1969 Chevelle "Cone Smasher"

[WallaceMFG]

I got tired of not having a car to build, and I wanted a car I could take to autocrosses, so I decided to build a pro-touring machine. I got this 1969 Chevelle from a friend of mine who has had it since they were in high school in the 80's. It was a California car but spent most of its life was spent in Arizona, so it was pretty much rust free but everything else was ruined from 26 years of neglect.

Originally it was a 307 v8 with a 3-speed saginaw on the tree and a 10 bolt out back, but at some point it had a 350 and a 4-speed muncie stuffed into it instead. It had the 300 deluxe package, so the car didn't have many options but it did have factory A/C. Also, it was the rarer "post" body instead of a normal coupe.

Here's the shape it was in when I got it back to my house