Diggerdan11 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I brought my Chevelle to our local classic car show this weekend. There were about 480 cars mostly pre-1975, but they did have an open class with a a couple nice cars, and a bunch of POS's. I figured I would share some pictures of my baby since I spent some time getting her nice and shinny. I also had to replace the carburetor (ran into some issues with that), and I had to do a complete tune up (plugs, wires, distributor cap). Its still not running 100%. A little background on the car: Its a 69 Chevelle Malibu with the 250hp 350 V8. My dad brought it brand new the day he turned 16. When I was younger we both worked on restoring it. It is now mine, but I sill store it at my parents house since I dont have room for it. I seem to only drive it once a year, and I know I need to start driving it more. It has been restored to exactly how it was one my dad had it in HS and College. A few years after College he put it in storage and it sat for years before we restored it. There are quite a few original parts (engine, tranny, Headliner, Dash), but other things have been repalced (seats, carpets, door pannels) of course it was also re-painted and most of the exterior has been replaces. The wheels were a HS graduation present so they are not stock wheels but they are period. Anyway enjoy: http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/Kruise%20of%20Klamath%202014/0586d4ba-e4f1-4551-b421-da566a2eeb5c_zps10758393.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/Kruise%20of%20Klamath%202014/be74a4ca-29d7-4fa2-9726-1d75171e94d9_zps3e068a16.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/Kruise%20of%20Klamath%202014/8e8cbd27-3e9c-405d-8634-3b16d3211aff_zps772024e3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Wow... what a nice example of a Chevelle. That color... Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Nice! Love the color, and it's great to see one that hasn't been turned into an SS clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice car OP! very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I had a 68 impala fastback for a while, and the front end was very similar to the Chevelle. Actually, the two cars are very similar in general. Brings back memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Wow... what a nice example of a Chevelle. That color... Awesome. Thanks a lot. Its called Frost Green and its a stock 69 Chevelle color. It pretty unusually and I only ever seen one the exact color (excluding internet pictures). Nice! Love the color, and it's great to see one that hasn't been turned into an SS clone. I know right? There were about 20 cars in my class (Stock Chevelles, GTO's and Fairlanes) most of them were Chevelles and there and a few of them were clones. The guy who pulled in next to me had a 70 SS but when I asked him what engine it had he said 427. Well they did not make a 427 in 1970, so I can just assume it was a clone, I never asked him. I totally agree with my dads decision to keep it just like it was when he got it. Too many fake SS clones out there, or ones with modern upgrades (disk brakes, aftermarket stereos, etc....). The only aftermarket thing we have done to it is add a couple 6x9's to the rear deck, but I am working on a way of keeping the 6x9's but making it look factory. It also has a aftermarket stereo, but its hidden in the glove box. Im going to save all the aftermarket stuff for my 69 Chevy pickup im currently working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I that color and I really that body style Chevelle. 68 and 69 are my favorite of those specific cars. Just something about that front end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Thanks. I'm glad to see so many people that love the color. I want to paint my 69 Chevy truck project the same color. Too bad I can't convince my father. He actually hates the color even though it was his. He is paying for the paint job so I can't argue too much. I too love the 69 front end the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewLegGT67 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Beautiful Chevelle! Can't wait to see the 69 Chevy P/U you're working on. I'm probably the only person that has Wu-Tang Clan and Paul McCartney on their mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Beautiful Chevelle! Can't wait to see the 69 Chevy P/U you're working on. Well this is how she sits right now. Hopefully over the next month or so I can finish stripping her and remove the engine and tranny, and send her off the my body guy. We got a pretty sweet deal on the truck. The body is very straight with very little rust. The engine was re-built and has a few nice performance mods, and the wheels and tires it came with cost more than we paid for it. http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/1969%20C%2020/BFE89256-CF25-435D-BA8D-47DB5B332260_zps5xuo3aat.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/1969%20C%2020/A99E7439-A92D-44C3-8383-9DDFDEC4F95E_zpsmg4mw4wo.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/1969%20C%2020/0D33EFA1-F580-4705-8620-4E3F8D9452A6_zpsvvu9rpem.jpg Here is what it looked like when we bought it. http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/diggerdan11/1969%20C%2020/2012-06-29_17-36-54_401.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 +1 for color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgtvf52 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 very nice 69! my step father and I work on his muscle cars (all 9 of them lol) which includes two chevelles 1. 1966 chevelle and the second matching numbers 72 chevelle we bought from a old lady who only drove it to get groceries and church! lol. yours looks clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbw Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That's a clean car, and +1 for working with your father on stuff like that. I hope one day one or both of my daughters are into cars. Would be awesome to do some type of resto together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 That's a clean car, and +1 for working with your father on stuff like that. I hope one day one or both of my daughters are into cars. Would be awesome to do some type of resto together. Thanks. Yeah i hope to pass on working on vehicles to my kids one day. I have so many plans for future vehicles I would like to restore. After Im done with the truck, in a few years I am thinking about working on a Camaro, but since they are so expensive maybe something like a Blazer or Bronco. Or maybe another Chevelle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgtvf52 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Depends on what year camaro and what not you know but I do too lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Saw this at a car show today... Thought of this thread http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/14/parajyge.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Very nice! I don't see green ones very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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