On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:32:01 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:08:58 GMT, Jack Goff wrote:

On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 17:36:41 -0400, " JimH"
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news On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 09:17:46 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


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Myself, I like 'em all, pretty much. Old Mopar, Ford and even GM
products. I draw the line at Chevelles, though. Fat-fendered, ugly,
and everybody and his brother who doesn't have a Mustang has, or lusts
after, a Chevelle. Yech.



http://www.seriouswheels.com/classif...5000_220_1.jpg

Drool ;-)


I've never understood the fascination with '70s vintage Chevelles. To me,
they are not in any way a "classic", they handle terribly and they're a
dime
a dozen.

Eisboch


Isn't that the truth. 64-68 Chevelles have a nice look. 69 and up...
not for me. I think my favorite is a 66.


Wasn't the '68 the first year they started to raise and arch the rear
quarter panels, keeping that look into the 70's?


Yep, 68 was the first year of the new body style. But the sides of
the body are still smooth, without the fat-fenders. 70 is the year
they added the flares over the wheelwells and totally changed the
front end, IMO ruining the car's lines.

Different strokes.

The black folk down south love those post 70's GM products. They make
them into something called Hoop-Ds or something like that.

Quite the sight those are, I'll tell you what.

Are you talking about "stagecoach"? When they jack up a car, then put
huge wheels and tires on it (mostly diameter, some width). It sits up
high, and they can't turn the steering wheel very much, or the tires
scrub the frame.

The law has pretty much put an end to that quickly, as it violated
several safety rules. I rarely see one around here anymore. 80's
model Caprices and Monte Carlos were a favorite.

I saw a late 60's Malibu/Chevelle convertible done that way. Hand me
the barf bag. Damn shame.