@@johnnersinger9771 This may be unlikely but maybe Steve is working on something very special to celebrate 10,000 subscribers, hence why all the re-uploads and why he is keeping quiet about them. But either way, I hope he is doing well and the fresh junkyard crawls return soon. I miss the fresh junkyard crawl videos.
In the 70's my best friend had a 65 Malibu SS all original, Dark Blue with a Light Blue interior, with the 6 cyc with the chrome valve cover and 2 speed auto console shifter. He drove that car for over 30 years without a motor or trans issue. I was a passenger in that car for much of my life ! RIP ol pal Doug !
I always used to say my 1978, and 81 Malibu's were the '65 Malibu I never had. Wish I still had them....only my '86 El Camino survived my family rearing
My first car was a '65 Chevy II with the 194 c.i. six that Steve mentioned, hooked up to a 3-on-the-tree with a non-synchronized 1st gear. A hand-me-down from my mom who told me that it had to be at a stop before shifting into 1st. Well, apparently she didn't remember growing up in the 1930's and 40's, when most cars didn't have a synchronized transmission at all. I taught myself how to double clutch on that car, taking out onto our neighborhood streets well before I had my license. I amazed a lot of people with that "impossible trick", including one friend from my local Corvair club who lent me his 3-speed '64 Monza coupe for a club weekend. He gave me a quick "check flight" in his neighborhood before cutting me loose in it, and didn't even realize at first that I shifted back into 1st on the roll the first 2 or 3 times I did it! I had to teach him how to do it... and he was a 30-year master mechanic! Anyhow, I digress. I consider the '65 Chevelle to be much better looking than its '64 predecessor with its flat front end. That's something that I've noticed about the first 3 "sets" of Chevelle styling: it always improved the second year. I like the '65 over the '64, the '67 over the '66, and the '69 over the '68. Then Chevy turned that all backwards, because the three years after that, 1970, '71, and '72, in my opinion the '70 is by far the most aggressive looking, the '71 is OK, but the revised '72 grille and marker lamps just don't "flow"..To me, it's like they were designed by two different designers who couldn't agree whether they should be in three horizontal segments (the grille), or just one big open piece (the lights). No harmony. OK, I gurss I've bored y'all long enough here with my disjointed ramblings. If you've read it all this far, thank you and congratulations for your sticking with it. If you HAVEN'T read it all the way to this point, you probably aren't reading the end of this full-length novel anyhow, so it doesn't really matter anyhow. Good night, and Godspeed
I remember when my best friends parents dealt off their 58 Buick for a brand new 65 Chevelle 2 door hardtop, 6 cylinder, 3 on the column, black with a red interior. I thought it was such a cool car !
Chevy was really feeling their oats when cars like this were made. They had some great styles in the 60's with such simple clean lines that inspired and looked great just sitting still. Looked even better on the road. Back in the early 90's I worked at a small very old auto repair garage nestled in a residential neighborhood. You'd pass it if you didnt look quick as it was set back from the road. Next door was a house an old lady lived in and she drove a fire engine red 65 hard top with a 6 and Powerglide. Had a red interior and dog dish hubcaps. Ir was resprayed maybe 10 years earlier and still looked great. I always asked her if she wanted to sell it but that was a lost cause as she bought it new. Some years later she died and the son rented the house out but the Malibu sat and collected dust in the garage for many years. A friend ended up buying the garage and when I would visit I would walk to the back of his property and peek in the garage next door to see if the car was still there. Fast forward to 5 years ago I drove past and saw the garage door open but empty. I hope the son still has it somewhere.
I remember the Seaton shaker! Billed as the fastest Chevelle on the planet at one time! He also had a lift up body Corvair funny car in 1968 or 69! I remember watching it run at night at New York National speedway the flames that came out of those pipes at night were incredible! I hope all is well Steve! Loved the Mustang video on high octane yesterday!
I remember back in the 70’s a lot of these 64-65 Chevelles were turned into dirt track racers when the supply of 55-57 Chevys started to dry up. The Chevelle had the same wheelbase as the earlier models so the bodies easily swapped over onto the earlier chassis.
