On the 1957 auto show circuit,
Chevrolet unveiled a show car based on its Corvette and dubbed it the
“Super Sport.” The performance car world took one look and never looked
back. A combination of styling and performance upgrades, the SS package
could turn something as mundane as a six-cylinder Malibu into the
fire-breathing Chevelle SS396. This book traces the long line of
legendary SS models, from Chevy’s Super Sport version of its popular
Impala, which marked the dawn of the muscle car era, to today’s Impala
SS. Featuring the work of acclaimed photo ace David Newhardt, Chevy
SS: The Super Sport Story provides a close-up, detailed, full-color
look at such classic muscle cars as the Chevelle, the El Camino, the
Malibu, and the Monte Carlo as well as today's hot Camaro SS. The book
is a fittingly elegant celebration of the cars that redefined “high
performance” and defined an era.
