Question on Dana Camaros

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

The Dana 66 SS 427 Chevelle will be at the GUARANTY CHEVROLET All Chevy Show tomorrow, Saturday., in Santa Ana, Calif. Anybody wishing to see it, inspect it and disect it...come on down and snoop around...should be many fine cars there.

The traction bars seen on this car are Custom/Dana Built FWIW.

Last photo...it's a keeper [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[whitetop]

Mystery Chevelle

See attachment. Those traction bars are not custom built/Dana. They are part number 20187 from Lakewood and were first manufactured in 1974. I have the 1973 lakewood catalog and they are not in there and the 1974 catalog list them under their "new products for 1974" I also have a used set in my basement and they are 100% identical to the ones on the car in the photo. Every little dip/recess is the same.

The only way Dana could have put them on the car in 1966 was with a time machine set for 1974. Have you considered the Chevelle in question may have had traction bar from another manufacturer originally and then later replaced with these models by another owner later?

If you look at your pic you can even see the renaments of Lakewood yellow paint inside the bar.
Dave

[whitetop]

Here is a pic from the '74 Lakewood catalog. Notice the mounting bracket and look at yours-they are 100% identical.
Why would Lakewood copy the Dana design down to the most grittiest detail and why would Dana make the bars so perfectly machined/welded(expense $$) unless they were going to mass produce them on a grand scale which we know they never did?

p.s. check out ebay # 2437270171 & 2437503631

[Belair62]

ole Whitetop knows his stuff when it comes to aftermarket !

[JoeG]

Good eyes whitetop, but if there is such a "Time Machine" ,Could someone please bring back my hair.--