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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

In the 1970 Stoplight Grand Prix, there were the big dogs — and then there was everyone else. Anything less than 400 cubic inches (6555cc) was no longer cutting it, so, if you had to pick a regular-production car from the bowtie camp to go up against a street Hemi or run from the cops, it would’ve been a Chevelle. Every good police chase has featured a Chevelle; in fact, the two go together like butter popcorn and a movie.

In 1970, the muscle car era was at its peak. After a time of following Coke-bottle styling, Chevrolet introduced a more squared-up stance to the Chevelle. That was the year that Chevrolet excited the masses by lifting the ban on 400-cubic-inch motors being installed into intermediate bodies. The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 was born and was

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