When I was racing they were using late 70’s Camaros, and now they use G bodys. In all the cars I’ve driven they use that 2 speed manual (with 2 sticks) where you actually push the clutch in to get going and then shift into high. I can’t recall what it’s called but they’re dead reliable
Correct, you have to be careful with cowl tags. Depending on the year, they do NOT always tell you if it's a V8 or not. The VIN does, and that's what should be used. Always research and decode them on a case-by-case basis, year by year. We got the tag, we can brag: 02C for the third week of February 1965 production, 65 for 1965 model year, 13637 for Chevrolet (1) Malibu (36) two door sport coupe (37), FRA for Framingham, MA assembly, 772 for Red Ramada cloth and imitation leather bench seat interior trim, N-N for Madeira Maroon lower and upper exterior paint, accessory group 2 code of M for two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission (RPO code M35), accessory group 3 code C for instrument panel pad (RPO code B70), and the significance of the "D" and "L" on the tags of Framingham built vehicles is unknown. The Framingham plant operated from 1947 to 1989 and the closing of it was a political duel between local politician Anthony Colonna and then governor of MA Michael Dukakis. Correct, always refer to VIN to determine if the vehicle was a six or eight cylinder. We got the VIN, we win: 1 for Chevrolet, 35 for Malibu six cylinder, 37 for two door sport coupe, 5 for 1965 model year, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. Fisher Body plants were often "through the wall" on the other side of the assembly side and Fisher was a separate division from GMAD (General Motors Assembly Division) and trim tags only are concerned with what concerned the Fisher Body plant and their work. The GMAD side handled the rest. In some cases they were located at another facility (e.g., Euclid, OH Fisher bodies would make their way to other GMAD plants, such as in the case of the Toronado, Riviera and Eldorado, among other models).
I wonder if that car ever made it out if MA. It's a shame that plant closed along with so many other huge companies that started and died in the state, Dennison, Digital, Data General, Wang Labs to name a few. I never new the details of GM leaving but was under the impression it was because the town wouldn't allow GM to expand. Never knew the Massinine politics behind it.
@@mikem3695 That's correct. GM wanted to expand and open up new facilities in the area and Anthony Colonna who was a local politician wanted to use the land for other things. Mr. Dukakis got behind things and tried to muscle in. Mr. Colonna fought back and GM responded by closing the plant citing, "Economic issues" and then added, "Sometimes the labor climate has something to do with it....." Basically, they gave the town a kick in the groin.
We called them "slip n slide powerglides". Back then nobody wanted a Glide for performance. Not until the aftermarket came along and knew how to build them for dragracing.
I have a Powerglide still up in my Mom's garage! It was in my Grandmother's '63 Bel Air that I totalled in 1974 (a truck ran a stop sign and I t-boned him).
Ah...the dreaded Power Glide! Mom had a 69 Impala and Dad had a 68 (I believe) C10, both with 327s and 'Glides. It was (just) OK in moms car but was terrible in dads truck! Both were bought well used and abused very cheap so neither complained too much. After mom and dad were done with them, I actually pulled and rebuilt the engines out of both vehicles and resold them. I also sold both transmissions "as is" so that the buyers could do what they needed with them.
I would love to have a performance built inline 6. The straight 6 sounds great, runs smooth, good torque. One built properly would be fun in the right car
The Powerglide is also super popular in dirt track racing, where you never need to shift any gears. Since they are smaller and lighter than a TH350 they are a weight savings measure for the most part. And they are super easy to rebuild.
When I raced we used those 2 speeds with the double sticks that you actually pushed the clutch in to get going. I think they were called a Bert transmission or something like that
Great video Steve back in 1975 I bought a 64 Chevelle SS it was 327 four speed console buckets did have a posse$175for it from a buddy of mineIt was wore out and tired SS stand for salt shaker that's not Rusty this car was but I did save the Driveline and put it in a drag car turned out to be a real nice motor and tranny boy I wish I would have kept it even if it was really rusty nowadays they want to fix anything back then it wasn't worth much and it was really rusted out210,000 miles it's still around but it was really tired it cleaned in 30 over made it into something really high performance have a great day thanks for the great videos if you only had four site kept everything yeah where would you put it have a great day
Test drove a used 1965 Malibu back in 1967 (I was 16). 2dr ht, 327, 4spd. Red with white interior. Bench seat. Really wanted that car, but parents said 'no way'. Ended up getting a 1967 Corvair Monza, 140hp 4spd 2dr, in some sort of gold color combo. I really did love that Corvair, but it wasn't a SBC 4spd.
