Car of the Week: 1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS

[dodgechargerfan]

The 1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS was the car that got away from Brian Robertson when he was a kid.

Now it’s the car he will probably never let go as an adult.

Robertson still laments not purchasing the first ’65 Malibu SS he saw years ago. It’s clear he was not going to let it happen again.

“The story is there was a Ford dealer in my hometown of Boscobel, Wis., and I wanted that car so bad,” he recalls. “It was $300 and my dad would not let me buy it and I was so mad at him. I was so upset. I could have just slapped him silly! But I finally got my ’65 Chevelle — my brother found it in Montfort, Wis., sitting beside a building.

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[restoman]

[FONT=&quot]"“I’ve never waxed it. I’ve never had to it."

*facepalm*

Judging by the owner's quoted remarks all through the article, he is a typical Chevy owner: a car guy with his brains kicked out...[/FONT]

 

[68R/T]

In 1965 the corvette 365 hp was re-rated as 350 hp in the chevelle and the th 350 trans was available with certain engines as an option. Yea, typical chevy guy, he considers what he remembers as fact. And the 375 hp 396 was available as a late year option.

 

[Stretch]

Why would you not wax it and be proud enough to brag about not waxing it? What am I missing here?

 

[restoman]

Wax doesn't make it shine - the paint finish does that. Wax protects the finish.
Like a lot of people, this owner thinks waxing a car makes it shine...

 

[Stretch]

Now I understand. I honestly had no idea some people think the wax makes the shine.

 

[Dr.Jass]

Wax made my Challenger shine. 'Course, it was cleaner wax that had a very mild abrasive in it. It sure brought back the paint, at least above the body line. :dance:

 

[restoman]

Then it wasn't the wax that made it shine: it was the cleaning of the surface. The wax part of that mixture protected the newly-cleaned finish.

Water will make it shine too... briefly.

 

[Dr.Jass]

Semantics.

It was dull, I waxed it, it was shiny. :dance: