My New '72 Custom Deluxe Highlander

[vette442]

Well, I've burned through $75 worth of 94 octane in the last couple days... I bought a really nice '72 Chevy Custom Deluxe out of Oklahoma from a guy who posted it here but who is also a regular on one of my Oldsmobile forums with a reputation for selling nice stuff. It arrived in Ohio last week and I finally picked it up yesterday. It's a rock solid TX/OK truck - sold new by Hudiburg Chevrolet in Fort Worth - and was a blast to drive the 147 miles back to PA. I put another 2 hours of drive time on it today and have been tinkering with it. It has a NOM 327 of yet-unknown origin and my buddy dug out an old 327/350 open element air cleaner for it. I also tried to put on a set of Corvette rallies with RWLs to see what it would look like, but the bolt pattern is smaller than the truck's. Here are a few pics below.





Per the build sticker, it's a Highlander Group C package that included a ton of the options shown as an incentive to buy the late '72s instead of waiting for the redesigned 1973s. Also as a Highlander, it should have green plaid inserts in the seats where the green cloth is now. If I can find them, I may put it back to correct someday. I also guess per the build sticker that it was originally solid green olive with no white paint?





Before with a mystery air cleaner....



After!



DOH! Won't fit!



Terry