Your Parents were very wise Not to get you that Chevelle! My Mother had a dark blue with light blue interior bench seat with the 327 300hp 4spd car 4:10 posi 1964 model she almost killed herself in that car in 1967 or 68 ! She really loved that car!
VIN Breakdown: 1= Chevrolet 3537= Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe 6 cylinder engine 5= 1965 G= Framingham, MA Assembly Plant 121716= Sequential Production Number (Started at 100001) Steve is spot on ref the trim tag vs the VIN tag differences, also the 2M code on the trim tag would confirm a Powerglide transmission. Very interesting observation here- The stainless steel VIN tag has one rosette rivet and one round rivet. GM used round rivets on all early built 1965 vehicles up to January 1965. Rosette rivets started in January of 1965. The build date on this cowl tag (02C) is February 3rd week, so it makes sense that a random round rivet was still hanging around in the rivet bin on the assembly line. Great stuff as always Mags!
@@neshpro6521 I don’t live too far from here, I went and looked at some of the cars he had because I got an 80 power wagon that I’d really not want to let go but I don’t really have time for it. That yard is amazing though and I had a lot of early dodge pick ups to choose from.
Local farmers where I grew up used old inline 6s to run irrigation pumps. They’d get the motors from junk yards for pennies. Sad to see this one die with the car because they’d almost always outlast everything else.
Hi Steve, good car, good video! I used to work at a transmission shop and your information is correct, it a GM/Chevrolet aluminum case Powerglide automatic transmission. As you mentioned, popular for drag racing, but not so much with street rods and/ or street machines. Second gear is 1:00 to 1 "high gear" but in the mean time first gear (low gear) is that of a three speed automatic, leaving you with NO second gear at all. With a two speed automatic, when you start from a traffic light or stop sigh, an make a right turn, the transmission is in "high gear" as soon as you steer the car straight ahead, not good for street performance. Please reply. Dave...
Don't think of the Powerglide as not having a passing gear - think of it as a trans with a great gear for a 40-roll speed competition. Top Gear is still 1:1, so you don't rev any higher driving on the highway, but the Powerglide Low range nearly splits the difference between 1st and 2nd on a 3-Speed Turbohydramatic.
Hi steve love your channel and all your older stuff as well ….. why did GM use Fisher when they were capable of building their own bodies, and why don’t they do it now ?
That 2 door, 6 cyl, automatic, red Malibu Steve is showing was probably some young woman's first new car after getting her new job out of college. Has it written all over it.
my friend had one with a 6 cylinder and he decided to sell it. I kept asking him to sell it to me as I had a 73 Buick Electra 225 with a worked 455 that my dad had left me and he turned around and sold it to someone else. I was so disappointed and pissed.
I have rebuilt the big brother 292 Chev 6 in a Bedford truck. So much SBC stuff interchanges. Bearings, lifters, 3 7/8 bore = 283 307 rings. Rockers and more. Powerslides have no place anywhere. Fast and faster and useless. Though strong. Drag racers wank themselves over their powerslides and spend zillions on them. Yet a 3 speed TH box will always make them faster
I think 292 rrockers have a different ratio than the small block Chevy. SBCs are 1.5:1, but I believe that 292s used 1.7:1 rockers, because 292 rockers are a good bolt on upgrade for a Ford 300 - which I believe uses a 1.6:1 rocker.
My dad had some friends that had a 1965 2 door Malibu and I told him that I want that car. Unfortunately I didn’t get the car. Someone in their family got it.😞
I'm hoping that Steve is ok. Everyone deserves a vacation, but it would have been nice to have been given a simple heads up. I don't appreciate wondering if he is in the hospital or something when maybe he is just sitting on the beach having a good time. Obviously, if something is wrong he need not go into any details at all, but just being left to wonder is another annoying stress that nobody needs. When you choose to become a public celebrity of sorts, there is also the responsibility (perhaps burden) of the virtual relationship with your viewer/subscribers. That is one of the costs of celebrity. It is disrespectful to be suddenly goasted and left to wonder what has happened.
It’s gonna be okay either way! Breathe in, hold it, hold it, hold hold it, hold it… oops exhale! Repeat! Each time hold it a little longer until you reach about eight minutes in between breaths and you will feel all the stress leave your body! Steve’s whereabouts will concern you far less in this new less physical state! I hope this helps!🤣🤣🙃😆 IM JUST JOKING OF COURSE!
