My 68 Chevelle
1968 Chevelle Malibu Restoration
My 68 Chevelle at the World of Wheels Jan, 2008
Meeting the late Boyd Codington
(Photo courtesy GoodGuys)
The Chevelle finally made it to
SEMA. Four years and a whole lot of money and sweat later My 68 Chevelle makes
it to the SEMA show in Las Vegas Nevada. With her new Turnkey engine she was
very well accepted to say the least. I will be posting more pictures as time
permits.
First place for pre 1980 cars at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino's post SEMA car
show
Picture from Budnik booth at Good-Guys Nov 2006
Follow the progress in the restoration of this
1968 Chevelle Malibu
A Classic American muscle car born
again
This website follows the restoration of a 1968
Chevrolet Chevelle
Malibu. Well not really a restoration but a restomod. Restomod is restoration
with intentional modification using parts that are not original or intended for
use on the car you are restoring. I call it restification but the term that
seems to be sticking is restomod. There is nothing for sale on this website nor will there be any pop up
ads. You are quite welcome to link to this site or to
point others interested in classic cars to it. Please do not use any of my pictures for commercial use
without contacting me first for my permission. This site is for the sole purpose
of presenting information for the enjoyment of muscle car enthusiasts. For those
of you that are purest and only want a concourse restoration I apologize but you
will be disappointed with this site. Please understand that if this was an
original 1968 Chevelle SS with matching numbers throughout I never would have
taken this car in the direction I have. If you are interested you will
read about the car and why I have gone the way I have. Please feel free to
contact me with your questions or comments. If the site shows that it is being
visited I will spend more time improving it, if it sits unused I will spend my
time more productively. If you have a good site or know of a good site that also
shares the love of American Custom Classic automobiles please let me know. If I like
the site or the car I will add it to my links. I am not a Chevy Chevelle only
type so go ahead and send your websites on muscle cars such as Corvettes, Cutlass,
GTO's, Mustangs and
Mopar. I hope to add valuable links to help
others find the information they are looking for. There are a ton of good
classic cars websites out there with decoding information or just tips to prevent you from
making a costly mistake on your muscle cars.
Watch the progress as we restore and rebuild this 1968 Chevrolet
Chevelle. I say watch because I will probably have more pictures of the
restoration then I will have words. I have a link page with links to websites
with information on Chevelle restoration and or parts for sale to help with your
restoration. One thing I have learned during this process is patience. This is
dragging along much slower than I anticipated. I really wished it could have
been done by the 2004 SEMA
show. Well not only did we miss 2004 but the
SEMA 2005,
SEMA 2006 shows as
well.
We finally got my 68 Chevelle to SEMA 2007!!!!!
Thank you to Meguiar's for having us in
their outdoor booth. The Chevelle sat right on the corner of Paradise and
Convention Center drive. We went to the post SEMA car show at the Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino. The Chevelle took first place for pre 1980 cars! At least some
of that credit goes to our new Turnkey engine. You can say we made a drastic power
change, check out the engine page to see what is up!
Our latest show was the 2008 World of Wheels in Glendale (Phoenix) Arizona. We
got five awards including outstanding display, Best in Class, Top Ten in Show,
Super Rod Magazine award and best interior
Sponsored by
Shelves That Slide
| 
