Lane Exact Detail / 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Z-16 Hardtop / Limited Edition 3,000 / 1:18th Scale

Regal Red w/ White & Black Interior

The 1965 Chevelle was the second year of production and followed up an outstanding introductory year. When compared with its contemporaries, however, the 1965 Chevelle lacked something. That something was big block power. The aging but impressive W-engine (348/409) was being phased out, and was never really considered for Chevelle installations in the first place. That left the Chevelle to wait patiently, longer than expected in fact, for the new Mark IV big block to arrive. As in-house GM rivals Pontiac, Olds and Buick got off to an early lead in late 1964 and early 1965, Chevelle was left behind in the important performance and image realms, at least until the 396 found a hew home beneath its hood.

Many of the 1965 Chevelle SS Z16’s got the handsome vinyl top treatment that was new to the line that year, but otherwise, exterior choices were limited to three colors: black, yellow and red. The rare nature of the cars even among Chevrolet dealerships meant that many of the cars were used as promotional vehicles with some even being given outright to race winners and TV stars to promote the image of the cars. The cars were meant to perform first and foremost, and perform they did.

This latest Lane effort has surprises and minute details you'll discover more and more of every time you look at it the Z-16, the rarest of all Chevelles. The car itself was the first purchased when I received my license in 1969. $1,200.00 from a small used car lot in Philadelphia. The white interior, I'm personally very familiar with as we pattered and prototyped reproductions of this interior for USA-1 in the 1980's. It's dead on. It's as if they shrunk down the real car.

Part #: WCC501

Price: $0.00

Status: Out of Stock