It’s his Birthday this month! He’s probably chilling, he doesn’t realize, fully how much he means to a lot of people, evidently! But I’m sure these comments will either bring a smile to his face, or maybe he’ll run for the hills! LMAO! Happy Birthday Steve!
Hopefully the horseplay between him and Katie didn't get too rough. He did just release a new episode on his High Octane Classics channel yesterday of a Mustang fastback. Are you a member of his stevemags.com/ channel? What about his Facebook and twitter and Instagram? .
Hi Steve Reckon you're on vacation. Altered wheelbase cars have the theory planted way back in the 19th century I know you like steam locomotives and that is basically where the idea came from. Early single driving wheel locomotives like the British Stirling had tremendous slip on the rails. The Crampton locomotive attempted to address this by placing the single driving axle way back to redistribute the tractive effort. The French railways loved them. Bit of useless information there from me All the best Nick Jervis UK 🇬🇧
I am so tired of people referring to all Chevelles as Malibus and all Chevy IIs as Novas and all full size Chevs as Impalas. They were all just trim levels of the base platform. It just shows how ignorant and uninformed Chevy fans are.
And yes, folks believe it or not here comes another rerun from three months ago. I purposely do not watch the video because I don’t want to generate even one cent of ad revenue. This is an absolutely absurd way to run your video series.
That's alright. Comments help the algorithm, too. Even if I'm not interested I'll let it run in the background to help the channel until Steve gets back. Maybe twice to cancel your ignoring it.
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Get well soon Steve. We are praying for you
Hope you're on the mend Steve. Praying for you.
Even if these are reruns be thankful we have them.
I mean yeah but 11 days of re-uploads with no update? Yikes! 😬
@@nathanjoseph4284 maybe he's on to a new junkyard or on vacation
@@johnnersinger9771 This may be unlikely but maybe Steve is working on something very special to celebrate 10,000 subscribers, hence why all the re-uploads and why he is keeping quiet about them. But either way, I hope he is doing well and the fresh junkyard crawls return soon. I miss the fresh junkyard crawl videos.
Reruns, whatdayamean, Reruns? 🥝✔️
Well said, thumbs up
In the 70's my best friend had a 65 Malibu SS all original, Dark Blue with a Light Blue interior, with the 6 cyc with the chrome valve cover and 2 speed auto console shifter. He drove that car for over 30 years without a motor or trans issue. I was a passenger in that car for much of my life ! RIP ol pal Doug !
Happy Birthday Steve!
I always used to say my 1978, and 81 Malibu's were the '65 Malibu I never had. Wish I still had them....only my '86 El Camino survived my family rearing
My first car was a '65 Chevy II with the 194 c.i. six that Steve mentioned, hooked up to a 3-on-the-tree with a non-synchronized 1st gear. A hand-me-down from my mom who told me that it had to be at a stop before shifting into 1st. Well, apparently she didn't remember growing up in the 1930's and 40's, when most cars didn't have a synchronized transmission at all. I taught myself how to double clutch on that car, taking out onto our neighborhood streets well before I had my license. I amazed a lot of people with that "impossible trick", including one friend from my local Corvair club who lent me his 3-speed '64 Monza coupe for a club weekend. He gave me a quick "check flight" in his neighborhood before cutting me loose in it, and didn't even realize at first that I shifted back into 1st on the roll the first 2 or 3 times I did it! I had to teach him how to do it... and he was a 30-year master mechanic!
Anyhow, I digress. I consider the '65 Chevelle to be much better looking than its '64 predecessor with its flat front end. That's something that I've noticed about the first 3 "sets" of Chevelle styling: it always improved the second year. I like the '65 over the '64, the '67 over the '66, and the '69 over the '68. Then Chevy turned that all backwards, because the three years after that, 1970, '71, and '72, in my opinion the '70 is by far the most aggressive looking, the '71 is OK, but the revised '72 grille and marker lamps just don't "flow"..To me, it's like they were designed by two different designers who couldn't agree whether they should be in three horizontal segments (the grille), or just one big open piece (the lights). No harmony.
OK, I gurss I've bored y'all long enough here with my disjointed ramblings. If you've read it all this far, thank you and congratulations for your sticking with it. If you HAVEN'T read it all the way to this point, you probably aren't reading the end of this full-length novel anyhow, so it doesn't really matter anyhow.
