Did you know they sold a "Chevrolet Classic" in 2004 and 2005???

Dasfinc

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They sold the 1997–2003 Chevrolet Malibu into 2004–2005 as the Chevrolet Classic.... The 'Classic' Came only as a 4 cylinder and only for 2004 and 2005, while the 97-03 never came with a 4 cylinder.

The 04+ Malibu's were the first 'boxier' style (6th generation) and came in 4 cyl, and 2 different V-6's

Needless to say, when I picked up brake pads for a 2004 Malibu 4 cylinder, we were given the wrong parts, went back to find they were the same pads as the 97-03 style...

Autozone identifies the car as a Chevrolet Malibu with the trim level 'classic', Advanced Identified the car as a "Chevrolet Classic"

Why the hell did Chevrolet sell 2 different kinds of Malibu's in 2004 and 2005...? Surplus body's? wtf?
 

Dasfinc

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1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2004-2005 Chevrolet Classic:

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2004-2007 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2008 Chevrolet Classic:

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JDHedman

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GM redesigned the Malibu for the 2004 model year. This new 6th Generation Malibu based on the GM Epsilon platform was given the name Malibu, whereas the older N-Body 5th Generation Malibu was renamed to the Malibu Classic. The Classic was only available with the 2.2L 4 cylinder Ecotec engine (L61) for 2004 through the end of its production run, and furthermore, was only available as a rental car or to taxi-cab companies. The last year the 5th Generation Malibu was manufactured was 2006 when GM discontinued the body style
they also did a silverado classic in 07.. Probably just had alot of extra parts laying around.. ,lol
 

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DID THE SAME THING A FEW YEARS AGO WITH THE FORD F-150.. THEY CALLED IT THE HERITAGE SERIES.

"The new F-150 was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year for 1997.[10] The grille was updated in 1999 with minor interior updates as well. The SuperCrew was added to the lineup in 2001. Ford manufactured a limited run of "Heritage Edition" F-150s of this body style in 2004 (as 2004 model years) to finish out production. This truck, with an updated grille, is still available in Mexico as a less-expensive alternative to the current trucks."

This makes sense,

But to keep the whole model going for 2 years as a separate vehicle Vs. just finishing out the production run.
 
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