All my life I wanted to own a 1967 Chevelle but could not afford to do so. Now that I, am retired I thought a lot about restoring one, however it did not take me long to figure out it would be cheaper to buy one already done. I spent a considerable amount of time looking for one but could not find what I was looking for. Last November I found this '67 on the Barrett-Jackson web site. I knew it was something that I would be very interested in, so I registered as a bidder and went to the auction in January. I met some friends there who own Chevelles and we spent several hours going over this car and could not find one thing wrong with it. We then agreed on how much I should bid on the car. I was on my very last bid when the hammer came down and I got it. I don't think it was any real deal but it's what I had been looking for.
The car was restored by the Vaughn Brothers in Athens, Tennessee. They only restore Chevelles and have a reputation on the East Coast as the very best at it. Everybody at Barrett-Jackson knows about them. They got the car from the second owner.
This Chevelle was originally ordered from the factory in Baltimore with a 283 and two speed automatic. Vaughn brothers changed this to a 327 and 350 turbo. The car was also has some extra features such as: bucket seats, console, ps, pdb, power top, power antenna, a/c, tilt wheel, factory tach and gauges, front and rear bumper guards, am/fm radio, tinted glass, and sports steering wheel.
The car has the original sheet metal, floor pans, and trunk pan. I have pictures from Vaughn Brothers of the frame off restoration all the way through. The workmanship on this car is second to none. I have talked to them on the phone a few times and they are very interesting to talk to.
We took the car to about eight car shows in the Okanogan region of British Columbia this year and won some awards. Next year I would like to take it to some Chevelle shows.
I grew up in a little town south of Fernie called Baynes Lake. We moved to Winfield when I was sixteen and I have lived here ever since.
Ron Volk.
More photos in the December issue of Chevy Punch Online Magazine