Good night, and Godspeed
He's vacationing sipping on a rum drink in the Bahamas have fun stevei 👍
Thanks Steve…love your videos. Hope alls well…
The 4 cylinder was used in school buses and mail trucks as well. Plus marine, crusader, mercruiser, omc
Yes Finally a Boat guy !!!
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
I remember when my best friends parents dealt off their 58 Buick for a brand new 65 Chevelle 2 door hardtop, 6 cylinder, 3 on the column, black with a red interior. I thought it was such a cool car !
Chevy was really feeling their oats when cars like this were made. They had some great styles in the 60's with such simple clean lines that inspired and looked great just sitting still. Looked even better on the road. Back in the early 90's I worked at a small very old auto repair garage nestled in a residential neighborhood. You'd pass it if you didnt look quick as it was set back from the road. Next door was a house an old lady lived in and she drove a fire engine red 65 hard top with a 6 and Powerglide. Had a red interior and dog dish hubcaps. Ir was resprayed maybe 10 years earlier and still looked great. I always asked her if she wanted to sell it but that was a lost cause as she bought it new. Some years later she died and the son rented the house out but the Malibu sat and collected dust in the garage for many years. A friend ended up buying the garage and when I would visit I would walk to the back of his property and peek in the garage next door to see if the car was still there. Fast forward to 5 years ago I drove past and saw the garage door open but empty. I hope the son still has it somewhere.
I LOVE those low skirted rear wheel openings. ❤ I had 2 1965 chevelles grew up in one 1972-1975
Greetings from Ontario Canada. 👍👍🇨🇦
Love Steve, very knowledgeable, especially like any Mopar or AMC talk...
Morning Steve.....
I remember the Seaton shaker!
Billed as the fastest Chevelle on the planet at one time! He also had a lift up body Corvair funny car in 1968 or 69! I remember watching it run at night at New York National speedway the flames that came out of those pipes at night were incredible! I hope all is well Steve! Loved the Mustang video on high octane yesterday!
I remember back in the 70’s a lot of these 64-65 Chevelles were turned into dirt track racers when the supply of 55-57 Chevys started to dry up. The Chevelle had the same wheelbase as the earlier models so the bodies easily swapped over onto the earlier chassis.
When I was racing they were using late 70’s Camaros, and now they use G bodys. In all the cars I’ve driven they use that 2 speed manual (with 2 sticks) where you actually push the clutch in to get going and then shift into high. I can’t recall what it’s called but they’re dead reliable
Thank you Steve
Hey Steve, looking forward to your videos.
One of Chevrolets best-looking cars in 1965. Its beauty still shows even with the ravages of time.
I read the story on the Seaton Shaker and its owner in the book WE WERE THE RAMCHARGERS by Tom Hoover 😊
Mr. B. Here ! ☕️☕️🍩. Morning Mags ! Still very cool 😎 vehicle 🚗! Keep cool 😎
Forgot about Malcolm Durham's Z11 427 '64 Malibu called STRIP BLAZER. Won a lot of match races running on the gold dust.
Correct, you have to be careful with cowl tags. Depending on the year, they do NOT always tell you if it's a V8 or not. The VIN does, and that's what should be used. Always research and decode them on a case-by-case basis, year by year.
We got the tag, we can brag: 02C for the third week of February 1965 production, 65 for 1965 model year, 13637 for Chevrolet (1) Malibu (36) two door sport coupe (37), FRA for Framingham, MA assembly, 772 for Red Ramada cloth and imitation leather bench seat interior trim, N-N for Madeira Maroon lower and upper exterior paint, accessory group 2 code of M for two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission (RPO code M35), accessory group 3 code C for instrument panel pad (RPO code B70), and the significance of the "D" and "L" on the tags of Framingham built vehicles is unknown. The Framingham plant operated from 1947 to 1989 and the closing of it was a political duel between local politician Anthony Colonna and then governor of MA Michael Dukakis. Correct, always refer to VIN to determine if the vehicle was a six or eight cylinder.
We got the VIN, we win: 1 for Chevrolet, 35 for Malibu six cylinder, 37 for two door sport coupe, 5 for 1965 model year, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. Fisher Body plants were often "through the wall" on the other side of the assembly side and Fisher was a separate division from GMAD (General Motors Assembly Division) and trim tags only are concerned with what concerned the Fisher Body plant and their work. The GMAD side handled the rest. In some cases they were located at another facility (e.g., Euclid, OH Fisher bodies would make their way to other GMAD plants, such as in the case of the Toronado, Riviera and Eldorado, among other models).
