If you've ever taken a trip through the backroads of American's rural heartland, chances are you've seen a car—or several—sitting in a field, surrounded by unmown grass and trees. Often, these ...

Greg Tolles of Shelbyville, Michigan, was unimpressed when, as a 14-year-old, his father, Dick, showed him a '69 Chevelle SS 396 he'd come across. The front end was a total wreck after a collision.

The Super Sport badge appeared on Chevrolets in 1961, with the Impala, hand in hand with the 409 V8 big-block. The Impala was the inceptor of the SS cars, followed loyally by the mid-size Chevelle in ...