RedAllison
Well-Known Member
Welp I musta been real good this year!!!??? :cuss :big grin
Mrs. Claus said, "OK" so before she changed her mind I bought my dads 1972 454SS Chevelle. It's a true "W code" (meaning 454 in the VIN) car from south TX. Built the 3rd week of June, 1972 (it's 11 mths younger than myself) at the Arlington, TX plant it was sold new in the San Antonio area and stayed in south TX it's entire life until my dad bought it at the Leake/Mecum Auction at Tulsa in June of 06. The colors are original, "Cream Yellow" with white stripes. A "horseshoe shifter" in the floor console between white buckets. A 400Turbo 3spd automatic mated too a 12 bolt 3.31 Posi rear end (got 4.10s in it now but finta put 3.31s back in her for cruising).
The original block wasn't in it but it does have a "correct, date coded" 72 LS5 454 block that was built a month before the car was. Cowl Induction hood (my boys get a kick seein it jump open when I tromp on her), A/C, tilt rally wheel, adjustable driverside mirror, am/fm, 60x15 GM stamped "copies" of the Thrust wheels... pretty neat optioned car. It was restored a few years ago and the only thing not put back to original was the white vinyl roof. I hate vinyl roofs anyway because they rust underneath so bad and just look dated anyway so I'm glad that one option was not restored.
In the two years my dad has had it he had a new radiator installed, restored the A/C system (works fine) and the suspension was replaced (new springs, shocks, bushings, everything). Drives and tracks awesome, doesn't wander or require any steering correction. He also had the motor yanked and restored the motor back too true LS5 (365hp) specs, new crank, pistons, rods, bearings, heads, a Quadra Jet carb (atop the original intake that came with the car) well ok so he put a Crane cam in it plus a Mallory electronic ignition. She rocks, rolls and rumbles at the stop light like a big block Chevy is supposed to!!! :cool
I've always wanted a big block muscle car to play with and now I can share it with my boys. The fact that it was their grandfathers REALLY means more too me than anything else. I wanted to keep it in the family in the worse way. Unless the world falls down tomorrow this one is staying around to handed down too my boys one day.
RA
Mrs. Claus said, "OK" so before she changed her mind I bought my dads 1972 454SS Chevelle. It's a true "W code" (meaning 454 in the VIN) car from south TX. Built the 3rd week of June, 1972 (it's 11 mths younger than myself) at the Arlington, TX plant it was sold new in the San Antonio area and stayed in south TX it's entire life until my dad bought it at the Leake/Mecum Auction at Tulsa in June of 06. The colors are original, "Cream Yellow" with white stripes. A "horseshoe shifter" in the floor console between white buckets. A 400Turbo 3spd automatic mated too a 12 bolt 3.31 Posi rear end (got 4.10s in it now but finta put 3.31s back in her for cruising).
The original block wasn't in it but it does have a "correct, date coded" 72 LS5 454 block that was built a month before the car was. Cowl Induction hood (my boys get a kick seein it jump open when I tromp on her), A/C, tilt rally wheel, adjustable driverside mirror, am/fm, 60x15 GM stamped "copies" of the Thrust wheels... pretty neat optioned car. It was restored a few years ago and the only thing not put back to original was the white vinyl roof. I hate vinyl roofs anyway because they rust underneath so bad and just look dated anyway so I'm glad that one option was not restored.
In the two years my dad has had it he had a new radiator installed, restored the A/C system (works fine) and the suspension was replaced (new springs, shocks, bushings, everything). Drives and tracks awesome, doesn't wander or require any steering correction. He also had the motor yanked and restored the motor back too true LS5 (365hp) specs, new crank, pistons, rods, bearings, heads, a Quadra Jet carb (atop the original intake that came with the car) well ok so he put a Crane cam in it plus a Mallory electronic ignition. She rocks, rolls and rumbles at the stop light like a big block Chevy is supposed to!!! :cool
I've always wanted a big block muscle car to play with and now I can share it with my boys. The fact that it was their grandfathers REALLY means more too me than anything else. I wanted to keep it in the family in the worse way. Unless the world falls down tomorrow this one is staying around to handed down too my boys one day.
RA
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