Well, as many of you know I currently have a car which I am restoring/semi-hot rodding in my 1969 Camaro. What you don't know is that I also have a second car project just waiting for me to someday get around to it. I thought that I would share that with you (mainly because I finally got some photos of it).
Anyway, here is what it is. It is a 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle-Malibu 2 Door Hardtop. A little background, this is the first year of the Chevelle/Malibu model (in 1966 the model split and became two different cars, the Chevelle became the more luxury and overall "nicer" version and the Malibu became the more economy based car-but in 1964 it was only one model). This car was purchased by my mom in 1966 (she is the second owner) and she has had it ever since. Over the years it has kind of became my future project. She wants me to one day fix it up completely stock and make it into a show & cruise car. She took very good care of it except she loaned it to her siblings a couple times and they did some damage to it.
OK, so here are the car specs. It is a base model 1964 Chevelle-Malibu. That means it has a 230 inline 6-cylinder engine (140hp) and a 2-speed powerglide automatic transmission. It has power-nothing, so manual drum brakes, manual steering, no A/C, and an AM only radio. Everything is completely original and numbers matching (and has all the original paperwork). It is somewhat low miles for the age with just under 150,000 (the engine was rebuilt 50,000 miles ago but the same engine was rebuilt, it was not replaced). It has a white exterior and a very classic looking red interior.
As far as condition, it isn't too bad. It has some minor body damage and it needs to be repainted. The only major rust damage in the car is the floor and trunk pans which can easily be removed and replaced. It needs new carpet and headliner, but the rest of the interior is salvagable. It also needs a new fuel tank and just general maintenence and fixing-up. Overall its mechanically solid and would be a very nice car for the shows. The car has sat parked in our garage for about the last 20-25 years and is started and moved occassionally. It does run, but hasn't been driven regularlly for many years.
One reason I really want to fix this car up for the shows someday (other than the fact that its been in my family for almost 40 years) is bacause I have hardly ever seen a base car at the shows. Most of them have been turned into hot rods or clones-there are no original base models at the shows. That would make this car unique and I think that would be pretty cool.
Well, as far as photos go-I was only able to get interior images. Right now, the car is covered in tarps and boxes because we are rearranging the garage (but with my Camaro in the shop, I was able to take photos of the interior-which I think is the nicest looking part of these cars anyway). As you'll see it needs some work but the interior has a very classic look to it. There is a lot of styling held over from the 1950s in these interiors. The interior just has that look where it seems like something is missing without fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror. Anyway, here are the photos:
Just a couple basic shots of the interior
A couple pictures of the dash. Notice there is only a few gauges. On the left is the speedometer and on the right the fuel gauge. Other than that, there is a clock in the middle (non-digital of course). All the other "gauges" you'd see in cars today (temp, oil pressure, ect..) are visible as 3 "idiot lights" below the fuel gauge. In the fourth picture, you can see the AM only radio. Also, notice the ignition key switch next to the radio on the dash (not the column)-no steering wheel lock on this car.
One final interior shot.
Finally, a shot of the 230ci engine badge on the side of the car (you can see there is some surface rust on the outside but there isn't any rust damage).
Anyway, I thought I would share that with my fellow auto lovers here. I thought you guys would like that.
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