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1966 Chevrolet Caprice Custom Estate. Caprice gained series status for the 1966 model year and was positioned as the top-line full-size Chevrolet. [6] It included a four-door hardtop, six- or nine-passenger station wagon, and a two-door hardtop with a squared-off formal roofline in contrast to the Impala/SS Sport Coupe's fastback roof styling ...
Chevrolet's second generation big-block, the Mark IV had been introduced in 1965 in two 396 cu in (6.5 L) versions. In 1966 Chevrolet added a 427 cu in (7.0 L) version that was available exclusively in the sports car (Corvette) and full-sized (Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne) lines. While a 396 was still available in full-sized cars, the L72 and the ...
Caprice: 1965 1996 GM B: 4 Chevrolet's most popular full-size car produced during 1965–1996 [1] Camaro: 1966 2023 General Motors Alpha platform: 6 Pony/muscle car. Available in coupe and convertible body styles. K5 Blazer: 1969 1994 3 Chevrolet's smallest full-size SUV version of the Chevrolet C/K family Kingswood Estate: 1969 1972 GM B: 1
The all-new 1965 Biscayne was larger yet, and offered an even wider range of engines, including a new, larger 250-ci inline-six. For the 1967 model year the smaller 230 was dropped. For 1966 the top engine became the new Big-Block 427 ci V8, available in a high-powered, high-revving 425 hp (317 kW) version with solid lifters. Although not ...
A special 427-cubic-inch (7.0 L) version of the 409 engine was used in the 1963 Impala Sport Coupé, ordered under Chevrolet Regular Production Option (RPO) Z11. [17] This was a special package created for drag racers , as well as NASCAR , [ 18 ] and it consisted of a cowl-induction 427 cu in (7.0 L) engine and body with selected aluminum ...
Requests from dealers (notably Don Yenko in PA, Baldwin-Motion in NY, Nickey in IL and Dana in CA) who had been dealer-installing 427 cu in (7.0 L) engines in the Camaro prompted Chevrolet to use an ordering process usually used on fleet and special orders (taxis, trucks, etc.) to offer 427 engines in the Camaro. Two Central Office Production ...
For 1966, two versions of the 390 were introduced, producing 275 hp (2-bbl) or 315 hp (4-bbl). For the first time, a 428 cubic-inch V8 was offered on the Country Squire, producing 345 hp. [ 26 ] For 1967, the 352 FE V8 was dropped, largely replaced by the 2-bbl version of the 390 (producing 270 hp). [ 28 ]
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year