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Welcome to MYSTERYCHEVELLE.COM, home of my personal 1966 Chevelle Super Sport! My Name is Mike Crown and I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. I have been messing around with 66 and 67 Chevelles for the better part of my life and so I thought I would invite you into my world... a personal tour of my current National Award Winning Danube Blue 66 SS!
It's the Real Deal, not a clone, not a tribute, not a fake! Any Real 66 Chevelle Super Sport will have a Model Number 138176 for the hardtop version and 138676 for the Convertible version. My car is, of course, the 138176 version. Danube Blue paint is the original color as denoted by the EE paint Code on the TRIM TAG. As colors go, Danube Blue is a bit on the Rare side as not many 66 Chevelles actually got this color. It was a carry-over color from the 65 model year and although it was readily available, I guess not many were ordered in this hue because very few are ever seen! It is a dark metallic blue, very beautiful... though often mistaken for black depending on how far away from it you are and how the lighting happens to be. The car itself is painted in a Single Stage Urethane... that means no clear coat!
The car was built at the Fremont California Assembly Plant during the 4th week of December, 1965 (model year always starts the year before). The first owner ordered the car from DeAnza Chevrolet of Riverside, California and took possession on December 29th, 1965! I have the full previous owner history of the car: Original Owner Protecto Plate, Original Window Sticker, Original (though frail) Broadcast Sheet, as well as various other forms of original paperwork/documents that support the car's rich history and many factory options.
As you will see in some of the photos I have shown here, the car has been treated to a full rottissiere Frame Off Restoration with considerable attention given to Factory Original Details, ie., Factory Inspection Markings, Paint Dabs, Chalk Markings, etc, etc... but nothing was reproduced that was not known to be there. All markings were reproduced based on original findings noted during the disassembly. These details, too numerous to mention or point out here, can be seen throughout the car... from interior, exterior, engine bay, trunk, and undercarriage! NOS (New Old Stock) parts have been used throughout the restoration. If NOS parts could not be obtained, original parts were refurbished to like-new condition and installed back on the car.
The whole intent was to restore the car to the way it looked when it left the assembly plant in December 1965. The car was finished in June 2001 and has been shown and judged competitively ever since. I am humbled to have amassed many very prestigious awards and honors.
Among some of the more notable are the following:
~ACES Top Three winner at Chevelle-abration in TN, Georgia, Maryland, Niagara Falls, NY and Ohio
~Super Chevy Maple Grove..Outstanding Achievement Stock
~1st Place Muscle Car Nationals
~Antique Automobile Club of America 1st Place Junior and Senior National Winner and 1st Place AACA Grand National Senior Winner
~Musclepalooza V 2007 Best Chevy
The car has been featured in several magazines, books, articles and calendars and is the cover car of The 1966-1967 Chevelle SS Fact Book.
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