Typical Day (2) modifications after purchasing new in 69 or 70, was slap on some Cragers or Keystones, Jack up the rear end with Spring lifts, and slap on some Headers.
This one is a Day (2) Survivor with some extra big bucks thrown at it and an additional 6 months for paint and Custom Button Tuffed leather
At first it made me want to vomit while laughing but if the docs to verify when it was customized are avail I like it a little more. and it could be worse I used to own a 76 vette that had won the LA car show in 76 - heavy metal flake purple, huge whale tail, skirts and nose job with gold spokes and white interior, I didn't see the sign that said "you puke on it you buy it" so sue me LOL but not a lot of 70's bad customs left untouched , can u dig it!!
I haven't seen a set of Thrush aluminum side pipes in ages! That has to be a great flowing exhaust. If it was a Nickey(with a backwards K) car, someone is spinning in their grave! Definitely an early 70s car. Didn't work for me then and still doesn't now!:noway:
I can remember cars like that at the bigger shows in the late 60's and early 70's. I can't say anything except good things about that car. In it's day, that was a killer look.
Q: Nice car. Whats the Nickey connection? Dave Aug-19-07
A: THAT IT WON 961 POINTS OUT OF A THOUSAND AT FALL VETTEFEST!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE QUESTION DAVE!!
There is no way it could have scored 961 points at Vettefest!..-40 points for a CE block..that leaves only 1 other point deduction..ask me how I know!!..cool car none the less
I remember a guy bringing his brand new 67 vette 427 to my Dad to have a diamond tufted headliner put in. My dad did lots of show car interiors back then, many diamond tufted, many rolled and pleated. Us kids would sit there all night long making the buttons for him, we thought it was fun lol
All is well if it's got Grand Funk Railroad in the 8-track player.
Headers running into Thrush Outsiders would be pretty loud.
I remember the days of custom painting including lace paint, cobwebbing, 1-shot metalflake, 30 coats of hand rubbed laquer (when it was durable), pinstriping, highlighting... (you should have seen my grade 2 teacher's winter beater...)
The funny thing is that I do remember cars running around like that 30+ years ago; in fact there was a '71 Malibu with Doug Thorley Showtubes (4-into-1 dumps), big & little Cragars plus other minor go-fast stuff under the hood when I was in high school (it also had a 23-channel CB, this was around '77)
To drive that thing around you need to have long hair, sideburns, bell bottoms, wide lappels, and funky platform soles. Peace out, man.
One thing though, I still don't get the Nickey connection. When the seller was asked directly about it, he gave the answer to another question altogether.
You know, I'm getting the urge to paint my Chevelle tangerine metalflake and put fake fur on the dash. Naaa....
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