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What is the Z-16:
What is the Z-16:
To get the public used to the idea of a Super Sport Chevelle with the new 396 big block engine, GM created a very limited production of the 1965 Chevelle with this engine among other "super sport" options. Only 200 regular production 1965 Z16 Chevelles were built at the Kansas City plant (There is a rumor of a 201st convertible). The Z16 option included the convertible boxed frame, a narrowed rear axle and brake assemblies from the contemporary Impala, heavy-duty suspension, plus virtually all Chevelle comfort and convenience options. The Z16 standard big-block 396 Turbo-Jet V8 (fitted with hydraulic lifters instead of the solid lifters of the same motor used in the Corvette) came only with the Muncie wide-ratio four-speed manual transmission. The rear panel of the Z16 had unique black and chrome trim which framed untrimmed Chevelle 300-style taillights (Malibu and Malibu SS models had bright silver-painted lens trim). The prototype Z16 Chevelle was built at the Baltimore plant. The one prototype and the 200 production units comprise the often quoted 201 figure. One convertible was reportedly specially built for Chevy General Manager Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen, but is understood to have been destroyed. Approximately 75 Z16s are presently accounted for.
How much is a Z16 worth?
VIN 138375K163014: Red w/ Red Interior
Sold: $154,000, Barrett-Jackson
Sold: $280,500 Mecum Auctions, JAN, 2018, Kissimmee
VIN 138375K167501: "Flipper's Dream" Yellow w/White Interior(My favorite Z16 to track !) Body-Replacement Restoration
January 15th 2020 Z16 Auctions (Mecum KISSIMMEE 2021) Miles on car: 50.
2021 listing shows "Body-off restoration", but 2023 listing shows "Frame-off restoration")
LOT F75 https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0121-444427/1965-chevrolet-malibu-z16/
SOLD $89,100 on 15JAN2021
June 2022 Scottsdale 2022 Barrett-Jackson
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1965-CHEVROLET-CHEVELLE-MALIBU-SS-Z16-251857
SOLD: $165,000
May 19, 2023 Mecum LOT F148.1 // INDY 2023
https://www.mecum.com/lots/554015/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-z16/
SOLD: $247,500
November, 2025: Listed on bringatrailer.com, LOT #218779. Miles on car: 400.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-malibu-ss-67/
High Bid USD $125,000 (Reserve Not Met).
UPDATE: Sold for $215,000 in BaT "sold in offers"
Auction Ended Saturday, November 8 at 1:22pm,
12 Bids, 20,178 Views, 1,224 watchers.
VIN 138375K169577: Yellow w/Black Vinyl roof and black interior.
January 22nd 2020 RICK TREWORGY'S MUSCLE CAR CITY 2021
Lot A39 https://www.mecum.com/lots/PG0121-454417/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-z16/
SOLD $187,000 on 22JAN2021
VIN????? Black with Black interior
Sold, Dallas, 2013: $200,00 Mecum Auctions
one of only three finished in Tuxedo Black with a Black interior. Sold new at Doane Chevrolet in Dundee, Illinois and listed in the General Motors Z16 Memo, the car was prepared for competition and drag raced by its first owner. It is now in full as-original configuration after a complete frame-off nut-and-bolt restoration by collector Buddy Herin.
VIN 13837K169974: Blue with side trim and air conditioning.
Update: Z16 owned by Malcolm Durham is sold for $70k. see FB post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/65chevelle/permalink/989701564799938/
(Ebay Reserve not met ($50,211.)
24MAY20: owned by racer Malcolm Durham from Hicks Chevrolet.
VIN 13837K170286: Yellow hardtop w/ white interior, Body-Replacement Restoration
15MAR19 Mecum: Lot F174 // Friday, March 15th// Phoenix 2019 SOLD: $200,000.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/366307/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-z16/
17JAN26 Mecum: Lot S264.1 // Saturday, January 17th// Kissimmee 2026 SOLD: $203,500.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1163056/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-z16/
VIN 138375K173782: Red w/Black interior
17OCT24: Posted on ebay list price: $244,000. (https://www.ebay.com/itm/167021731269)
MAR24: listed on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-malibu-ss-47/
(failed to sell for $100k: High Bid USD $100,000 (Reserve Not Met))
VIN 138375K175146: Yellow w/Black Vinyl roof. Body-Replacement Restoration
Lot F76,
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0121-444428/1965-chevrolet-malibu-z16/(Mecum has removed webpage for this lot)
SOLD $99,000 on 15JAN2021
March 2021: LOT S126 GLENDALE 2021 MAR 18-20
High Bid: $160,000 (did not sell)
https://www.mecum.com/lots/AZ0321-453733/1965-chevrolet-malibu-z16/
16JAN26: Mecum Lot F236 // Friday, January 16th// Kissimmee 2026: SOLD: $203,500.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1162540/1965-chevrolet-chevelle-z16/
Interesting Articles:
Interesting Articles:
Deteriorating in a driveway for 40 years, rare Z16 Chevelle is rediscovered
Ohio man busted for trying to sell cloned Chevelle Z16 as the real thing
1 of 200 Z16? Malcolm Durham’s ’65 Malibu SS
Interview with Malcolm Durham : [York, PA, 2012] In his own words: "The '65 we have now is a replica of the original '65. The original '65 is up in the hills of Tennessee near Bristol, I've seen it 4 or 5 years ago. (interviewer: What happened to the original car?) We purchased a basic two door malibu showroom '65 so when we redo it, it doesn't make any difference if we have the original. The Z11 is a different deal (that's is the original car). "
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