ACME 1965 Chevelle
Malibu SS
1:18 | $130
Chevrolet introduced the new mid-sized Malibu in 1964 to fill the gap between the compact Chevy II and full-size Chevrolets in response to Ford’s similar Fairlane. At the top of the line was the Malibu SS, available as either a two-door hardtop or convertible. Surprisingly, the Chevrolet got a substantial facelift in 1965, becoming longer and lower in the process. What you see here is an early color sample of ACME’s new 1965 Malibu SS. The 2-door hardtop lines are right on the money, with accurate ’65 front and rear clips, clean body sides, and all the trim details for the top-end Malibu SS 327. This early sample’s glossy Danube Blue paint matches paint chips very well and looks ready for production. The badges,nameplates, and red accent lines on the authentic three-bar flipper caps arecrisply printed, but all other trim is done with bright chrome pieces. Everything opens and the 327 V-8 has chrome valve covers, ignition wiring, battery cables,master-cylinder plumbing, and much more. Interior detail is just as good; theSS package bucket seats have authentic two-tone upholstery patterns, beltsare fabric with plated hardware, and the inner handles, window cranks, and doorlocks are chrome-plated. Naturally, the dash has a full set of detailed gaugesand the SS’s dash-mounted tach is right where it should be. —Wayne Moyeracmediecast.com
