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This car was discovered in 2003 after 25 years of dry storage, and was remarkably well preserved, including all the sheetmetal and floors. In fact, most of the original paint was still clinging to the body with no signs of rot, damage, or previous repairs. The following two years were spent on a no-expenses-spared restoration to concours quality, and this car has already won at some of the highest levels possible. The paint is rare and unusual code m Royal Plum, although the trim tag calls for Sierra Fawn. After you see the results of the first-class paint job, you won’t complain at all. When the guys who built this car dreamed of Chevelles, this is what the car looked like.
For you numbers guys out there, the engine is a correct code ED 396/325 4-barrel V8 for a 3- or 4-speed manual transmission, and all indications, including the build sheet, suggest that it is the original engine. Professionally rebuilt, it runs smoothly and powerfully, and has none of the issues you’d normally expect from a car that sees limited highway use. Chrome valve covers were standard equipment on the SS 396 engines across the board, and it adds a nice bit of flash to match the air cleaner lid. Power steering and power brakes make this car a pleasure to drive at any speed, and all the details like hoses and clamps have been properly installed.
The transmission is a correct Muncie M21 4-speed manual driving a 12-bolt full of 3.45 gears on a Posi. The power brakes have been rebuilt, the suspension is all-new with correct spiral shocks, and the correct cadmium plated bolts have been used where appropriate. A fresh Gardener reproduction exhaust system looks and sounds like it would have in 1967, with a healthy rumble that doesn’t get out of hand. Beautiful Rally wheels wear correct Firestone Wide Oval redline tires as original.
That glittering white bucket seat interior is 100% new and is dazzling next to the Royal Plum paint. The seats are so brilliant that you need sunglasses to look at them, but the black carpets and dash control the white overload nicely. The optional center console is beautifully restored with a clock front and center and a correct shifter with a polished knob as original. The dash has been refinished and the markings are crisp and clear, probably better than new. A white vinyl convertible top finishes the car off, and is so tight and well-fitted that you’re tempted to tap on it just to be sure there’s no metal underneath.
Correct, matching numbers, with a high-dollar restoration—you won’t find much to complain about on this car. It’s simply stunning in person, and while the color isn’t original for this car, you’ll forget that tidbit the instant the crowd forms around it when you park at a show. Immaculately detailed and thoroughly documented, this is a car built to compete and you can show it with confidence. Go price a frame-off restoration, then give this one another look—it will only get better. Call today!
Post time: Jun-10-2017