Chevrolet does not build many cars like the Chevrolet 400: a 4-door sedan, built from 1962 to 1974 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar.
The story
The Chevrolet 400 was a compact car made by General Motors de Argentina from 1962 to 1974. The "400" was General Motors's reply to Ford and Chrysler after those companies introduced the first compact cars to Argentina, the Ford Falcon and Valiant II respectively.
The "400" was based on the Chevrolet model known in United States as Chevy II (and later "Chevrolet Nova"). Only the 4-door sedan version was manufactured in the country, although U.S. versions included a complete line of body styles, including a hardtop coupe, convertible coupe, 2-door sedan, and station wagon.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 4-door sedan — and the layout: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Chevrolet's history is not in doubt: the Chevrolet Chevy Malibu followed it; it was built at San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ferrari 250 GTO, the Alfa Romeo Giulia, the Maserati Quattroporte. Nearby in the Chevrolet catalogue sit the Chevrolet Adra and the Chevrolet C-10.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Chevrolet 400 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.