1. Chevrolet Opala SS
The Chevrolet Opala SS is the typical example of a Brazilian muscle car they produced at the height of the muscle car craze. They presented this handsome fastback coupe in 1969. They offered it in a wide arrange of formal body styles as Chevrolet’s main mid-size model for the Brazilian market. The name, Opala, was a bit controversial since most customers thought it represented a mix between the Opel and Impala. But while Germany’s Opel was a part of GM and they produced a model they called the Rekord, which was visually the same, the U.S.-made Chevrolet had the Impala, which used the 250 CID, 4.1-liter straight-six. And that was the same one as the engine for the Brazilian Opala. Either way, Chevrolet decided to offer the performance version of the Opala, which used the same 4.1-liter straight six they tuned to produce 169 HP.
Despite the fact that was not much by today’s standards, it was good enough to give the Opala SS decent performance figures and attract many customers. The Opala SS was even successful on the racetrack, winning many events in Brazil during the ‘70s. Interestingly, the Opala SS had a distinctive appearance package including a vinyl roof, racing stripes, graphics, and sporty wheels to differentiate it from its lesser cousins. You can impress the Cars & Coffee crowd with one of these rare cars. Which one was your favorite of them all? Be sure to hurry and buy it now before the prices go sky-high.