The most "significant" Chevrolet performance car.

[Dog427435]

I've got to agree with Joe - sometimes the most "significant" Chevrolet performance car to some can be an uninteresting car to me. Don't get me wrong, I love cars and can appreciate the hard work and devotion that can go into any car, be it a muscle car or the most bizarre creation.
When I was 15 there was a '59 Studebaker Lark post car for sale in a gas station in Hempstead. It didn't matter it was a 2 bus ride to get there - I was there twice a week, to look, until it was gone. He wanted $600 for it, if I could have gotten my Dad to loan me $550, it would have been mine.
The hood and front fenders were molded together and tilted forward. It was bright green metalflake with a 327 - 4 speed and straight axle front end. The inside was an entire black '64 Impala SS interior, buckets, console, door panels and dash. I was in love, hooked on that look, straight axle, custom interior and big motor!
Loving the look wasn't enough, it wasn't a Chevy - This lead me to a long line of '55 Chevy's and my most "significant" Chevrolet - not a factory produced car - but a Two Lane Blacktop style, big block, 4 speed '55 Chevy. We were building them years before the movie came out! Nothing has the look, the feel or brutal power of a car built to those standards. To underestimate the effect of these home built hot rods on GM's future decisions would be an injustice!