The most "significant" Chevrolet performance car.

[leach]

What about a 1965 Chevelle Z-16 unrestored survivor car in pristine condition I think that is a Chevrolet performance car.

[1railman]

For me the most significant would be the Z-11's. The pinicle would be the ZL-1's.

[mrrec]

I'm glad the Z16 has been brought up a few times in relation to "the most significant Chev performance car". It is the father of all big blocks to follow. The ZL1 is certainly more popular and desirable, though.

Funny, sometimes in conversation I'll say Z16 and you get this

Doesn't happen with ZL1.

Dave

[66 L78 ragtop]

The most "significant" Chevrolet performance car?
Sounds like a rhetorical qustions...everyone knows it was the 1967 Camaro RS/SS 396 4spd Indianapolis 500 Pacecar!!!

[JChlupsa]

significant car or shall i say cars would be any 55 Chevy with a V-8. had that V-8 not been introduced in 55, none of the others would have been where they are today

[x Baldwin Motion]

significant:

4. having great power or influence

As far as a model of car it would be hard to argue the "significance" of the 65 Chevelle Z16. That is what turned street muscle into a big block frenzy.
A particular example of this car would be the prototype which is right here on this site with Dave M.

[Charley Lillard]

I'm startin to like this 66 L78 ragtop guy.

[Paul_S]

Too many to choose from... Just production huh?

'55 265 Corvette & Passenger
'57 FI "283HP" Corvette
'57 Passenger FI (Black Widow was factory race only)
'62 409 + Lightweight cars
'63 Z-11
'63 Z06
'65 Z-16
'65 L-78
'66 L-72
'66 L-79 Chevy II/Nova
'67+ L-88's
'69 ZL1