We’ve been watching Dick Eytchison drive his super cool Crew Cab Chevelle for the last couple years, and if you pulled up next to this thing on Mulholland while driving something Italian, you’d probably lose. And that fact that the roll bar is pretty hidden and the wheels are the only thing that hints at its performance potential, only plays into Dick’s hand as the 68 year old looks as unassuming as his car. Don’t let the look fool you.

The guys at Hotchkis recently completed a video on Dick’s passion for his car, his family, and racing. His ’65 Crew Cab Chevelle  has got a ZZ383 crate engine backed by a Tremec trans, and the 9-inch rear is suspended by a catalogs worth of Hotchkis TVS suspension parts, as is the front end. An AGR quick steering box makes the turns quicker, and big Baer brakes are hidden behind the CCW Wheels wrapped in Falken rubber. All this ads up to real strong acceleration and even better braking. Combine all these parts and this is one quick crew cab Chevelle whether dodging cones on the autocross, tearing up a road course, or carving canyons and freeway on ramps. Dick and his wife Karen drive this thing like mad, are truly awesome people, and a pleasure to be around. They sound like great hot rodders don’t you think?

Below are all the specifics on Dick’s Chevelle

Name: Dick Eytchison
From: Cortez, CO
Age: 68

Engine
Type: ZZ383 small-block Chevy crate motor
Displacement: 383 ci
Bore & stroke: 4.0×3.80 inches
Compression ratio: 9.6:1
Rotating assembly: 4030 forged steel crank, PM steel connecting rods, hypereutectic pistons
Camshaft: stock ZZ383, hydraulic roller .509/.528-inch lift, 222/230 degrees duration at .050
Valvetrain: hydraulic roller, overhead valve, two valves per cylinder, 1.5 ratio rockers
Induction: Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap dual-plane, Holley Avenger 650-cfm carb, Custom Intake with Spectre Performance Inline Filter and Headlight Funnel
Exhaust: Hooker Super Comp 1¾-inch headers, stainless steel MagnaFlow exhaust
Ignition: Performance Distributors DUI, LiveWires ignition wires
Output: approximately 400 hp
Built by: GM

Driveline
Rearend: Ford 9-inch, Truetrac diff with 3.70 gears
Chassis
Frame: Factory
Front suspension: Hotchkis TVS A-arms, Hotchkis 1-inch lower coil springs, Bilstein shocks, Hotchkis sway bar, B-body spindles
Rear suspension: Hotchkis TVS control arms and 2-inch lowering coil springs, Bilstein shocks, Hotchkis sway bar
Steering: AGR 12:1 quick ratio box
Brakes: Baer Track4 13-inch rotors with Baer four-piston calipers (front), Baer Alumasport 12-inch rotors with Baer calipers (rear)
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: CCW 17×8 front, 17×9.5 rear
Tires: Falken Azenis RT-615K 245/45R17 front, 275/40R17 rear