Chevelle Siblings Bring High-Desert Satisfaction

As a youngster pumping high-octane gasoline for local muscle car owners in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley during the 1960s, Mark Lundquist could only dream of owning a 1965 Chevrolet Malibu Super Sport (SS). As if to make up for lost time, however, Mark now has four Chevy SS cars (as well as a beastly “standard“ 1968 Camaro) of varying vintages parked in a Joshua Tree, California, garage that inspires envy in every guest who drops in. And yes, this collection includes a ’65 Malibu SS. About twelve years ago, Mark went shopping for a Chevy Nomad and just happened across this Malibu. He bought it and proceeded to transform it into the car of his youthful dreams. The Malibu now sports a 502 cubic inch engine, rated at 502 horsepower and 567 lb/ft of torque, enough to glue the driver to his seat, spin the sun visors out of place, and, even at 60 miles per hour, leave tasteful burnout marks along California’s lonesome desert highways. Across Mark’s shop sits the