March 2010
1963 Impala SS 327/300
By Frank Scala
I have always been an avid car lover and collector. I have owned Corvettes, Ford retractables, two seater Thunderbirds, street rods, a Chevy Impala convertible (which I wish I still owned today), and a Plymouth Barracuda, but my true love is for Pontiacs.
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A Matching Set of 1957 Chevy’s
By Bryan Hoke, Jr.
My first car was a black ’57 Chevy four-door hardtop with a 327 and 2-speed Powerglide transmission. My father and I added a continental kit, visor, spinner wheel covers and fender skirts. We went to Carlisle and other flea markets, local shows, and junkyards together. I learned to drive in that ’57 Chevy before I was 16. In the late 1970’s, Pennsylvania had the “blue law,” and all the stores at the mall were closed on Sundays. So my dad would take me to the parking lot at the mall on Sundays to drive around and practice parallel parking.
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1958-64 Ford 9” Rear End Installation - part I
By Randy Irwin
In the September 2009 Chevy Classic magazine we introduced a complete bolt in Ford 9" rear end for 55-57 passenger cars from the people at The 9” Factory. When that issue of the magazine hit we began receiving calls from the 58-64 crowd looking for a bolt in Ford 9” for there Late Great Chevys. We got on the phone with the people at The 9” Factory and we now have complete bolt in Ford 9” rear ends for the Late Great Chevy owner as well. Unless you have an elaborate jig; removing the original rear control brackets from a stock 58-64 rear end and then installing them on a 9" rear end in the correct location is nearly impossible. The brackets have to be aligned perfectly so that the control arms are not in a bind and the pinion angle is set properly. The 9” Factory has tooled up to build this rear end so that it is truly a bolt in unit. Just fill it up with gear lube, bleed the brakes and you're ready to roll.
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