SUPERCHEVY.COM 15its original beauty, but I wanted
a suspension that would hold up
to today’s roads and to my tastes,
and I chose DSE,” he says.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves;
there’s more to the story. “The condi-
tion appeared better than it was for
$40,000. Once sandblasted, the true
condition of the car became apparent
that it was best to rebuild most of the
bones, especially since it was going to
be raced in the Optima series.”
Although the original plan was
for this car to be used in competition,
plans change, and with them goals
change.
“I had the car for two years before
sending it to DSE. Originally it was
for a complete DSE front subframe
and rear QUADRALink, but after
I saw their capabilities and some