another wheel that looks really sharp on those cars is the original Cragar SS. My buddy had a 63 Nova SS on Cragars and man that was nice. I like your wheels a lot though Carl.
Not too many people notice the difference. If I make it to turkeyfest in Daytona in Nov. I will look for some tinted vent window glass for your 65. Do you know what year the change went from shade lite to soft ray?
Al
For help and assistance on auto glass contact (Google) Mr. Sig Herliczek of Pilkington Libbey Owens Ford (LOF) for GM Chevrolet cars and Mr. Frank Lovett of Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) for GM Pontiac cars.
Note that while, to their credit, LOF is now reproducing (at LOF Plant 6 in Toledo, Ohio) original-marked dated glass, LOF is not currently marking their new OEM glass by the identical practices as was originally used - and in a number of cases these differences are easily observable to the trained eye.
Powertrain to body clearance looked to be tons when installing.
I bet it did look like there was tons of room compared to the last engine .
Carl Stevenson also wrote:
I enjoy big blocks and wanted one in this car. However, I vowed I would not cut it up in case I wanted to ever make it more original again. I made a set of tubular manifolds and put in a 427, no cutting! Over the next couple of winters, I added a factory underdash air unit, tinted glass, cruise control, power trunk, 1/4 mile timer, GTO Rally I wheels and a GM accessory tach. I also made a set of power windows to fit the car. This was never an option on Acadians. I used the correct vintage switches in the interest of keeping it looking as original, and maybe fooling a few people into thinking it was built with them, which it has!
This is simply amazing what Carl did to this car after the 6cyl came out. The car looked like it came from GM Canada with a 427, A/C, & cruise control! The cool thing that Carl did here was to use all GM brackets and parts to install all the options. Other than the exhaust manifolds, this car appeared to be a factory BB Acadian.
Here are a few pics I have from some old camcorder video stills. You can get the idea of how this looked.
Not too many people notice the difference. If I make it to turkeyfest in Daytona in Nov. I will look for some tinted vent window glass for your 65. Do you know what year the change went from shade lite to soft ray?
Al
For help and assistance on auto glass contact (Google) Mr. Sig Herliczek of Pilkington Libbey Owens Ford (LOF) for GM Chevrolet cars and Mr. Frank Lovett of Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) for GM Pontiac cars.
Note that while, to their credit, LOF is now reproducing (at LOF Plant 6 in Toledo, Ohio) original-marked dated glass, LOF is not currently marking their new OEM glass by the identical practices as was originally used - and in a number of cases these differences are easily observable to the trained eye.
Gary
For more detail on the full report on GM glass see this site:
Powertrain to body clearance looked to be tons when installing.
I bet it did look like there was tons of room compared to the last engine .
Carl Stevenson also wrote:
I enjoy big blocks and wanted one in this car. However, I vowed I would not cut it up in case I wanted to ever make it more original again. I made a set of tubular manifolds and put in a 427, no cutting! Over the next couple of winters, I added a factory underdash air unit, tinted glass, cruise control, power trunk, 1/4 mile timer, GTO Rally I wheels and a GM accessory tach. I also made a set of power windows to fit the car. This was never an option on Acadians. I used the correct vintage switches in the interest of keeping it looking as original, and maybe fooling a few people into thinking it was built with them, which it has!
This is simply amazing what Carl did to this car after the 6cyl came out. The car looked like it came from GM Canada with a 427, A/C, & cruise control! The cool thing that Carl did here was to use all GM brackets and parts to install all the options. Other than the exhaust manifolds, this car appeared to be a factory BB Acadian.
Here are a few pics I have from some old camcorder video stills. You can get the idea of how this looked.
Boy I'm glad you have those pictures of it with the big block. I have nothing!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
....what a wonderful, clean-looking mid-60's GM package that is! When I was 15 and living just north of Toronto, a friend of my dad's came over one Saturday morning to take us fishing, in his brand new jet black Chevy Nova hardtop with a full-on red interior. It was only a 6/auto but man what a nice lookin' little bomb that was! Always remembered it. Your Canso reminds me so much of that car..great example with a great engine/tranny combol! Congrats on a great job...!
I knowI am a month late,but still had to say that your car and story is phenominal.I thank you for enthusiasm and comitment to keeping our love for these cars alive
