1974 Chevrolet Malibu SS
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This 1974 Malibu Sport Coupe (designed for NASCAR racing), built in 2005 in Minnesota from a rust-free body shell from Oklahoma, with Laguna parts added (fiberglass front grill cap, opera window slats).
The car was strictly a driver, around the northern Minnesota area with occasional trips to the Twin Cities for shows - always garaged and just summer-driven.
A picture of the car appeared in Popular Street Rodding Magazine shortly after it was built.
The 454 engine was built by a pro engine builder in Minnesota (425 estimated HP, Holley 770cfm carb, build specs attached), a Turbo 400 tranny, and a 3. 70 posi in a HD 10-bolt rear end.
The engine compartment is custom-built and painted, with an electric fan, tranny oil cooler, and power steering.
All the suspension parts were replaced with new HD parts to match the new engine.
The interior is from a circa 2000 Chrysler 300 (front buckets w/power driver's seat, console) upholstered in black velour with matching rear seat, with custom door panel stitching, a 4- gauge cluster from a Camaro set into the dash and a steering-wheel-mounted tach, a B&M T-Handle floor...