Classic Car Studios Builds A Badass, Procharged 1969 Chevelle
Second Helping: When You Let Go of One Chevelle, You Build a Better One. It's always tough letting go of a car you love. Just ask hot rod lover Jeffrey F. and he'll tell you that straight up. But sometimes, though, it doesn't make sense right away. It's only in the long run when you realize that things worked out for the better. You just gotta trust your instincts and have the determination to see it through.
Jeffrey grew up riding in his dad's hot Chevelle. He loved the power and the feel of the intermediate Chevrolet offering and knew one day he'd have one to call his own. A few years back he picked up a sweet '72 SS model from Classic Car Studios (CCS) in St. Louis, Missouri, and had the company modify the car with a few "nice" add-ons. Those included a set of Wilwood brakes, a Detroit Speed Inc. suspension, and the icing on this proverbial cake: a monster 540 Shafiroff big-block.
It truly was one wicked Pro Touring ride, and good ol' Jeffrey didn't hesitate to put it through its paces. However, after four years of enjoyment he put it up for sale. He quickly regretted the move but thought that when things were once again right in the world he would try to find another one. Then the inevitable happened. Unable to shake the thought of not having a tasty ride in his garage, he once again contacted CCS to help build his dream ride; the ultimate, bad to the bone Pro Touring Chevy Chevelle.
Noah Alexander and the team were happy to help Jeffrey out with his dilemma. But first they would have to source the right starting point for this project. It took over a year but their patience paid off in spades. A laser straight '69 Chevelle was located and purchased for the project. After Jeffrey checked out the car in person, he upped the ante. He suggested to Alexander that they build an "absolute monster" Pro Touring car. It would be a ride that would not only carve up the local roads with a killer suspension and power to spare, but also a Chevy that would be a jar full of eye candy and a show winner to boot.
So a design meeting was held, and CCS designers Alexander, Charles Crews, and Scott France decided on a color palette for the new ride. What's more ominous and menacing than a nasty big-block Chevelle skinned in black? To CCS, the answer was nothing. So they decided on the "blackest of all black" hue to skin this A-body with. To add a little diversity, they drew up a deep-red, well-appointed interior. To finish off the ride, they decided on argent silver accents all around to complement the chosen colors on this behemoth Bowtie build.