| div cl | | | | Chevrolet had learnt some new dance moves. So |
| The 65 Chevelle was Chevroletâs entry | | | | in the month of June 1965 the Chevelle Malibu SS, |
| into the growing, and important, muscle car | | | | given the code name Option RPO Z16 by |
| market. | | | | Chevrolet, made itâs stunning debut. |
| Although Chevroletâs Chevelle hit the | | | | And what a debut it proved to be. It did have |
| market in 1964, the 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS was | | | | some advantages in the promotions game. As |
| the car that helped to make up ground on its | | | | Chevrolet was a sponsor of the then hugely |
| competitors like Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick all | | | | popular Bonanza tv series, some of the stars |
| hogging the muscle car dance floor and Chevrolet | | | | were given a Chevelle Malibu including Dan Blocker, |
| being a bit of a wallflower. The big cubic inch V8 | | | | who played Hoss. Other celebrities also eagerly |
| motors in muscle cars like the GTO and Skylark | | | | got one of these beautiful muscle cars, but |
| Gran Sport were getting most of the dance | | | | strangely quite a few of them went to the office |
| partners but the 65 Chevell showed that | | | | brigade at Chevrolet. |