new guy needs tips.

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Nothing at all wrong with it being a Malibu ,there are too many fake SS cars already .

[whitey]

its not a malibu. its a chevelle its just not an SS

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Originally Posted by whitey

its not a malibu. its a chevelle its just not an SS

For 1971, the base Chevelle was called just that, a Chevelle. VINs started with 133xx (6-cyl) or 134xx (V8). Malibus were 135xx and 136xx. The Malibu was an 'upscale' Chevelle. All 69 to 71 SS cars were based on the Malibu but there's nothing in the VIN or on the trim tag (except Canadian cars) that denote the SS option.

Some people use Chevelle and Malibu interchangeably and that's technically not correct. The line is CHEVELLE, one of the models in that line is MALIBU. For model years 1964-1972 all Malibus are Chevelles, but not all Chevelles are Malibus.

So if it is just a Chevelle then the vin starts with a 133 or a 134

Ray