Great story. I bet there are a lot of folks who wish they could retrieve a chevelle from their past. rick --------- "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Chevelle-List] Ed Ford's 64 Malibu Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 02:05:47 -0400 I had a business trip to Philadelphia today, and I stopped by a customer's house on the way back to deliver a large order. This is a story that some of you guys will really appreciate. Ed is the only guy I have ever met who sold his car and managed to get it back many years later (like 10+ by the way he was talking about the age of some of the restifications and when *he* did them). Anyway, Ed has a super cool 64 Malibu. It was taken off the frame years ago, a roll cage was installed, and it was tubbed. The rear was narrowed so that the quarters did not have to be cut at all. He also installed a new tranny tunnel (heavy duty). Ed raced the car back then, until he sold it to another guy who also raced it for many years. Ed recently got the car back (sans drivetrain). Ed still has all the original moldings, including the very elusive non-SS side body moldings. It has recently been repainted white (nice job too) and will soon get a red interior (except the seat, which is black and is set up for a 5-point harness). Ed is doing a complete cosmetic resto on the exterior, including all new and restored trim, and he is making the car street legal this time. As you can imagine, this is a real PITA because so much original stuff is gone (like the entire interior, dash, steering column, wiring, etc). This car is going to be a very mean street car though and I'm sure Ed also plans on taking it down the track a few times. The body & paint work are excellent and Ed is saying that the drive train will probably end up including nitrous, because he doesn't want to put a blower on it. I hope some of you guys get to see this car and meet Ed some time. He is a cool guy with a serious 64 Malibu, and you hear so often about guys wishing they could find the car they once had and buy it back, so here's a guy that did and is bringing it back in his own way. John Nasta ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] rick schaefer 72 El camino http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html ACES #00140 Team Chevelle #00038 ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
