Four-Door Fun Machine: A Crew-Cab 1965 Chevelle Gets a 21st-Century Overhaul

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Four-Door Fun Machine: A Crew-Cab 1965 Chevelle Gets a 21st-Century Overhaul
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Fuel injection, modern suspension, overdrive, and air conditioning give this GM A-body the ability to tackle the open road without fear.

At the risk of derailing the story before it even starts, I confess my earliest years with a driver’s license were largely consumed with trying toto his first job, where much cooler kids offered to weld the rear doors closed, usually accompanied by the laughter of all within earshot. In hindsight, that reality from far away 1981 has a lot to do with today’s much warmer story.

In a sea of radical muscle cars and late-model beasts, McGhee’s sedan stuck out like a sore thumb. We asked McGhee what inspired him. “I pretty much knew the direction it was going. I knew I wanted a better suspension, I knew I wanted air conditioning, fuel injection.inspired me, because he was still small-block at the time, a four-speed, doing the auto-cross stuff, I thought that was awesome. And it’s easy to haul friends and family.

When the masks went on, McGhee got busy, first contacting engine builder Brian Robbins, a friend of his who not only builds engines for HOT ROD Drag Week competitor, but who also works at a major aftermarket parts distributor. “The guy who built the motor, Brian Robbins, builds motors for Bryant Goldstone. Well, he also works at Motor State Distributing at Wayne Automotive here in Michigan. I’ve known him since high school, so he’s my parts contact.

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