A Bunch of cool old cars...

[Shevelle]

A friend called me the other day and said he had just got back from looking at a couple of Mopar factory light weight cars. He said the guy that owned them had decided it's time to start parting with most of his collection. He told me there was a Chevelle there I might be interested in. After he described it to me, yes I was definately interested so he arranged to take me to see it the next day. This gentleman has around 50-60 cars all under covers in his beautiful storage building. I missed most of the tour because I was consumed with looking at the Chevelle I went there to see, but I did get in on a few of them so thought I would share....

1967 Camaro L78 - This was a low mile car with all original paint and interior. It had a buildsheet and maybe some other documentation, It did not have the original engine but was indeed a real L78 car.




1970 1/2 RS Z28 - This one was all original except for a repaint. All kinds of documentation including the POP. I believe it had 71k miles. It had excellent original interior. Engine bay and undercarriage looked nice, like you would expect on a well cared for unrestored car.




1955 Chevy - Not much of a muscle car, but this thing was awesome! 8k actual miles! All original everything! Undercarriage was unbelievable for a car this old! It was a one owner car until this gentleman bought it many years ago. If I remember right, I think he said he paid $50 for it! (That was a few years ago - LOL)



1961 Starliner 390/401hp Tri Power - I believe this one had a repaint, other than that it was original also.



I want to go back and see all the cars, I missed so many because I was busy looking over the Chevelle. Every car had a story and most were documented survivors. Not many Camaros, but there were a couple more..one red one that was an all original survivor, but I don't remember anything else about it. There were some Implalas, a bubbletop or two, an Avanti, a bunch of 55, 56, 57's. There was a beautiful 57 Fuel Inj Convertible that was a gorgeous dusk rose color. And of course the Mopar factory light weights. I should have paid more attention to those...they had the drivers suits and memorbilia with them. Even though I missed out on a lot of the tour, it was a great trip and I bought the Chevelle I went there to see. It was a documented survivor with 20k miles. Original drivetrain, paint, interior. Unbelievable find, I was so happy! Her name is Black Betty...and here she is after I got her home and dusted off:

[67L78conv]

Great shots and congrats on the Chevelle. Tell us more about it if you would.

[Xplantdad]

Really neat stuff Jacquie! More please

[CC Rider]

Very nice '67!

[SS427]

Beautiful Chevelle and stunning color. Congrats on your new purchase. Lets see some underhood and interior shots.

[69hurstSC]

Congrats on the purchase. What were the lightweight mopars?

[Verne_Frantz]

Jacquie, You seem to have a thing for black on red cars. I have to admit, they do kind of grow on you...

[BJCHEV396]

WOW!What a collection!

[mockingbird812]

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Jacquie, You seem to have a thing for black on red cars. I have to admit, they do kind of grow on you...

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Could be......... !

P.S. Howz 'bout them light-weights!!

[Shevelle]

Thanks Guys...I appreciate the kind words! My first true survivor car And yes, I do love that Black/Red combo!!!

She is a 1967 Chevelle SS 396/350hp 4-Speed. Documented with original invoice, magazine articles, and misc owner history. 20k actual miles with original drivetrain, paint, interior. The first thing the original owner did when he bought the car new was put headers and mags on it, mags are long gone but the headers are still there. I'm searching for correct manifolds. There has been a little piddling done in the engine bay over the years. She was the centerfold in a Muscle Car magazine in the mid 80's (have the magazine at home but don't recall the issue right now) but like 95% of all pin-up girls she had some fake stuff going on up top . The photo in the mag shows her sporting aluminum heads. But apparently as she aged she had those removed and returned to her original self. I suspect during that time is when she lost her original valve covers...I'm searching for correct those also. Other than the manifolds, valve covers, radiator cap, and a couple other small parts, she is 100% all #'s correct. The interior is all original and is nearly perfect. Everything works, even the clock, and the am/fm radio with rear speaker sounds awesome - really brings back the old days. The paint is original...and she is proof that pictures can and do lie. She doesn't look quite as perfect in person as she does here. The old laquer is chequing and she has had a few bumps and bruises along the way. But she will be keeping her original paint...gives her character and I like her that way! The undercarriage is unbelievably clean and totally rust free and is a testament to the fact that she was only driven her short 20k miles on dry sunny days. Here's a few more photos of her. And if anyone has or knows of valve covers or manifolds...please do tell!!

The factory lightweights...I have no idea what they were...I'm race car illiterate. But I'll find out. I'm going back and I'll get some pictures of those this time and find out what they are, as well as some of the other cars I missed!