Used Car of the Day: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu

by Tim Healey

Published: December 4th, 2023

used car of the day 1979 chevrolet malibu

Today we're going in a different direction and bringing you a track-focused 1979 Chevrolet Malibu.

It's a street/strip runner, and honestly, though I know a little bit about drag racing I am not quite clear on the specs, other than there's a 9-inch rear end. The lister just phrased things oddly, or since the car is Florida-based, he or she is speaking some sort of Floridaese that's lost on this Yank. The car is for sale in Gainesville.

One thing that's not lost in translation is the $20,000 asking price. So if you have weekend-warrior dreams, this car might be for you.

Check it out here.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Olddavid on Dec 05, 2023

One of my favorite demo's was a 78 Pontiac version that was called GrandAm? Had a V8 which was anemic but recall what the underhood looked like while the engineers were figuring out how to strangle the poison from the exhaust. The wonder is that it had over 100. Good looking and well-balanced despite the solid axle out back. My memory says it also had discs all around. To paint everything sold in the 1970's is really unfair to the guys trying to figure out a new reality. Until the Highway act in 1969(?) the transport company could sell you a ball of steel with an MSO that allowed the rebuilt car to have a clean history. Fits and starts are always trouble when changing the conversation.

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Andarris on Mar 11, 2024

Square wheel arches - wrong then, wrong now...

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