No Simple Build: One ’50 Chevy Chop Top
This shimmering, lowline Chevy started as an aging relic full of rusted holes.
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This shimmering, lowline Chevy started as an aging relic full of rusted holes.
Restoring older vehicles isn’t cheap, even when you’re doing the work yourself.
After retiring from a sterling career as an Army Aviation helicopter test pilot, Kevin decided to build a special, sturdy rat rod that could double as a daily driver and provide some fun for the kids.
And so it began, with bold intentions to lower the truck, chop it, and reconstruct it in a way a mad scientist might consider a little brash.
Chip thought the 400 SBC, fresh from a wrecked ’78 Z-28, might fit perfectly into something a little tarnished, a little uncouth, a little ratty.
This is a very clean, straight, restored Camaro.
The 1970s were a transitional period in automotive styling and paint work. New, wild techniques for creating custom paint jobs were being discovered and displayed on show cars.
The relationship between Bruce and the Olds has been a good one, and a long one… nearly 20 years running.
In the Bauers’ care, this ultra rare Mopar will enjoy many more years of gentle ownership.
“Little Thirsty” is an original, Galen Govier documented, “M-code” special order 1969 1/2 Dodge Coronet Super Bee with the A12 package.