Second Time Chevelle Owner
 

I bought my first Chevelle in 1977. It was a blue Malibu with bench seats, column shifter, and 307 engine. I thought it was a granny car. But I always liked it. My brother tore up the tranny so I got rid of it in 1979. Just bought a 1971 Heavy Chevy a week ago. I don't think it's a real one but I haven't look into it yet. Orange with black vinyl top and interior. Has a 350 in it. It's in great shape but I'm in the process of fixing a few things and customizing others the way I want them.

Welcome and show us some pics ,I like Heavy's especially in orange ,also where are you from ?

Thanks. I'm from Central Illinois. I've included a couple of pictures, not great ones. I will add more pictures later.

I cant wait to see more ,it looks good from here .

Welcome to the site, what are the first half of the VIN?

Getting a little personal aren't we ? :)


I like, from what I can see, your rims. Can't wait to see more of your car, especially the Heavy Chevy Stripe.

If it has a 4 in the VIN where a 7 usually is... I.e. - 134 vs 137, it could be the real deal.

Congratulations on the purchase, I really like those cars. They are under appreciated by a lot of people.

You know I was just giving you a hard time carpoor. :)

The VIN is 136371L103844. Can anyone tell me if it's a real Heavy Chevy. I'm assuming it isn't. Thanks.

From what I can find.

1 - Chevrolet
36 - Malibu, Concours station wagon, 8-cylinder
37 - 2-door sport coupe
1 - 1971
L - Van Nuys, California
103844 - Sequential Production Number

I have never looked for an actual Heavy Chevy code #. There has to be one. Sorry I wasn't any real help.

I did find this answer to the Heavy Chevy question, posted by a Dale M on Yahoo Answers.

"The Heavy Chevy was an option (RPO YF3) on 71 and 72 Chevelles. Only available on the 13437 or 1C37 base Chevelle models, never on the Malibu. Since it was not a separate series, there's nothing on the trim tag or VIN indicating the option - no more than there is for any other option like a radio or air conditioning.

It is known that for 71, the option was ordered 6,727 times and for 72, 9,508 times.

Both years could be ordered with either optional 350, 2-bbl or 4-bbl - both 2-bolt main.

Standard rear end was dependant on transmission type and engine.
350-2 w/automatic - 2.56, w/4-speed 3.36
350-4 w/automatic - 2.73, w/4-speed 3.31

Positraction was *never* standard fare on any Chevelle, it was always an option.

There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate what a thing is worth to you. Since original engine and transmission are gone, unless you have paperwork showing the HC option, any value will depend on the quality of work done to bring the car back to life - and, sadly, probably little to no return on investment if that's what you're looking at.

Build the car and have fun!
Source(s):
http://www.chevellestuff.com for 64-72 Chevelle information."

A real heavy Chevy VIN starts with 13437 and a Malibu even with the SS option starts with 13637.

Very nice nice car though and more pics needed indeed. You never know, it could even be a real SS small block car that was converted with the heavy chevy stripes because it was the previous owners preference.

Never saw your post on the 2nd page Nancy till just now, oops.

Jay, your fine. I think that we all are trying to help.

Here's are some more and better pictures of my Chevelle.

I am a sucker for the "Heavy Chevy" on a Chevelle. I like it !!

I like it and want it .

Hi and welcome.Waving In this time of less is more and everything big being put down,lets hope your overweight Chevy will survive the government restrictions.:p

Gary ,you aint right .

Oh yes I am.;)

Thanks for the warm reception. I've got one more question. It's probably a stupid one but can anyone tell me what color my car is? I can't get ahold of the guy who had the car painted (at least 3 owners ago). I think it is an original color; I've seen a couple of other Heavy Chevys on the internet that look the same color. Can anyone tell me if 71 Heavy Chevys came with just Orange paint or if it was Flaming Orange or some other name?

Thanks!:D

Post a pic of the cowl tag, it's under the hood up on the drivers side of the cowl. It Will tell you the exterior colors interior and and when your car was built.