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The muscle car craze had started to catch on when Chevrolet introduced the 1965 Chevelle. Feeling pressure from the Pontiac GTO, Chevrolet decided to step up its offerings with minor appearance changes inside and out. Unfortunately, Chevrolet yet again found itself chasing Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and even Buick in midsize-performance for most of the 1965 model year.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Changes were not huge from the previous 1964 model year Chevelle in terms of basic body design, but the 1965 Chevelle received a new grille, new tail lamps, exterior touches, and interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chevelle was available in several trim levels for the 1965 model year, including the Chevelle 300, Chevelle 300 Deluxe, Chevelle Malibu, or Chevelle Malibu Super Sport. In addition to numerous trims, body style included 2 door sport coupes, 2 door sedans, 2 door convertibles, 4 door sedans, 2 door wagons, or 4 door wagons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buyers also had the option of numerous exterior colors and color combinations. Exterior colors included Tuxedo Black, Ermine White, Mist Blue, Danube Blue, Willow Green, Cypress Green, Artesian Turquoise, Tahitian Turquoise, Madeira Maroon, Evening Orchid, Regal Red, Sierra Tan, Cameo Beige, Glacier Gray, or Crocus Yellow. If those choices were not enough, the buyer could have also opted for a two-tone paint scheme. Convertible tops were available in white, black, or beige and vinyl tops were only available in black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interiors for the 1965 model year came standard with bucket seats and a center console but customers also had the choice of an optional bench seat or a luxurious power driverside seat. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another convenient option for the 1965 model year was air conditioning, as well as the choice of radio. Interiors were available in a variety of Madrid grain vinyl colors. Popular interior colors for the 1965 model year included Aqua, Aqua two-tone, Black, Light Blue, Blue two-tone, Fawn, Fawn two-tone, Red, Red two-tone, Light Saddle, and White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To complement the wide variety of available colors were the available drive train combinations that could be opted for on the 1965 Chevelle. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Base power was had by one of two available six-cylinder. Buyers who wanted more power could opt for a V-8. A mere 211 1965 Chevelles (200 hardtops and 1 convertible) were equipped with the super rare Z16 option which called for a 396 cubic inch big block engine cranking out a monstrous 375 horsepower. These Chevelles also featured highly modified suspensions, power-assisted steering, and anti-roll bars in the front and rear, and stronger convertible type frames. Manual transmissions were either 3 speeds or 4 speeds and the only available automatic transmission was the 2 speed Powerglide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 398,000 1965 Chevelles were produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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