1968 Chevelle Malibu

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If we were going to build a ’68 Chevelle, it would be just like Tom Radonski’s. Come to think of it, we did build one just like it! Being a WyoTech graduate, Tom built it entirely in his garage over the last 17 years (with a break in-between due to selling and repurchasing it). Don’t be fooled by the sleepy look—that government-issue black paint and those 15-inch poverty cap steelies (6-inchers front, 8-inchers rear) hide a wicked 496ci big-block stuffed with a forged Eagle rotating assembly, JE 10.5:1 slugs, and a Lunati Voodoo cam. It’s topped with Merlin 3 heads, a Demon 850 carb, an Edelbrock Air-Gap intake, and a DUI distributor. It all adds up to a dyno-verified 571 hp—which Tom suspects is good for 11s in the quarter-mile. Those 275/60R15 BFGs will surely turn to smoke when that happens! Other beef- cake upgrades include a Moser 12-bolt with 3.73 gears and a built Turbo 400 with a Hughes 3,200-stall converter. If you hear those Flowmasters rumblin’, better take cover!