Vehicle Description
Up for sale is a 1968 Chevelle 300 Deluxe coupe. We've all seen
folks take a Malibu and clone it into an SS, but this one is just a
little different. It is actually a Malibu that was changed into a
lower level 300 Deluxe! Its badged as a 427, sort of a pre COPO
clone that never was. Built it to driveThe car has an NOS right
fender, AMD left fender and header panel, a repro right 1/4 panel,
and a left lower 1/4 panel. The trunk and floors are solid, the
only other body repairs were to section in the trunk weatherstrip
channel from a donor car. It was sprayed with Slicksand hi build
primer before blocking, and painted with Nason single stage
urethane. The paint is going on 4 years and is still very nice. The
goal was to restore to a factory appearing finish. The rear bumper
and rocker moldings were NOS parts, the front bumper, door handles
and other trim are repros. Its got a new windshield, with the rest
of the glass being original. All weatherstrip and such was replaced
at that time. Its about A 8 out of 10, there are a few spots if you
know where to look, plus a few chips from use, since the car was
driven.The interior was done shortly after paint, and looks really
outstanding. It is all Distictive, and was new except for a redyed
original dash pad. The dash has factory U14 gauges except for the
tach, which is a no name unit resembling an old Sun. There is a
tilt column with the original 300 Deluxe steering wheel. It has an
am radio with a hidden FM converter (remember those?) and a rear
seat speaker with fader. Both speakers are new from turnswitch dot
com, and it plays as well (or not) as you would expect. The car is
also equipped with a functioning aftermarket cruise control, and a
Day 2 appearing under dash a/c unit that cools to 38 degrees. The
engine is a 454, bored .030 over with flattop pistons. The heads
are 1968 casting #401. These are large oval ports, and give a
compression ratio of around 9.1, meaning it runs on pump gas with
no problem. The cam is a Howards hydraulic with .500/.505 lift on a
114 degree lobe center, it idles well and makes nice power. The
intake and exhaust manifolds are stock, with a custom tuned
Quadrajet and recurved points distributor. The shortblock only has
about 100 miles on it since a complete rebuild.The trans is a 700R4
overdrive with lockup and a 2100 stall converter, and it has less
than 150 miles since a complete rebuild with Transgo parts. The
driveshaft was shortened and balanced at the same time.Out back is
the original 10 bolt peg leg differential with 3.08 gears with new
seals and bearings. This combo makes for a great highway car. The
wheels are15x7 rally wheels with new trim rings and have F70-15
bias ply repro Firestone tires, including the spare. The tires have
about 2,000 miles on them. The buyer will have a choice of these
wheels and tires, or a set of 215-70-15 whitewall radials on 15x7
rally wheels, also includes a matching spare. The redlines look
better, but the whitewalls drive better!The front and rear
suspensions have been rebuilt with all stock parts, and there are
front and rear swaybars with all new brakes, including the factory
single piston from discs, that have about 1Underhood is a 1977
truck 454 bored .030 over with flat top pistons, and 1968 heads
with ca50 miles on them. A Jeep Grand Cherokee box makes for tight
steering, and the car drives and goes down the road like it was
1968 again.This Chevelle was at Kansas City for the Midwest
Chevelle Regional show a few years back (where it won a Top 3 award
in the 1968 Stock class!)So you are thinking, "wow, what a car,
sounds like its perfect" Well... no its not. The horn does not
workThe factory amp gauge and temp gauges are inop, I have a
digital volt gauge plugged into an underdash charging port, and an
aftermarket temp gauge. The vent window rubber is crackingPrevious
owner used to live in Houston, TX. Located here in our showroom -
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