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My second restoration, a 67 SS427
This was only the second restoration I did in my dad's garage and was (I think) around 1979 on a low mileage 67 SS427 Z24 Impala and was mainly an engine compartment restoration. I was offered the car for $5500 which was a LOT of money back then and passed. This car was later sold and went to Floyd Garret. He re-restored the car many years later and removed the vinyl top. Unfortunately I have no idea of the VIN.
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Rick Nelson Musclecar Restoration and Design, Inc www.musclecarrestorationanddesign.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62r-6vgk2_8 specializing in (only real) LS6 Chevelle restorations Last edited by SS427; 09-09-2018 at 09:22 PM. |
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That's awesome Rick, 39 years of perfecting your craft!!
Last edited by 67since67; 09-08-2018 at 09:55 PM. |
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Nice work and good looking car
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That's a beautiful Impala
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1968 Camaro Ex-ISCA Show Car John 10:30 |
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Can’t buy a nice hood for $5500 today!
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Very true!
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Rick Nelson Musclecar Restoration and Design, Inc www.musclecarrestorationanddesign.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62r-6vgk2_8 specializing in (only real) LS6 Chevelle restorations |
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Man, Rick. You were good even when good wasn't good!! That's talent!! Timeless work = a timeless restoration years later. Very impressive!
Cheers Dave |
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LOL. Thanks Dave. Honestly a lot of it came from my youth building model cars and airplanes and competing with adults on a national level through IPMS (International Plastic Modeler's Society). I was only a teenage and was damned if I would let the adults out do me so I went above and beyond to build some outrageous models. In 1981 I went to work for Corvette Specialties restoring Bloomington Gold Corvettes. Those people were crazy anal even back then so I learned early how to be detail oriented. LOL
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Rick Nelson Musclecar Restoration and Design, Inc www.musclecarrestorationanddesign.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62r-6vgk2_8 specializing in (only real) LS6 Chevelle restorations |
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427TJ (09-10-2018), DaveC68 (09-10-2018), dykstra (09-10-2018), markinnaples (09-11-2018), Xplantdad (09-09-2018) |
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Beautiful car. The vinyl top looks very classy on this brute!
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Paul '62 Bel Air 409/409 '63 Impala SS 409/340 convertible '68 L72 Biscayne '69 L78 Nova '17 Denali 3500HD |
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