Awesome car and guy Clint ! I always like the 1970 B body, first one I ever saw was a 1970 Catalina in spring 1987 in Bagotville Quebec of all places (rusty), it was love at first sight, must be a blast to drive with manual shifter ...
I'm sorry to only chime in now Clint, I've been away but this is a great seeing your car at the top and reading the story. Great story, and as stated, great dedication.
And I love how you built the car with the big block and the stick. B body stick cars are the best!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
Ok guys, I got a little silly. When we moved to Calgary in 1971 my dad ran a Pacific 66 gas station. Pacific Petroleums Ltd. was the Canadian arm of Phillips Petroleum in the USA. I think Pacific 66 gas stations were only in Western Canada, and were changed to Petro-Canada stations in the early 80's, after Pacific Petroleums was bought by Petro-Canada in the late 70's.
"Corral 66 Service" was at the corner of MacLeod Trail & Willow Park Drive in Calgary, near the original "Corral Drive-In" movie theater which was at Macleod Trail & Anderson Road, hence the station was called Corral 66 Service. My dad only ran Corral 66 for a year or so before moving on, but I have a small collection of Pacific 66 stuff.
Anyways, I thought it would be neat to enhance the car a bit, adding decals that make it kind of look like a gas station sponsored car for the local strip. If you wonder about the "Flite Fuel", Phillips 66 & Pacific 66 had 2 blends back in the day, "Sixty-Six" was regular, and "Flite-Fuel" was premium.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Friday 13th of May 2016 07:51:46 PM
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
GREAT JOB ON THIS ONE CLINT. WITHOUT QUESTION, MY FAVORITE "WHAT IF" CAR TO DATE!
