I’d love to get the entire story on why this 1977 Chevrolet Caprice ended up with a good third of the car missing out of the center section. I’m sure it’s a good story. Any car that has this kind of visual presence has to have a good story…one that involves a car near death, grain liquor and enough mechanical skill to pull it off.
Let’s take account of how many cars were affected by the build of this one: You have the Caprice itself, some kind of Oldsmobile donated the wheels, the scoop is a generic Ford Cobra Jet piece, and as far as the front end…well, if you know what it is, please let us know.
Seeing the floor shifter isn’t surprising, but whatever is growing out of the passenger side of the dash is. I can’t tell if they are aftermarket gauge pods, some kind of Keurig storage device, or simply a way to force heated air onto the driver’s crotch. Seat belts are a good sign. Helmets would be better, but at least some thought was put into safety.
And it’s for sale! Here’s the ad:
For sale or trade $6000 obo just south of Green Bay. Appleton WI .350/350 posi headers shortened shaved and chopped 77 caprice. I call it a 77 ss impala. (Super short)
Wish you well if you choose to go for it. You can see it on Ratty Muscle Cars.
Holly shit 6K! Someone needs to arrange a meeting with the seller, smack the taste out of his mouth and confiscate his welder. I understand there was a lot of effort put into the build, but that is a monstrosity, and the paint looks like Ray Charles sprayed it.
Front end appears to be a 1961 or so Chrysler 300.
This dude should lose his Sawzall privileges for life.
Take the trunk lid off and you have an El Camino.
I believe those are the exhaust tips exiting towards the driver, ala the Fury driver that picked up Clint and Jeff in ‘Thunderbolt & Lightfoot”
This does remind me of that…
I am speechless, don’t even know what to say, other than a large amount of alcohol was probably consumed when this was dreamed up and also during the contruction of this baby.
I’m thinking he got his Caprice home and realized it would not fit in the garage So he made it fit?
WHAT THE ……. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Death by fire
I’ve never understood what possesses a person to ` shorty ‘ anything. They always look like crap when done. FFS, if you want a short car, just go buy a mini or something, although having said that I saw some English car show the other day that had a shorty Mini…painted a pinky/purple colour, chromed nitrous bottle mounted directly behind the drivers head, no roof and, in case you wondered, yes it looked like absolute shit.
You’ve take the war to a whole new level, congrats Mr. McTaggart.
I actually kind of like it.
Is that bad?
Gut it out, cage it, throw on a decent intake and some nice gears and it would be a fun little romper to play in. Not for 6 Gs though.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit