We found this ’71 Chevelle on eBay, and it was originally equipped with the “Heavy Chevy” package. What does that mean? Well, on the Dukes a stock car is the equivalent of a normal car with a roll bar, some optional body cladding (such as headlight covers), and numbers or lettering on the door. That’s it. Apparently that’s what happened to this Chevelle as while it does have a roll bar and headlight covers it appears to be rolling on the factory frame, with the factory rear end, and factory wheels. She ain’t ready for NASCAR, that’s for sure.

Chevrolet sold 6,727 “Heavy Chevy” Chevelles in 1971. The Heavy Chevy package was introduced mid year and was primarily intended as an attempt to sell performance to those who probably couldn’t afford to operate or insure one of Chevrolet’s few surviving super cars.

The package had literally nothing to do with the weight of the car and was more a reflection of the cornball phraseology of the early 1970’s. People who purchased the Heavy Chevy packages could do so on the on any V8 equipped Chevelle from the 307 to the 400.

It included he Super Sport’s domed hood with tie down pins; special body stripes; Heavy Chevy decals on the hood, fenders, and deck lid; black accente grille and headlight bezels; and 14×6 Rally wheets without trim rings.