"Mystery" Chevelle LS-6 in NEW Muscle Car Review???

[68l30]

I'm definatly in favor of the "Day Two" concept.I believe the term may be misleading to some.I feel a "Day Two" ride is day two 1965 or 1969 or whenever.Day two is not 2002 retro speed parts.The current companies build some great parts,much like todays cars.But they are not 60's cars or parts.I like to use the Torq Thrust wheel as a example.It is a nice wheel for 2000 but it is just that.It is different from the 1965 wheel.It is a retro piece like the new 16" or 17" wheel for todays Camaro's and Mustangs.I feel a "Day Two" car IS a restoration,a numbers match resto if you excuse the term.On a hot rod or modified car you can put on anything and everything,and more power to you.I feel what they want to achieve is another structured class or type of car much like a concourse restoration.Please feel free to build and drive whatever you want,just don't belittle those who choose a different path.We all have a few loose screws being in this hobby anyway.Just keep the screwdrivers handy and don't completly loose it........

Steve

[Stefano]

Keith,
You mentioned "the next owner" for your COPO Chevelle. Where does the line start? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif[/img]

[redeuce]

Good point on the history of Moon, White Top. As you see in my post, I alluded to the change in hierarchy. However, although they have always been "Ratfink" oriented, they made rear end covers, valve covers, tachs, guages, etc. in the sixties and seventies that ended up on MANY muscle cars. I don't give a rat's behind about how popular they are, that's a judgement call- their parts were available, so to say don't use those parts is not correct. If you posted that you didn't like Moon parts so don't use them, I wouldn't have said boo. You incorrectly listed Moon parts as already on the poop list for day 2 and that is false.

[whitetop]

Redeuce
I have nothing against Moon parts. I don't care what you guys decide to run. Just feel they do not accurately represent what guys were running on their musclecars back then. Street Rods yes however. I can accurately say I have read just about every hot rod type of publication between '68-'75. Never have I seen guys run Moon parts on their musclecars. Not to say that it did not happen sometime, somewhere.

There are two schools of thought regarding Day Two that Steve alluded to:. Some guys are happy running non correct retro parts and are just happy with that "close enough" look. The second group, which I happen to belong, will only use correct speed parts from the era. You also have to look at the usage of the particular part-how well does it represent the era. Faria tachs were avaialble back then but I would never run one. I do not feel that part is representative from the era.

"Daves List" was for the guy that wants to subscribe to the second group. Some of the blatent errors I have seen so to speak. It may also have hinted at some of my pet peeves which I admit.
Dave

[Keith Tedford]

I lived the muscle car era of the late sixties. I think Moon got buried under the full page ads of GM, Kelsey-Hayes, ET mags, Edlebrock, Gratiot and the like. In front of me is an August '69 Hot Rod magazine. Moon has one 2" X 4" ad for and aluminum spoiler. True, much of what they sold applied to hotrods and '50s cars but the huge advertising budgets of others left them behind. I know of no one in our area that carried a line of Moon parts. They definitely weren't a big player in the musclecar circles, at least in our area. It is nice to see companies like this making such a nice come back with the hotrod set. Just another fun part of the old car world.

[whitetop]

Hello Keith
Another example of this is Mallory vs. Accel. Mallory was the key player in the '50's and '60's. These were the pieces to run. Along came Echlin's line of Accel components in late '69 and cleaned Mallory's clock in the '70's because of their adverstising budget. Accel had full page color ads in what seemed like every mag, every month starting in '70. Accel's 3000 series distributor was a very high quality, competition distributor though and Accel Super Coil really got them started.
It's also should be noted that MSD started to clean Accel's clock in the mid '80's and still does so today. What goes around comes around.
dave

[JChlupsa]

You mean to say some of the old stuff I have at my dads place (couple Accel dual point/ansen sprints and old Lakewood bars) that I used to run in the 69-72 time frame are worth something again. I need to get back home and sort through what I have stored at his place.

[redeuce]

Actually, you make a pretty good point. I'm just hurt because I had Moon tach and guages in a '69 Chevelle back then. Hmmm, I also bought a bunch of stuff from Grand Automotive and look where they are now. Maybe I should rethink my suppliers. Seriously though, thanks for acknowledging the fact that there are two day 2 types emerging. One period correct and one just for grins.
Randy

[whitetop]

Jeff (Hawaiian Camaro)
I'll take them!! Do you remember the fathom blue '69 Nova SS from the Chicago area in the '71-'72 era. Car had tunnel rammed 427, chrome straight axle, Cragars, Grumpy lump hood scoop. Car was raised all around. Was on the cover of PHR in '71 or '72. I talked with the owner of the car last year on the phone-he still has it and sent me some pics. His name is Mark Vogle I believe.


Steve (68130) I know what you mean about the Mr. G Vertical Gate-have one in my Mustang. A guy near my hometown took his car to the Street Machine Nat's in Indy back in the '70's. Due to tunnel ram and 4:88 gears and slicks they took the back roads as much as possible from Wheeling W.Va. By the time he got home his 2 fingers were beat to heck and in much pain. Said the look of one of those shifter still gives him the shivers.

[JChlupsa]

The Blue Nova rings a bell but age is getting the best of me for names. I do know us outside of the windy city had some good run ins with the rides from the city along with those from North of us in the Beloit WS area. We used to (on the Camaros) take out the tail lamps and turn them around so the lights were reversed and that would let us know if the Camaro in front of us was one from Freeport. I still have a Accel dual point that the company gave me as a replacement still in the box along with some 15" GOLD tint Ansen Sprints that came off a neighbors yellow 68 Camaro. thats the car i can blame that Camaro for what i have now. Loved those days when you could go downtown and sit there with the WildFire and Jade Gernada Camaros parked next to a Fathom Green Yenko Camaro which was next to a 69 Hemi powered Chevelle. Come to think of it the rear end on that Chevelle was nmine. wonder where it is now. Still have a new V-Gate shifter and an old 4-71 (yes 4-71 from Dyers) packed away also. cant wait now until I get back there in Sept to get things organized and packed up for Calif and hawaii