Day two Cars

[Stefano]

Rat_Pack,
I too think that day two cars are cool. One of my camaros has the signs of a mechanical tac which was mounted on the cowl panel grills and the cable was fed through the fire wall, with a gromet installed.(could have been part of the tac Kit)

Another has the signs of a column mounted tac. and Hurst verti-gate shifter,both confirmed by previous owners.

Would restoring the cars back to as used after it left the showroom floor be considered a day two restoration?

Most of the factory correct components are only a phone call away and not usually found at bargin prices at swap meets. But I have alot of fun chasing down the era correct components and can usually find them at relative bargin prices.

Swap meets are part of the fun in the Hobby for many enthusiasts.

I recently saw a 1970 Yenko Camaro "concept" car. That was built very much ,in my opinion as to the way Don Yenko may have offered them to the public had he indeed built it.

It did attract quite a bit of attention because of both its quality and execution. It was certainly something I had never seen prior. Very cool indeed [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[whitetop]

Hello Stefano

What we refer to as Day Two is when the owner tired of the looks/perfomance of his musclecar the day after he bought it he then added aftermarket tach and gauges, mags, intake, carb, headers etc on the second day. Probably didn't happen alot like this but you get the point.

Day Two requires that you run period correct speed equipment from the era. You can have a '69 Camaro and run 1971-72 parts to represent that era. Check out the old Hot Rod type mags from the era and they will give you a good indication of what was popular back then.

Where to buy this stuff? Not from Jegs or Summit.The only thing you van get from them is Cragar mags and headers and M/t Valve covers-which are all correct. Diligent searches through Ebay or car swap meets will net you what you need.

The Mr. Gasket Vertical gate shifter came out in late '71. It would be an accurate speed part for your car. Hurst merged with the Mr g. line in the late '80's so if your handle says Hurst on it would not be correct.

Dave

[jon rand]

Day two is the way I am doing my motion car. The reason is it cost to much for a concours restoration an i am only 33 years old so I still want to go out and tear [censored] up once in a while. I will never trailor my car unless i break it at the drag strip or something. But thats just me. Maby some day i will restore it but I will enjoy it for now, I will still be looking and buying all the corect parts and just save them for that day when I get older and responible.

[sixtiesmuscle]

Lest we forget, the early Yenko, and, virtually ALL of the Nickey & Motion cars were "day two" type cars from the get go. Seems to me that restoring any car to the way it was first sold IS the correct way to honor its history. Sometimes a concours restoration to factory specs just isn't appropriate.