24 ACM“I bought this about two years ago
from a guy up Lancashire way. I wanted
it as a daily runaround but it wasn't all it
seemed – it had oil leaks, broken studs
and a horrible, scabby yellow paint job;
it needed the lot. I'd been to look at it,
and wasn't convinced at all until I saw
the number plate – that's what really
sold it to me! Nick at OCS does all my
paintwork, so I spoke to him about it,
he looked at it, and said 'Get it over tome and we'll sort it.' He's worked on
lots of my cars and knows what I like.
So, one day in October 2013, I dropped
the car off to him. Three weeks later he
sent me pictures of the car stripped
right down. Three weeks after that he
sent me pictures of the car in paint,
then three weeks later pictures of it on
its wheels... Great stuff! Then, in
February 2014, he just called and said
'Come and pick it up'!1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu“I wanted it as a daily runaround but
it wasn't all it seemed”
Simon took it to
OCS who asked
him what he
wanted - he said
Hugger Orange
and sketched out
an idea for a side
stripe. This is what
he got (below).
The interior is
another stock
rebuild (far right),
note the original
basket-handle
shifter. Black
Ridler five-spokes
with polished
rims really work
with this car (left).➔
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
350ci V8
Stock internals, rebuilt by Dan at
Williams Bros
Edelbrock Performer intake
manifold
Edelbrock 600cfm electric choke
carburettor
MSD HEI distributor
TH350 auto transmission
Stock rebuild by Dan at Williams
Bros
2” lower rear coil springs
2” dropped spindles, front
Ridler five-spoke wheels, 17” front,
18” rear
Hugger Orange, black stripes,
paint by Ashley at OCSTech Spec
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