Mr Deuces (Don DeFrancesco ) Wild 68 Chevelle!

[Z-11 396]

+++ DON +++ THAT IS ONE /// FANTACTIC /// CAR.. A GREAT STORY, AND ''' RESTO '' JOB AS WELL//// THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US....KASEY ....

[Mr. Duece]

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments. This car really is a blast to drive. It was a tough call not to go to the next level and repaint it when the car was so far apart. I bought this car to retain my childhood memories and with a repaint it would be like any other 68 Chevelle. Now every time I look at it I feel like a little kid riding a bicycle. Call it a mid life crisis or something like that......

[Mr. Duece]

Frank, you would know better than me but I was told in 1968, Fenc Tufo was in Oak Park and later moved to Glendale Hts. Could that be true? I was also told that my car, as well as all new arrivals were stored on the roof top until sold. Would that be true of either dealership?

[DarrenX33]

This car is dynamite!

[Mr. Duece]

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D-A-M-N!!!!!!!!!! Very nice job. What a feeling that must give you to be in the driver's seat of this very bad 'velle. Glad to see you retain the Lakewoods.
<font color="blue"> Nice knuckle-dragger! </font>

Describe the drivetrain as you have it now.

Love the Grotto blue too!!



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Sam, When I bought this car it appeared to have been maintained with spare parts and no money. I tried to salvage as much of the driveline as possible. However that was tough to do. The B.B. is now a .030 over 402 block with 11.5:1 compression, a big solid lifter cam, and original G.M. 840 Big Port heads. The trans is an M20, not original to the car but I rebuilt and reinstalled it. The rear is still the original housing, G.M. carrier, and Ring &amp; Pinion. I installed new bearings and seals and away we went. I thought I might have som regret not using a larger displacement motor to start with, but this combo together makes plenty of power for a sreet driven car.

[MosportGreen66]

Don, could you post some in-restoration-progress shots?

Thanks!
-Dan

[Xplantdad]

Don, Thanks for submitting your car for members rides! I saw it first hand at Vettefest. What a cool throwback to days past. I love it!

Here are my shots...

[Stefano]

That is one wicked time machine Just for the record my bike was faster and way cooler than yours

[Mr. Duece]

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Don, could you post some in-restoration-progress shots?

Thanks!
-Dan

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Dan, I'll post some "in progress" pictures in the next day or two. Anything specific you'd like to see?

[Mr. Duece]

Bruce, Thanks once again for your time and effort posting my car. Don