In 1966, Chevrolet decided to sell the Chevelle SS 396 as a standalone model, but this approach lasted for just two years, as the company reverted the change for the 1969 model year. In other words, ...

GM stood smugly by in 1964, expecting Ford's Mustang to fall flat on its face. When it didn't, the General scrambled to build ...

As far as classic street muscle cars are concerned, the second-generation Chevy Chevelle Super Sport eagerly qualifies as one of the big General Motors icons of the era. But how about today? Any of ...

When installing the NASCAR cam in the 375-through-435-hp engines, additional piston-to-valve clearance must be cut. A street-driven, 11-second, rat-motored Camaro is not beyond the realm of ...

Petersen Publishing photographer Pat Brollier made a very busy trip to the Detroit area in the fall of 1966, judging by the wide variety of subjects on the film he submitted to Petersen’s in-house ...

We sent Recon a worn-out 396 big-block motor and asked what they thought they could do with it. The company's performance guru, Joe Giove, thought it would be cool to build a serious ground-pounder in ...

For those GM Authority readers out there aching for some classic drag racing action, we’ve got a great matchup for you, with a 1968 Chevy Camaro SS 396 lining up against a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.

As part of General Motors’ celebration of fifty years of vehicle production, it debuted the 1958 Chevy Impala. The Impala was the flagship of the Bel Air line, and Chevy’s prestige passenger car. It ...