34 CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE II OCTOBER 2019
Bat Wing Bomb
Once the reliable drivetrain was
in there, they felt empowered, began
pulling on the carcass, stripping the
trim from inside and from the exterior
and sending it to Whitworx Fine Metal
Finishing in Lincoln, Arkansas, for
polishing and plating.
“We’d heard good things about
Gary Hagar’s Hack Shack, Inc., [an
acronym for Hagar Auto Classic and
Kustom Shack] in Rogers [Arkansas],”
Joe recalled. “After talking to Gary,
we took it to have it painted. And
from there it was all a blur. We went
from a paintjob right to a show car.
As with any old car, it needed quite a
bit of bodywork—new panels. Hack
Shack’s Matt Bigelow made more than
a few by hand.” Meanwhile, Stephanie
was having upscale visions that were
becoming brighter and more defined,
and the Impala in her head was
kicking hard.
“We added Bel Air trim from Danny
Howell at Southeast Chevy Parts
(Apopka, Florida) to the sides and
around the taillights,” said Stephanie.
Howell continued to accommodate,
gathering the seating stuff and Impala
interior and trim. “The rear seat
ended up being a real chore,” Joe
remembered with furrowed brow.
“It was a little too plump and plush,
so it just didn’t snap right into place,
but Hack Shack’s Mike Jones worked
his magical shoe horn act.” And thatwas that. The smoked glass is new
and electronically operated. They got
the door panels from CARS, Inc., and
sourced the carpet from Trim Parts in
Lebanon, Ohio.
The Boyds weren’t concerned
about wheeling 1,000 horsepower or
anything like that. They weren’t in
any damn speed contest so they felt
confident driving a nicely detailed
Chevrolet Performance 350, especially
one equipped with the response
offered by FAST EZ EFI sitting on top
of it.
Although they profess the Biscayne’s
show car status and all that implies,
they like driving it just as much or
they wouldn’t have pumped a lot