1963 Bel Air custom
RazzyB
January 7, 2011
1963 Bel Air Custom
"Billet Air"
Concept Art by Scott Divers (2008 Ridler Award winner)
Build By Greg Parsley, Retro Rods, Monroe, WA
Publications:
- Custom Rodder, March 2005 "Paint It Black"
- Chevy Power Milestones "Black Beauty"
- AutoTrader Classics Feature Stories "Black Beauty"
- AutoTrader Classics Guides "It's All In The Details"
- Good Guys December 2009 "Pacific Northwest Nationals"
- Cool Rides 2010 Calendar (Cover Car)
2009 Shows & Awards:
- Mother's Shine Award, Good Guys Pacific Northwest Nationals
- 1st Place Hot Rod '60 & Up, Showtime Northwest Premier Custom Car Show
- Best Hot Rod, Showtime Northwest Premier Custom Car Show
- 2nd Place Modified and Custom Cars 60-64, Snohomish Best Of The Northwest
- Judge's Choice, Goldendale Festival of Wheels
- People's Choice, Goldendale Festival of Wheels
- Greenwood Classic Car Show
- Auburn 4th of July Car Show
Prior Awards include 2003 PPG Paint Pick, Good Guys Pacific Northwest Nationals
Car Details:
- frame-off restoration finished 2003
- exterior completely shaved (antenna, mirrors, door handles, emblems, fuel filler)
- filled/smoothed dashboard with all controls hidden
- blacked-out digital dash
- B-pillars canted forward ~3" to match c-pillars, custom door glass
- fuel filler in trunk
- PPG #9700 D.B.U. black basecoat with #2021 clearcoat
- Impala trunk lid, entire rear chromed (original was aluminized or painted)
- powder-coated chassis and floorpan
- front and wheel wells mini-tubbed
- firewall and inner fenders smoothed
- heater and wiper motors hidden under fenders
- Billet Specialties Octane wheels 17x7 (f) and 18x10 (r)
- AirRide suspension
- built 350 with Crane camshaft, polished cylinder heads, Ross pistons, HEI ignition, Edelbrock intake, Demon carburetor, ceramic coated headers
- complete chrome motor treatment
- Billet Specialties steering wheel on Ididit tilt column
- interior finished in black vinyl and tweed cloth by Hogland's Top Shop
- Custom billet armrests
- remotely-operated doors
- stereo and fuel filler relocated to trunk
"Billet Air"
Concept Art by Scott Divers (2008 Ridler Award winner)
Build By Greg Parsley, Retro Rods, Monroe, WA
Publications:
- Custom Rodder, March 2005 "Paint It Black"
- Chevy Power Milestones "Black Beauty"
- AutoTrader Classics Feature Stories "Black Beauty"
- AutoTrader Classics Guides "It's All In The Details"
- Good Guys December 2009 "Pacific Northwest Nationals"
- Cool Rides 2010 Calendar (Cover Car)
2009 Shows & Awards:
- Mother's Shine Award, Good Guys Pacific Northwest Nationals
- 1st Place Hot Rod '60 & Up, Showtime Northwest Premier Custom Car Show
- Best Hot Rod, Showtime Northwest Premier Custom Car Show
- 2nd Place Modified and Custom Cars 60-64, Snohomish Best Of The Northwest
- Judge's Choice, Goldendale Festival of Wheels
- People's Choice, Goldendale Festival of Wheels
- Greenwood Classic Car Show
- Auburn 4th of July Car Show
Prior Awards include 2003 PPG Paint Pick, Good Guys Pacific Northwest Nationals
Car Details:
- frame-off restoration finished 2003
- exterior completely shaved (antenna, mirrors, door handles, emblems, fuel filler)
- filled/smoothed dashboard with all controls hidden
- blacked-out digital dash
- B-pillars canted forward ~3" to match c-pillars, custom door glass
- fuel filler in trunk
- PPG #9700 D.B.U. black basecoat with #2021 clearcoat
- Impala trunk lid, entire rear chromed (original was aluminized or painted)
- powder-coated chassis and floorpan
- front and wheel wells mini-tubbed
- firewall and inner fenders smoothed
- heater and wiper motors hidden under fenders
- Billet Specialties Octane wheels 17x7 (f) and 18x10 (r)
- AirRide suspension
- built 350 with Crane camshaft, polished cylinder heads, Ross pistons, HEI ignition, Edelbrock intake, Demon carburetor, ceramic coated headers
- complete chrome motor treatment
- Billet Specialties steering wheel on Ididit tilt column
- interior finished in black vinyl and tweed cloth by Hogland's Top Shop
- Custom billet armrests
- remotely-operated doors
- stereo and fuel filler relocated to trunk
