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This neat old Hot Rod had been sitting in a state of disrepair

since the early 80's. From what little history I could find, it was

built about 1970. I've went out of my way to repair and rebuild

any of the original speed equipment that was used. Anything

that was missing, or needed replacement, 1970 era parts were

used to keep it as authentic as possible.

I was unable to salvage the 301 that was installed and now it's

running a '62 327 short block, with '65 heads converted to 2.02

intakes. The cam is an NOS Crower solid grind. The Holley 780

sits on top of an Edelbrock C4B. Jardine headers and glass

packs round out the exhaust system.

No alternator here, it has the original generator. Manual

steering and stock drum brakes too.

Behind the Lakewood bellhousing you'll see the '65 M20

Muncie. The shifter is an early 60's Hurst item from an

unknown model.

The rear end is a '57 Pontiac running 5:13 gears with some

home made slapper bars.

The front wheels are 15X4 US mags, with Dunlop tires, on the

back you'll see the '60 Olds wheels and H70x15 tires.

The body has some filler, and some rust spots in the

passenger floor that were repaired with fiberglass. There are a

few shallow dents in the roof where something my have been

stacked on it at one time while it was stored. The trunk floor and tail

panel are original and solid. The front end, doors, and deck lid

are all original Kellison glass parts there were installed on the

car in the early 70's. As with all fiberglass parts they get wavy

with age and the fit is about what you might expect. I sanded

off the gold and red metalflake, and it's currently in "Crimson

Mist" primer. It has a dull sheen that looks good without

drawing attention the the little imperfections here and there.

The rear quarter windows are fixed (as they were before), the

fronts are also plexiglass and raise and lower with a strap. I

did put the vent windows back in, instead of the one piece

door windows it had. The rear window, windshield and vent

windows are original. Inside, It has just the essentials:

Gauges and a Tach
Turn signals
Brake lights
Head lights, tail lights and parking lights

There is no speedometer, heater or windshield wipers. The

original radio is there, but I've never been able to get more

than a hum out of it (I use an old transistor radio hung from

the mirror if I feel the need) Remarkably, the clock does work.


It's not a flashy show car with a lot of chrome and perfect

paint, but it's blast to drive.