Hi All... I have four hot rods or should I say that I’m blessed with four of my all time favorites. When I was 16 in 1967, I went from the DMV and my new drivers license straight to De Anza Chevrolet and on the showroom floor was a 1967 Chevelle SS 427 Convertible Blue (the color of a Schwinn bicycle, special order) with black buckets and a 4-speed. I believe the car was special ordered and the invoice price was $4,300+-. In any case, That was $4,200 higher than my budget. You see I just sold my Grand Champion FFA Pig for $95. So, I bought what the budget could afford a ‘54 Chevy Wagon for you guessed it $95 bucks. Would have liked a Woodie but that was $400 higher than I could afford. | ||
Now, I have the Woodie, a ‘46 Ford w/350-350, A/C, PDB. After chasing the SS 427 Chevelle Convertible (always out of my price range) you see they made a limited number of SS 396’s, fewer convertibles, and only a handful of SS 427’s and the Convertibles were special order only (known as COPO’s). I’ve been told a mere 5-7 of those exist as “numbers matching”. One documented numbers matching SS 427 ‘67 Convertible just sold at Pebble Beach for a whopping $170,000! So, I’m building my own. I consider myself fortunate to find a new old stock ‘69 Corvette aluminum-head-open chamber 427. The pictures depict the motor on the dyno or known as “The Chamber Of Truth”. Yes, it pulled five-hundred and three horses (503 HP) and 411 ft-lbs of torque. The two other Hot Rods & Customs are a one owner. We are the 2nd owners, 1965 Buick Riviera, the wife’s driver and a 1957 Buick Caballero, the River Runner boat-tow vehicle, I don’t have a picture of the Buick’s, what’s up with that! The pictures of the ‘47 Cadillac and Chic was just a chance “Kodak moment” at 2003 Wavecrest-Woodie meet, she just happened by and was not associated with the car! So, goodbye for now! Brent! | ||
January 2006: Update I cant believe its been 2 years since I last sent pictures of this project. The project itself has taken 6 years...I have to admit its not been all fun and "ha ha s" more like what labor pains must be like...but then the babycomes and you forget about all the pain...I hope...besides the 427 "bad boy"is everything I hoped and dreamed about since my sixteenth birthday when this car was new (refer to my e-mail from 2 years ago for part one of this story) well I can assure you 427's are as evil, wicked, mean, and nasty as legend has it. Wanna go for a ride little girl? |
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We Thank Brent for his story, which many can relate to, and for taking and sending us his great looking pictures! We wish him good luck and hope he has a lot of fun with his convertible & 47 Ford Woodie! |