That one has a 1964 front grill installed so it might be a 1964 instead of a 1965. Either way, these are not Malibus; they are a two year run of what was known as the Chevelle 300. A neighbor of mine from back in the day had a 1965 2 door wagon with the Chevelle 300 insignias still installed. Chevy had these advertised in that timeframe as a thrifty low priced wagon alternative. My neighbor was a very skilled hot rodder and made his Chevelle 300 2 door wagon very unique - he dumped the 283 V-8 and all the rest of the drivetrain - he found a wrecked 1966 427 Vette in the junkyard and dropped that in along with a Turbo 400 tranny, a huge radiator, low restriction dual exhaust to the rear bumper and chrome reverse wheels with Uniroyal thin white line G70 - 15 tires., and a 12 bolt positraction rear with 4.11/1 gearing.
The car was the ultimate sleeper - it ran 12s in the 1/4. That was fast in the late 1960s ....
