one of the high earners during the Barrett-Jackson May online auction. With all the correct hardware in place, the machine went for close to $53,000.
Despite no longer being in production, the Chevelle is one of the most important cars Chevrolet ever made. It had a major contribution to the growth of the muscle car segment back when it was the most important one on the American market, the 1960s and 1970s, and it is at the center of the custom industry today.
This particular Chevelle, of the SS variety, has been restored with the goal of keeping it as close to the original as possible, while giving it enough shine to make it alluring for the roads of today.
Wrapped in a Tahoe Turquoise color for the exterior over a black interior, the car has been gifted with a period-correct 396ci (6.5-liter) big block V8, an engine that back in the day was the most potent and largest unit available for the Chevelle.
The power of the engine is harnessed by a 4-speed manual transmission and sent to the road via special Rally wheels. The build is sharp and clean cut on the outside, blending nicely the turquoise paint with the chrome on the wheels and bumper.
As far as the interior goes, the builders went for simplicity as well, and gifted the Chevelle SS with green-tint glass, black bucket seats, and a center console, but they also kept the original stereo system.
The Barrett-Jackson May auction, held online because of the health crisis, sold close to $4 million worth of cars. The most expensive was a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window that left the lot for $357,500.
We expect to see many of these cars, including this Chevelle, hitting the auction block again in the not so distant future.
This particular Chevelle, of the SS variety, has been restored with the goal of keeping it as close to the original as possible, while giving it enough shine to make it alluring for the roads of today.
Wrapped in a Tahoe Turquoise color for the exterior over a black interior, the car has been gifted with a period-correct 396ci (6.5-liter) big block V8, an engine that back in the day was the most potent and largest unit available for the Chevelle.
The power of the engine is harnessed by a 4-speed manual transmission and sent to the road via special Rally wheels. The build is sharp and clean cut on the outside, blending nicely the turquoise paint with the chrome on the wheels and bumper.
As far as the interior goes, the builders went for simplicity as well, and gifted the Chevelle SS with green-tint glass, black bucket seats, and a center console, but they also kept the original stereo system.
The Barrett-Jackson May auction, held online because of the health crisis, sold close to $4 million worth of cars. The most expensive was a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window that left the lot for $357,500.
We expect to see many of these cars, including this Chevelle, hitting the auction block again in the not so distant future.
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