Initially, the 327 in the Chevelle Malibu was rated at 300 horsepower ... to stuff a 327 V8 into a prototype version of the 1964-65 Chevy Corvair. Since the V8 was larger than the six-cylinder ...

But one small block beauty from the pony car set is just as often mentioned in those conversations, with ... of the 327 V8, which was also made available for the Chevelle Malibu and Nova.

Kicking it off is the 1965 Chevy Malibu SS, which is cradling the 327-cubic-inch small-block V8 ... Placing these two classics side by side, the ’65 is has less power, but is lighter by about ...

A 327 above ... plates of his '65 Malibu SS hardtop. The L79, backed by a Muncie four-speed, was the hottest combo you could get in the Chevelle until spring of 1965, when Chevy released a limited ...

As one of a gazillion Chevy high-performance guys who grew up in the late '50s and '60s, the 1965-1968 L79 327 (rated at both ... 1967 and 1968 Chevelle Malibu surprised virtually all of the ...

After referencing the Catalog of Chevy V-8 Engine Casting ... This hydraulic-cam version of the 327 was available in '65-'68 Corvettes, as well as in the Nova and Malibu for most of those model ...