I wonder if that car ever made it out if MA.
It's a shame that plant closed along with so many other huge companies that started and died in the state, Dennison, Digital, Data General, Wang Labs to name a few.
I never new the details of GM leaving but was under the impression it was because the town wouldn't allow GM to expand. Never knew the Massinine politics behind it.
@@mikem3695 That's correct. GM wanted to expand and open up new facilities in the area and Anthony Colonna who was a local politician wanted to use the land for other things. Mr. Dukakis got behind things and tried to muscle in. Mr. Colonna fought back and GM responded by closing the plant citing, "Economic issues" and then added, "Sometimes the labor climate has something to do with it....." Basically, they gave the town a kick in the groin.
@@SST11B There is only one Google Man. LOL. J/K.
The last assembly plant in New England to date? (Obviously excluding low volume coachbuilders such as Royale Coach in Haverhill)
@@kevinwong6588 One of the last.
We called them "slip n slide powerglides". Back then nobody wanted a Glide for performance. Not until the aftermarket came along and knew how to build them for dragracing.
I have a Powerglide still up in my Mom's garage! It was in my Grandmother's '63 Bel Air that I totalled in 1974 (a truck ran a stop sign and I t-boned him).
Powerslop.
If I could find me someone that would trade me one of those Malibu's for an ostrich feather to stick in their pants, we'd both be tickled. 😏
You are a good kinda crazy!😂
The 153 should have been installed in the Vega.
Ah...the dreaded Power Glide! Mom had a 69 Impala and Dad had a 68 (I believe) C10, both with 327s and 'Glides. It was (just) OK in moms car but was terrible in dads truck! Both were bought well used and abused very cheap so neither complained too much. After mom and dad were done with them, I actually pulled and rebuilt the engines out of both vehicles and resold them. I also sold both transmissions "as is" so that the buyers could do what they needed with them.
Great car.
Is that dog in the witness protection plan?
I would love to have a performance built inline 6. The straight 6 sounds great, runs smooth, good torque. One built properly would be fun in the right car
I've always loved the look of the original Malibu.
The Powerglide is also super popular in dirt track racing, where you never need to shift any gears. Since they are smaller and lighter than a TH350 they are a weight savings measure for the most part. And they are super easy to rebuild.
When I raced we used those 2 speeds with the double sticks that you actually pushed the clutch in to get going. I think they were called a Bert transmission or something like that
@@RobertSmith-le8wp Yes, that's probably the best set up. By eliminating the torque converter you get even more power to the ground!
Great video Steve back in 1975 I bought a 64 Chevelle SS it was 327 four speed console buckets did have a posse$175for it from a buddy of mineIt was wore out and tired SS stand for salt shaker that's not Rusty this car was but I did save the Driveline and put it in a drag car turned out to be a real nice motor and tranny boy I wish I would have kept it even if it was really rusty nowadays they want to fix anything back then it wasn't worth much and it was really rusted out210,000 miles it's still around but it was really tired it cleaned in 30 over made it into something really high performance have a great day thanks for the great videos if you only had four site kept everything yeah where would you put it have a great day
Test drove a used 1965 Malibu back in 1967 (I was 16). 2dr ht, 327, 4spd. Red with white interior. Bench seat. Really wanted that car, but parents said 'no way'. Ended up getting a 1967 Corvair Monza, 140hp 4spd 2dr, in some sort of gold color combo. I really did love that Corvair, but it wasn't a SBC 4spd.
Your Parents were very wise
Not to get you that Chevelle!
My Mother had a dark blue with light blue interior bench seat with the 327 300hp 4spd car 4:10 posi 1964 model she almost killed herself in that car in 1967 or 68 ! She really loved that car!
Maybe Steve is working on his police 🚔 vehicle 🤔
Steve has many jobs, responsibilities and hobbies. Maybe he just needs a break
@@The_R-n-I_Guy When he takes a break, he mentions it. No instagram posts in 6 weeks also. Something IS wrong!
@@winsox28 I hope Steve is doing well.
My recent posts have been jokes because of the rerun material.
VIN Breakdown: 1= Chevrolet
3537= Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe 6 cylinder engine
5= 1965
G= Framingham, MA Assembly Plant
121716= Sequential Production Number (Started at 100001)
Steve is spot on ref the trim tag vs the VIN tag differences, also the 2M code on the trim tag would confirm a Powerglide transmission.
