Red Hot
'69 Chevelle
Randy Blythe
Baytown, TX
Randy says it took him three and a half years to finish this Chevy, and that's with help from the family (wife Anna and sons Randy Jr. and Travis) and friends. For the complete body-off resto, he dropped in a Shafiroff 540ci Ultra Street engine and bolted up Lemons headers, a BG fuel system, a TH400 transmission, and a Moser 9-inch with a Detroit Locker. But wait-there's more! Randy invested in some Auto Meter gauges and 311/42-inch Borla mufflers, while underneath he added a pair of Chris Alston's adjustable control arms and QA1 shocks.
Tag, You're Not It
'69 camaro
Donn Taylor
Porterville, CA
Donn says 327 tags were on it when he bought it, so he is assuming the second owner thought it would sell better than the correct 307s. It was originally a "no" car-no gauges, no tach, no A/C, no power steering, no power brakes-although one coveted item Donn does have is the Protect-O-Plate. It now has a 355ci four-bolt with off-the-shelf heads from JEG's, Hooker headers, a Currie 9-inch, and disc brakes. The interior is still original, as is the four-speed transmission, although he's been eyeballing a Keisler five-speed.
Old-School Kickin' It
'55 chevy
Larry Cramer
Brookings, SD
When Larry bought this, it had been fairly neglected mechanically, which would cause some potential buyers to run away. But he saw the custom interior and decent paint and body. Everything else could be taken care of in his garage, such as the rebuilt front suspension with poly bushings, a ball-bearing idler-arm kit, and a sway bar with stainless steel power brakes and performance pads, while the rear also has poly bushings, a sway bar, and traction bars. The 350ci was bored 0.060 over to 360 ci and balanced and blueprinted, then given Speed-Pro flat-top pistons for 10.35:1 compression, and a Comp Cams cam. Larry then added aluminum Edelbrock RPM heads, a Holley carb, a K&N filter, an MSD ignition, Hedman headers, and more.
Surprise!
'63 nova
Chance Kelly
Braymer, MO
Chance's parents, Bob and Tammy, sent in the photo. When Chance was 14, he bought two cars-one for the drivetrain, the other for the SS body-and did a ground-up restoration after school and on the weekends with some help from his father and uncles, and within two years-voila. It has a 350 small-block, fenderwell headers, a 'Glide transmission with brake, and a 12-bolt Posi-traction rear. Those are Weld Pro Star wheels with BFG T/As out back and Mickey Thompson Sportsmans up front. Inside, the seats, door panels, and headliner are now red, and outside, that's a redo of the factory Artic White with Dupont clearcoat. Hey, Chance, you're in Chevy High.