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Yea , I have seen this one before and its pretty nice. That mirror always made me wince and scratch my head at the same time.This one was up for sale a while back ... I agree they should have removed that mirror when they repainted.
Speaking of which, I wonder why they painted the gas cap.
Not to be picky or anything.
Cheers, Tim
Maybe it was this car I'm thinking of. I could have sworn someone said the mirror was an option.Yea , I have seen this one before and its pretty nice. That mirror always made me wince and scratch my head at the same time.
Tim, it was my understanding that all first generation Chevy IIs had painted gas caps. All the factory pics show them painted. When I got my 63 SS it still in the original Palomar Red paint including the gas cap. The Custom Accessories Catalogue for '63 shows the locking gas cap painted with just a key hole in the centre. Anybody know more about this?I wonder why they painted the gas cap.Not to be picky or anything.
Cheers, Tim
The car looks good... but I half agree with the shifter setup... If he wanted to restore it to original (or close to) he should of left the shifter on the column... the problem I ran into with those 3 speeds is that nobody makes aftermarker peices that will line up with the middle of that hump, they all will set off to the side, mine does... but not as much as this guy's does... If he spent a good amount of money restoring the car he should have sprung a few extra bucks to modify some brackets up to move the shifter closer to the tranny... I would... but lack of knowledge and horrible measuring skills limit what i can doWhen they moved the shifter to the floor they should have done it right. Still has colume shift and the floor shift should been done with right hump and boot. I'd rather leave it on the colume instead of cutting floor for that cheesy looking set up.
Yup,Tim, it was my understanding that all first generation Chevy IIs had painted gas caps. All the factory pics show them painted. When I got my 63 SS it still in the original Palomar Red paint including the gas cap. The Custom Accessories Catalogue for '63 shows the locking gas cap painted with just a key hole in the centre. Anybody know more about this?
Bob