Very interesting observation here- The stainless steel VIN tag has one rosette rivet and one round rivet. GM used round rivets on all early built 1965 vehicles up to January 1965. Rosette rivets started in January of 1965. The build date on this cowl tag (02C) is February 3rd week, so it makes sense that a random round rivet was still hanging around in the rivet bin on the assembly line. Great stuff as always Mags!
Seatons Super Shaker was a Corvair after this one. We used to call the old tranny the slip-n-slide powerglide.
I cracked a valve on my 1963 6. but it got me from Illinois to California
0:38 Hi Katy!!!!!!
Lol
Lagunitas Brewing, Sumpin' Easy Ale. Chevy II on the can. "...hop-forward beer expressed in a moderate voice."
I believe that’s the 3rd 65 Chevelle you’ve done there at that yard. I can appreciate that considering I have a 65.
I said it before and I'll say it again; I sure as hell miss my '65 Super Sport. Funnest car I ever owned!
Shame it’s that far gone. Would be cool to have a Massachusetts born Malibu.
I picked up my 67 Malibu from this yard after watching Steve’s video! She rusty alright!
@@neshpro6521 I don’t live too far from here, I went and looked at some of the cars he had because I got an 80 power wagon that I’d really not want to let go but I don’t really have time for it. That yard is amazing though and I had a lot of early dodge pick ups to choose from.
Engine looks like a gmh Holden 202 goes like shit of a shovel with triple Webber's even won Bathurst with Peter Brock behind the wheel ❤
Local farmers where I grew up used old inline 6s to run irrigation pumps. They’d get the motors from junk yards for pennies. Sad to see this one die with the car because they’d almost always outlast everything else.
Classic 65 Chevelle
I hope you are OK Steve.
Hi Steve, good car, good video! I used to work at a transmission shop and your information is correct, it a GM/Chevrolet aluminum case Powerglide automatic transmission. As you mentioned, popular for drag racing, but not so much with street rods and/ or street machines. Second gear is 1:00 to 1 "high gear" but in the mean time first gear (low gear) is that of a three speed automatic, leaving you with NO second gear at all. With a two speed automatic, when you start from a traffic light or stop sigh, an make a right turn, the transmission is in "high gear" as soon as you steer the car straight ahead, not good for street performance. Please reply. Dave...
Another great video.
Quit pixilating Katies FACE!
i had a 65' chevelle,bought it from original owner. wish I still had it
I worked on the Chevy 250 engines they were a good engine
😎thanks
That car would've awesome when it was new in 1965'... strong six cylinder motor...wonder it would will fire again??
I can't believe this wasn't converted into a "stock car"! Most 2-door Chevelles "met THE fate" LONG AGO!
nice car.
Steve your the best
“Slip and slide with PowerGlide”
👍👍
Sweet
😊
I love how in some videos Katie the dog is pixelated out and some videos she’s not.
Great videos
Why blur out the dogs face? wth is going on????
Her agent wanted too much money to show her face. Katie's contract allows her free run of the yard.
After so many minutes on screen she gets ot. Time and a half in kibble.
Don't think of the Powerglide as not having a passing gear - think of it as a trans with a great gear for a 40-roll speed competition. Top Gear is still 1:1, so you don't rev any higher driving on the highway, but the Powerglide Low range nearly splits the difference between 1st and 2nd on a 3-Speed Turbohydramatic.
Funny Car Fever 🤗
Slip and slide with Powerglide!
Gale Banks should've tested that diff cover
Great car and engine
Dumb question from down here in Australia where we had none of these cars where does this sit with the Nova ? John K.
Hi steve love your channel and all your older stuff as well ….. why did GM use Fisher when they were capable of building their own bodies, and why don’t they do it now ?
That 2 door, 6 cyl, automatic, red Malibu Steve is showing was probably some young woman's first new car after getting her new job out of college. Has it written all over it.
my friend had one with a 6 cylinder and he decided to sell it. I kept asking him to sell it to me as I had a 73 Buick Electra 225 with a worked 455 that my dad had left me and he turned around and sold it to someone else. I was so disappointed and pissed.
That’d still make a good race car body. Keep the patina just beat the dents out and tube chassis she’d be mint!
la naturaleza se lo come .👍
Katie!!
shuv a shiv in the chev
I have rebuilt the big brother 292 Chev 6 in a Bedford truck. So much SBC stuff interchanges. Bearings, lifters, 3 7/8 bore = 283 307 rings. Rockers and more.
