This is my original (daily driver) High School car, a 1975 Chevy Malibu/Chevelle. I owned it from late 1989 to 1992, when I sold it. I located it in Frederick, Maryland in 2009 (yes, my original ‘75, VIN verified). It took me seven years to purchase it back from the third owner in June 2016. My son, Mark, and I started to tear her apart in 2018 and had it completed just before Christmas 2019. It needed a lot of love when purchased back. I observed that some of the performance parts/tach & gauges I installed back then were still on the car. I am a 33-year Police Veteran which made it a little easier to locate my old blue friend. lol.
What's really special about this ‘75 Chevelle is that it's the car I owned when my now wife and I were dating in High School. I drove this car in the winter and delivered pizza in it back in the day. It’s just a power steering and brake car only with no creature comforts. Upon purchasing it back, she needed the rear end rebuilt along with wheels, tires, hoses, and all brakes, which allowed me to actually drive it and enjoy it for a bit before tearing her apart. The original 350 was still in the car, which I had rebuilt in 1990 after suffering an oil pressure loss going to school one morning. I learned this car was redone at a shop back in 2006, but all that body work had popped back out and needed redone. It would have been cool if my original Cragar SST rims were still on it, which I sported back then, but they’re now replaced with American Racing Outlaw One's.
It's now powered by a Blueprint 383 Stroker and rebuilt 350 transmission. It has a stock rear end rebuilt with Richmond 3.42 gears and an Auburn Posi unit from its original highway 2.56 open rear end. Pretty much everything from front to back was replaced. It was a frame-on restoration along with my now ASE Auto Technician son. I did have an old friend finish the body and paint work; the car is still blue today, painted to its original GM paint code 26 "Poly Blue". It was a darker solid blue back when originally purchased in 1989. The interior was completely redone as well. The carpet, package tray, and rear seat were reupholstered and SCAT bucket seats added.
About 98% of the parts were located on eBay, and similar websites due to many companies not making ‘73-‘77 Malibu aftermarket parts. A lot of my parts were NOS/OEM such as the grill that came from a seller out of Canada. The radiator support, bumpers, turn signals, and taillamps all came from different states.
