would you agree with chevy to make a 2005 chevelle

[zx2guy]

i dropped a thread much like this one. and one of the guys said it best, and i will paraphrase. no chevelle shouldnt be remade for 2 reasons. 1 the chevelle name has a crap load to uphold. i mean imagine if people didnt like it, that would suck. and 2 true my dad the home garage mechanic wont be able to go out in the grage with his sons and work on it. i mean up to the early 90's people with a little electronic knowhow could do SOME stuff. but we are talking no where as much those sitting in the fender, plenty of room to get that wrench on, smoke them tires, 454 big block that makes you shake all over cuz of the power it exudes. <and it aint even runnin yet. if chevy follows through they should test the water with something small like the vega. i would not drop something so heavy of a namesake as camaro onto thier first retro styled car. if something doesnt go well with the camaro, the name will be blemished for a long long time. but you put a vega out there run the same 2.0 supercharged or 2.4 i4 as the cobalt and make it camaroeske looking (like the best looking vega years) make it rear drive, and if chevy screws up, they can learn from it and not have to scrap a good name for it. ( no offence to vega fans , and im one of them)

[SpinnerCee]

I hear that zx2

I think Chevy will never live down that Corolla-Nova -- Yuck -- However, my lil bro wrapped one around a tree and walked away -- the Nova wasn't so lucky -- Everyone was happy .

The problem with bringing back the Camaro and 'Bird is that they'll have to come out lookin and performing like a Vette -- It would be a cryin shame if the new Camaro, whatever it looks like, can get owned by a bone stock Civic or Accord on the street. Also, the longer their hyatus, the more time the aftermarket will take to get all the go-fast look-good stuff on the market, I would expect them to be really cautious.

So, that said, I'd say no Chevelle -- Unless the tree huggas let the automakers build fire breathers again -- I've spent way too much hard earned cash getting "modern" automotive electronics serviced.

Strangely enough, trucks are now the closest things to "musclecars" on the street -- wonder if that's why everyone wants one? I just wonder why they have such a high ride height [for the street]... makes em look goofy, even with giant "rims" they just got too much "gap."

Form follows function comes to mind...

[ilgoldstein]

GM is in trouble, big trouble. There are a lot of reasons, but one big reason is that they do not build cars people want to buy. Ford has the same problem (but who really cares about Ford?) Look at Chrysler - they have some great looking cars with old nameplates. My dad bought a Malibu SS the first year it was out, one of only 2 new cars he ever bought (the other was a 64 Riviera.) It was an affordable car but still practical for a family and not too expensive. Solidly built, could last forever. Still a lot of possibility for performance for those who wanted.

Build it right and it could be great. But take back the Malibu designation from that little thing they got it on now.

[zx2guy]

but building it right is exactly gm's problem. chevelles are like the god chevy in which the nova, camaro, and vette, all kneel to. maybe not performance but what chevelles were built to do, it did, and it did it well. the pony cars (which i include the nova in) all have their glory spots, because they were built for different reasons. but you drop the phrase 454 big block chevelle, and every one who knows what it is goes oooooohhhhhhhh. doesnt matter if you are a ford guy , or dodge. just the same when you hear 440 hemi charger, or 351 cleveland mustang (boss). if you have stepped into any of these cars and taken a turn (the only one i havnt is the charger) you know just what kind of beast they are. and i think that is why chevy is having such a problem building it, because they want it to live up to the name chevelle and not fall from grace like the malibu.

personally though i think gm needs to make a better entry car then the aveo. the cavalier was due for a face lift, but they never should have killed it because look how many are out there.

[thetaz_31]

Can someone give me some advice to my question in forum

"68 chevelle please help!"

[66 chevelle]

Yes of course. But it should have that late '60s ish look and an aluminum big block like the SSR. Perhaps a 427 or 454 just to use the same cubes as the late '60s. To bring back the reputation.

[DCarr511]

No they shouldnt build it .... After 24 yrs. w/ GM I have learned that GM cant build " gotta have " vehicles while the market still wants them and when they do get around to it they dont get near right.


zx2guy ... when did Chrysler build a 440 Hemi ?

And 66Chevelle ... Chevy puts an alum. BB in the SSR ???????

[zx2guy]

oops... i was thinking of 2 different motors, and i didnt seperate them. my bad

[Dyno247365]

I was just thinking about this the other day. Not only could they make a new Chevelle SS but actually build a high tech 454 that gets good gas mileage.

[bobsketball]

Depends on what model the went for and how it was done. I hated the t-bird, love the Mustang. What model woul you go after? 66? 70?

[ACLineman]

Originally Posted by thetaz_31

Can someone give me some advice to my question in forum

"68 chevelle please help!"

What was the question?

[hotrod_chevyz]

Why even try to build another chevelle...Everybody would just find a reason to complain about it.

Some geek in a moth eaten 1970's star trek outfit would say "well thats not exactly".........Get over it if they make a new one its going to be way better than the old one. Just like the new underestimated GTO. Its not what it looks like its what it has on the inside that counts.

I love the old "1970 SS Chevelles" ive had the honor of working at a shop where working on them was a daily thing. But get a clue most of them are rusted out busted out former muscle cars, some of wich are so unsafe now they dont deserve to be on the road still.. HISTORY!

Cancer has just about eaten away a piece of history and todays younger crowd needs a taste of what CHEVELLE means. A lime green 70's rust bucket with rotted out fenders and smoke coming out of the tail pipe isnt going to impress people ages 18-30. They want looks/comfort/modern style/ ect...

Since GM hasnt made a "real" effort to bring back any of these flagships, this young impressionable crowd is drifting over to the new mustangs with the 5 speed and the 4.6's.

Another FORD fan born because a bunch of whining about long dead "history", and how the new one needs to be like the old ones.

[66 chevelle]

by hotrod chevyz, I love the old "1970 SS Chevelles" ive had the honor of working at a shop where working on them was a daily thing. But get a clue most of them are rusted out busted out former muscle cars, some of wich are so unsafe now they dont deserve to be on the road still.. HISTORY!

Cancer has just about eaten away a piece of history and todays younger crowd needs a taste of what CHEVELLE means. A lime green 70's rust bucket with rotted out fenders and smoke coming out of the tail pipe isnt going to impress people ages 18-30. They want looks/comfort/modern style/ ect...

HC you need to go to some of the cruise nights I have this summer. Don't see any rust there. And the only smoke you see is from rubber.

[ilgoldstein]

Wow, 8 pages of conversation spanning over three years! Well first off, we don't own the name, GM does, and if they want to build a Chevelle I say more power to them.

It's 2006, not 1966, so I don't expect a new Chevelle to be just like mine (a 64 SS.) I would expect it to be a rear wheel drive family size vehicle that could be had as a utilitarian family vehicle, and more upscale version, and a performance oriented (or at least theamed) vehicle that raises the pulse a bit.

Chevy needs to build cars that get people excited about buying a car, not just something to compete with Honda/Toyota/Nissan. Go back and look at where the '64 Chevelle was positioned, look at the ads, and look at the reviews. It was a car that fit between the big Impala and the economy Chevy II.

Sure it grew into a performance machine, but along with those performance machines they sold plenty of 6 cyl and small V8 Chevelles, and 4 doors too.

Yea, build it, but give it Chevy value, solid build and engineering, and style.

They need to build something GOOD might as well name it after a good car.

['97ventureowner]

Don't know why this thread was brought up again But it won't be any longer.