OK, I brought this 68 Corvette 427/4-spd car back from the dead. Bought it non-running in Sept 1991...20 year owner now!
During the 70s, this car was in Germany with a GI by the name of Manning, probably in maroon.
Here she is in her Safari Yellow, painted in the mid 90s when I was stationed in Columbus, GA
I call her RatVette! I rebuilt the 427, the M-20 Muncie, etc. I am a gearhead! She has good manners but is a garage queen
Some 5 years ago, I wanted a Chevelle, needed a truck. I bought this 1970 El Camino. Then she had a mild 350, good for hauling stuff about for my remodel but LAME at the dragstrip. Three years back she got a mild 454, went from 15.1 (350 power) to 13.3 in the 1/4 mile. I eventually got the Elky to run 12.7s. Last year, she got a more serious 454, also from my garage. She has run in the 11.7s lots. So far, .71Gs at launch, 0-60 mph in approx 3.25 sec, 60 foot in 1.62 sec. In drive she runs 12.02 all day long. This is with drag radials and mild 3.42 gearing.
Last year I bought a 1968 Camaro ragtop. I got her running, drove it a bit. Now totally torn down for restoration. Currently at the blasters, new metal coming...
pic from last year
pic from this summer after stripping. basic body work, then sealing of the doors, fenders and removables. Replacement quarter panels just sitting there
pic from the other day, quarters cut out, car stripped to go to the blasters.
I signed up for body and paint classes at the local tech college. Now in the 2nd quarter.
Resident gearhead on Team Chevelle with well over 10k posts, mostly in the Performance section. I also frequent Team Camaro.
Daily driver?
1999 Chevy S-10 pick-up, 2.2L