A 1972 Chevelle SS still carries a “396” badge on an engine that had actually grown to 402 cubic inches two years earlier — and Chevrolet never bothered to fix it. This black-over-cherry-red survivor closes out the second-generation Chevelle with a Hurst 4-speed, a Positraction rear end, and a decades-old question: is it really better than a Dodge Charger?