Powerslides have no place anywhere. Fast and faster and useless. Though strong. Drag racers wank themselves over their powerslides and spend zillions on them. Yet a 3 speed TH box will always make them faster
I think 292 rrockers have a different ratio than the small block Chevy. SBCs are 1.5:1, but I believe that 292s used 1.7:1 rockers, because 292 rockers are a good bolt on upgrade for a Ford 300 - which I believe uses a 1.6:1 rocker.
Gotta watch these videos really quick because I go through all the comments during the video..
Personally , 66 -67 Olds was my Car
My dad had some friends that had a 1965 2 door Malibu and I told him that I want that car. Unfortunately I didn’t get the car. Someone in their family got it.😞
I have a 65 SS a 327 pg car. Is there anyway to tell which 327 came factory in my 65 without having the broadcast sheet?
I'm hoping that Steve is ok. Everyone deserves a vacation, but it would have been nice to have been given a simple heads up. I don't appreciate wondering if he is in the hospital or something when maybe he is just sitting on the beach having a good time. Obviously, if something is wrong he need not go into any details at all, but just being left to wonder is another annoying stress that nobody needs. When you choose to become a public celebrity of sorts, there is also the responsibility (perhaps burden) of the virtual relationship with your viewer/subscribers. That is one of the costs of celebrity. It is disrespectful to be suddenly goasted and left to wonder what has happened.
It’s gonna be okay either way!
Breathe in, hold it, hold it, hold hold it, hold it… oops exhale!
Repeat! Each time hold it a little longer until you reach about eight minutes in between breaths and you will feel all the stress leave your body!
Steve’s whereabouts will concern you far less in this new less physical state!
I hope this helps!🤣🤣🙃😆
IM JUST JOKING OF COURSE!
I live near him, was going to drive by to see if he was OK. Hopefully some news soon.
It’s his Birthday this month! He’s probably chilling, he doesn’t realize, fully how much he means to a lot of people, evidently!
But I’m sure these comments will either bring a smile to his face, or maybe he’ll run for the hills! LMAO! Happy Birthday Steve!
Hopefully the horseplay between him and Katie didn't get too rough.
He did just release a new episode on his High Octane Classics channel yesterday of a Mustang fastback.
Are you a member of his
stevemags.com/
channel? What about his Facebook and twitter and Instagram?
.
Not my favorite year for Chevelle but I like the 65 Grill better than the 64.
hay steve are you still working on your car?
Shame to see it rotting away like that 😢
WHooohoo!
I keep hearing Christmas bells in each video - what's up with that?
it's when the ugly deer head is in the shot, it's an old re-peat video, he does not do that anymore....thank goodness!!!
Steve - Is the Chevy engineer in the article one of your family members? Just checking..
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malibubu
Hi Steve
Reckon you're on vacation.
Altered wheelbase cars have the theory planted way back in the 19th century
I know you like steam locomotives and that is basically where the idea came from. Early single driving wheel locomotives like the British Stirling had tremendous slip on the rails. The Crampton locomotive attempted to address this by placing the single driving axle way back to redistribute the tractive effort. The French railways loved them.
Bit of useless information there from me
All the best
Nick Jervis UK 🇬🇧
I am so tired of people referring to all Chevelles as Malibus and all Chevy IIs as Novas and all full size Chevs as Impalas. They were all just trim levels of the base platform. It just shows how ignorant and uninformed Chevy fans are.
Steve and Shane are vacationing in Provincetown and visiting steves uncle barney
hopefully he is in another yard making more videos!
I hope Steve Magnante is just on vacation and there’s no problem or anything. I’m not a big fan of these reposts.
steve why is it when a dog walks in front of camera you blur its face out. does it have a warrant for there arrest or wanted by the fbi. LOL
And yes, folks believe it or not here comes another rerun from three months ago. I purposely do not watch the video because I don’t want to generate even one cent of ad revenue. This is an absolutely absurd way to run your video series.
Obsess much
You from MT?
That's alright. Comments help the algorithm, too.
Even if I'm not interested I'll let it run in the background to help the channel until Steve gets back. Maybe twice to cancel your ignoring it.
Why do you blur the dogs face ?
Hilarious, you guys protected the dog's identity, or you didn't want to have to pay union scale for a dog actor?