With production numbers totaling 62,785, including 55 As the 1960s drew to a close, the era of the muscle car was in full-swing and cars like the Chevrolet Chevelle were right in the thick of it.

During the classic era of muscle cars, there was also a horsepower war, ultimately won by the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, which was almost as powerful as the Mustang that came 55 years later.