Start To Finish: One-Family '71 SS

Basket-Case Chevelle MakeoverIt takes a sentimental fool to restore a battered Midwestern jalopy like Tom Parker's '71 Chevelle, but thank goodness for sentimental fools. Back in 1971, Tom's dad, Charlie, bought this car new for $5,047. It got handed down to Tom's two older brothers, and by the time he got the keys, it was no longer in running condition. After the Chevelle sat in storage for 23 years, Tom decided to restore it for his old man. It wasn't the car's original 402 big-block or four-speed stick that made it special to Tom, but rather the childhood memories he had of brawling with his brothers in the backseat during countless cross-country road trips. It's the car that brought Tom home from the hospital, so he felt determined to restore it back to showroom-fresh condition. That daunting task fell on the shoulders of Precision Restorations PrecisionCarRestoration.com in St. Louis, Missouri. After a grueling, yearlong restoration, the only original metal that remained were the firewall and windshield frame. Here's how it all went down.
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