Vehicle Description
1966 Chevrolet Biscayne Tribute is done to celebrate some of those
awesome sleeper street machines of the muscle car era. So while
you'll enjoy the stock/sleek black exterior and bold red interior,
the true draw is the growling big block under the hood and
four-on-the-floor.
This is a very desirable generation for the full-sized Chevy.
There's a muscle car-like forward leaning front end and plenty of
flare over the rear fenders. But this sleeper doesn't exploit that
part of its design too much. Instead, the black paint looks like
that classic single stage you'd get from the factory. And it has a
good gloss like the kind of car your grandmother only took out of
the garage for the last 55 years to drive to church. The real story
on this one is that it was carefully restored to get that classic
L-72 big block look. These were the kind of cars that a few street
racers realized they could get Chevy's mightiest motor in a "Brown
Bag Special" kind of style. That's why this one was taken from a
Bel Air to a proper Biscayne trim with dog dish hubcaps. In fact,
the only hints at the beast within are the redline tires and racing
flag badges on the front.
They also took time to bring the interior back to true stock. It's
a very clean presentation, and quite frankly, there's no better
look against the black exterior than a red interior. So people will
comment on the time capsule style even before they find out about
this car's sleeper status. This would have been a true stripper car
back in the day to save every ounce of weight, but today this one
has a few of the right pieces to make it nice to driver around
town. This includes the full heat/defrost system and a retro-style
AM/FM digital tuner. Plus, you have all the right pieces you'd get
on a street machine, like the column-mounted tach, floor shifter,
and proper auxiliary gauges.
The engine bay is home to a very clean and mean powerhouse. So the
dark an tidy inner walls funnel all your attention to the bright
orange motivator in the middle. This is tagged to look like an L-72
427ci big block, and in fact it's actually a LARGER 454 cubic-inch
V8. And the reason this one can carry the legendary look is because
it's built to be just as mean. The consignor claims this has a
solid lifter cam and 12:1 compression, and this one certainly has
the kind of dual exhaust growl and awesome power that affirms a
strong build. Best of all, you get to harness all this muscle with
the control of the Muncie M21 close-ratio four-speed manual
transmission. When you look underneath the car, you see the clean
style of a solid investment. And they also gave it subtle upgrades
to really let make sure you get to enjoy the big power. For
example, the tires have the classic redline style, but these are
sports Diamond Back radials that hide a wide modern tread. And the
rear end was beefed up to a 12-bolt unit with an Auburn limited
slip and Moser axles. The result is a car that still has a vintage
feel but also gives you added confidence.
The sale comes complete with service manuals and some restoration
photos. It's the restored street machine of your dreams, and all
you need to do to make it a reality is call today!
