Keith Tedford's Cool 300 Deluxe SS 396 Chevelle

**Xplantdad** · #1 03-12-2006, 06:44 PM

This is our 300 Deluxe SS 396 Chevelle. We were fortunate in that the interior was in good shape and just needed a couple of seat insert repairs. No one manufactures reproduction interiors for these cars and the seats and door panels are almost impossible to find. When we bought the car, it was a tired dark grey. It got done in the original Cortez Silver. Although the car did not come with the D96 stripe, the silver really needed the side accent. We came up with a reproduction rubber/plastic floor mat to replace the carpet that someone had installed. A Muncie handle was adapted to the Hurst shifter to have the best of both worlds. We switch back and forth between the factory SS wheels and Cragar mags. The day two look is a refreshing change for us. When the HEI died, the engine got a stock points distributor which works just fine. The engine got some fresh paint at the same time. We managed to find a good 4346 carb and it works like new. This is not really a show car but rather a nice driver and has gone about 28K miles since the fall of 1997. The original owner posed for a picture of him beside the car. Lots of old stories there. We have now owned the car longer than any of the dozen previous owners.

Keith Tedford

**Mr70** · #2 03-12-2006, 07:17 PM

PW7 White Stripe..10-4 Keith!

**mockingbird812** · #3 03-12-2006, 07:45 PM

Nice 300 SS Keith. Cortez Silver with a black bench seat "taxi cab" interior and big honkin' Muncie shift handle stickin' up thru the floor is BEAUTIFUL!

Those Cragar SSs look so right on your car. Thanks for sharing and glad you are enjoying it.

P.S. Does your 300 have the single low pitch horn? Chevy took any opportunity to squeeze a nickel on these entry level cars.

jeff morocco · #4 03-12-2006, 07:54 PM

nice car keith

the side stripe was good choice !!!

GM-26 · #5 03-12-2006, 07:59 PM

What a cool car! It must be a blast to drive!

**MosportGreen66** · #6 03-12-2006, 08:36 PM

I love those '69 Chevelles... 300s are too cool!
Is that the Mrs. in the driver's seat in Cragar pic?

Z-11 396 · #7 03-12-2006, 09:57 PM

Keith, fantastic car, great story, and information on your car as well, thanks for sharing, Kasey ...

Keith Tedford · #8 03-13-2006, 01:56 AM

The car has the dual horns. With a dozen previous owners, I'm not sure how the car came. Most everything seemed to be original except for the headers, Hurst shifter and Stewart-Warner tach and gauges.

Keith Tedford · #9 03-13-2006, 01:58 AM

That's my wife Dale in the Chevelle. She can handle the 4 speed as well as most guys. I added power steering to make parking a little easier for her.

**SS427** · #10 03-13-2006, 04:23 AM

Beautiful Chevelle Keith. Even better that your wife and you enjoy it together.

Rick