1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
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During 1971, the voting age in the United States is lowered to 18yrs old when the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, Walt Disney World opens, and this Forest Green and white 1971 Chevelle Malibu rolls off the assembly line. Now with only 64,000 original miles on her, a new 4bbl carburetor was added in 2012 and repainted the factory Forest Green in 2015.
The 1971 Chevelles were treated to new front-end and rear-end styling that included large Power-Beam single-unit headlights, a reworked grille and bumper, and integral park/signal/marker lights. New dual round taillights were integral with the back bumper. Because SS models suffered heavy insurance surcharges, Chevrolet introduced the 'Heavy Chevy' at midyear, which was based on the base Chevelle, and was available with any V8 engine except the 454, which was exclusive to SS models. The standard Chevelle SS engine was a two-barrel 350-cubic-inch V8 rated at 245 HP. Optional was a four-barrel carbureted version of the 350 V8 HP. The 402 cid big-block engine continued to be optional as the SS 396 but was only available in one horsepower rating, 300 HP, and was not available with cowl induction. The base LS5 454 V8 produced 365...