For starters, this is a nice car. Let’s get that out of the way right now. You may hate the colors, you may hate the look, but when you look at how this thing was built you cannot say that it is junk. From the interior tin work, the under hood tin work, the chassis work, and yes even the paint you can tell that this thing was massively expensive to build back in the 1990s when it was constructed.
Built to compete as a World of Wheels show car, we’re thinking it hit the ground at the height of the pastels craze which seemingly ran smack dab into the height of the pro street craze at that time. Powered by a pretty nasty little small block and transferring power through a Lenco transmission, the car likely does not perform to the level one would expect but we’re guessing it sounds mad as hell and if we bought it there would be a line-loc installed instantly and Lenco shifted burnouts would be the order of the day.
Being that these cars defined the hot rodding world when I was in my ‘teens, I am bound to love them and their look. At some point in the not too distant future, guys will build stuff like this from new in the same way we are seeing 1970s street freaks, and 1980s style street machines recreated these days. You could not swing a dead cat at the magazine rack without hitting 10 books that had these things in droves on the cover and on their pages. I honestly don’t think I would or I could paint it.
Obviously this car has lived a very pampered life and that benefits the new owner. It barely looks like it has ever turned a tire on the road and we’re guessing when it has, no smoke has ever come off of them. I’d fix that in a hurry.
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Yeah, a lot of attention to details on the ’65. Well, it was built as a show car…
I was mildly surprised to see the coil-overs mounted in front of the axle housing like my ’66 has.
Knowing mine has an Alston back-half, I called them. I believe it was C-Ray who told me,”That’s how some folks did ’em in the ’90’s”.
All I know is that my Malibu leaves wheels-up and goes straight with a hint of body lift at launch.
A roll cage can be a PITA on a street-driven car, by the way. Never let your insurance company see it. They can get “funny” ’bout insuring a “racecar” for the street.
That is a nice car for sure, and I could live with the Miami Vice graphics on the outside, but that pink roll cage and chassis components would have to go.
I dunno, I normally like most pro-street cars but IMO this one looks lazy. I’d leave the outside alone and find a donor for an dash and steering column. those seats look like pure misery so swap those out with something less….stupid….lose the cage and the pink… This one is just too much for me….
I know they used colors like these in the 90’s but just can’t get past the pink! It’s hideous! Other than that, the car is beautiful!
Would look great if the pink was repainted a dark metallic red, and the rest painted black… Tough as nails! Even as someone who grew up in the 90s though, couldn’t live with the pastels. Right up there with Benetton coloured interiors!
Yeah right – the interior was cleared of empty amyl nitrate poppers and the YMCA stickers were removed. This monstrosity should be left to rot away or torched out of general principles of decency.
Ok guys I admit it was hideous and out of date when I sold it in 2003, my reason for selling exactly, but thank you for keeping it alive twenty plus years now, I had lost track of it. It was my first car, bought in 1980 and I spent roughly five years transforming it into a show car 1991-1996 doing all the work myself with the exception of upholstery and machine work. I kept the blown alcohol injected sbc upon selling. Still have a room of 250 trophies in my has been room. Great to see it again. Say what you want it really doesn’t bother me. Thanks again, TLT
Terry’s work was awesome!! They have know idea of the quality of the work you did. I’m sure none of them has every built a car that runs in the 6’s at over 200mph. All of this back in 2006. Terry thank you for all you did for us over the years. give me a call my # is still the same.