-427ci LS7 Camp built Street and Performance
-Lokar shifter 4 automatic overdrive
-18 and 20-inch staggered wheels
- Four-piston brakes with vented and slotted rotors
-Pioneer tunes
-Vintage Air
-Interior by the legendary Paul Atkins
As quoted from StreetScene Magazine
"Ron Hasser out of Palm City, Florida, has been behind the scene in
rodding for years working with the biggest names in the buisness.
He has had some of the finest Rods in the nation, but he's always
loved bubble-topped GM cars and especially 62 Chevys.
Why especially a 62 Chevy?
The early bubble top cars like the 59 Impala or 59 Eldo are truly
fin and chrome covered creatures of the 50s. Like in the Corvette,
the excesses of the late 50s had been toned down by 1962, leaving
only the classy and elegant lines behind. Last year Ron had a sweet
Muroc '32 he'd just finished when he saw this '62 that Mike
Blewetts Rod Shop had just finished and, like us, fell in lust for
this two-toned cruiser. A type of trade of sorts was worked out and
the 62 was in Ron's garage.
Mike Blewetts Rod Shop's first priority was blowing the 62 apart
and getting everything cleaned up after almost 50 years of road
grime. The chassis was filled and boxed before it went back
together. The stock front and rear suspensions were upgraded with a
Ride Tech Level 1 suspension and Bear four-piston brakes with
vented and slotted rotors. The steering was upgraded with the unit
from a '98 Oldsmobile 98. The rear differential was changed out a
Ford 9-inch. The powertrain of choice was a Mark Camp built Street
and Performance 427ci LS7 backed up by a Lokar shifted 4 automatic
overdrive.
The advantage to a '62 bubble top is the car has already been
somewhat molded, shaved and dechromed from the factory. The crew at
Blewett's removed the trim from the rear taillight valance, the
hood emblem was shaved, the front fender emblems were removed, and
the front and the rear bumpers were lightly smoothed out. Blewett's
then custom mixed the DuPont Hot Hues emerarld and black paint and
laid down the simple two-tone hues. Billet specialties wearing 18
and 20-inch Kumho rubber provided the final link between the road
and the driver
The best part of a big earlys 60s rides is cruising and for
that you need a sweet interior. The stock dash was smoothed off
completely before a sweet custom green-on-black gauge set was made
for the ride. The Pioneer tunes and Vintage Air controls were
slipped into the driver's glovebox. The interior was then delivered
to the legendary hands of Paul Atkins' in Alabama, Paul made the
center console and then covered everything in black suede and green
leather that wasn't covered with wool carpet. Painless Wiring was
used to get everything powered up and on the road.
People keep telling us that the early 60s cruisers are coming on
strong (we've always loved 59 Impalas) and its easy to see why: An
engine compartment thats big enough to stuff anything you can
imagine, an interior that's easy to get into and offers plenty of
room, a trunk that'll suck up a weeks worth of whatever without a
second thought, and as you can see here they look picture-perfect
sitting slammed and covered in gallons of the glossy stuff. The
reason you see Ron's sitting here on the pages is the Atkins'
perfected interior, the glass smooth two-tone hues, and that Gen
III small-block 427 sitting between the big Billet specs."
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Can be seen on Hotrodcollection.com
Vehicle Details
1962 Chevrolet Bel Air
Listing ID:CC-1825526
Price:$119,750
Location:Roanoke, Texas
Year:1962
Make:Chevrolet
Model:Bel Air
Exterior Color:Green Two-tone
Transmission:Automatic
Odometer:5899
Stock Number:1298
VIN:21537S298777
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