Crystal in Carolina
 

Hey Ya'll...Crystal in NC here....glad to find the forum. Always been into cars with my PawPaw, now my own Gang. Have an education, license & background in insurance and started appraising classics & firearms for insuring valuation, etc a couple years back when we started the appraisal business. Also am a FFL Dealer, NRA Pistol & NC CCW Instructor and Corporate Insurance Auditor and blah blah blah.....enuf about that work junk...
I love love love Chevelle's, first car I ever drove around the fishing pond and was HOOKED..lol. Now I have 3, a couple of Novas and Chevy trucks...all at some phase of the never ending resorationa process. Have appraised and enjoyed talking about & looking at some gorgeous cars but all mine are used and appreciated as they were meant to be: at 80+ MPH! No trailer queens here....pedal to the metal! I look for original survivors, low production #'s, and try to preserve, (lightly) restore and maintain their glory.
U can check us out at www.carolinaspecialtyappraisal.com


72 Chevelle Convertible Malibu Cloned to SS
72 Chevelle Wagon Concours 9PS
71 Chevelle Heelz Mobile (Carolina Blue)

PS: Forgot to mention I am serving this year as the Secretary for the Carolina Chevelle Association. I want to encourage you to join up, it's cheap, the newletter is great and the fellowship is the best. We have meetings, cruise-ins and do good things. http://www.carolinachevelle.com/ They also support wonderful causes and are great folks!

Hi Crystal,nice to have you here.Waving

Welcome Crystal !
I'm already a member of the Carolina club. :cool: Even attended the club's annual show the past few years. Lots of fun!!

Welcome to Chevelle Forum. You'll have lots friends here.

Welcome! Chevelles and guns is a wonderful combination of hobbies. :cool:

Just so happens I love love love Chevelles too...Welcome aboard!!!

Welcome Crystal ,we are also members already and come to your show. Are you going to make the Peachstate show ? Would love to have you come visit and buy something cool from our silent auction. But really just want you to come and have a good time hanging out with a bunch of chevelles.

Hi Crystal, welcome to the Chevelle lover's site.

Welcome to the site Crystal!

Willie

Hey Crystal!!

Thanks for the warm welcome
 

Ya'll must all be from the South too, thanks for makin a Gal feel welcome! Am excited to share I spoke with the original purchaser of the 71 Heelz Mobile as I have dubbed it...I went by the trim shop where it's been for awhile now and the hood was up so I noticed the trim tag...had a unique paint code of just plain "C" I'd never seen the likes of before (I know I've seen a few but never seen them all so I keep an open mind and skeptical eye)....started pullin the P&Ps and references, not on file anywhere. So I called up my friendz @ Hinshaws- nope, never saw one like that....ditto from my past Chevelle club Prez....So I am thinkin well maybe?? naw....so I called the lil fella that bought it new, he's still alive and kickin in Durham...was glad to hear from me and confirmed this car was purchased from the dealership with the special Carolina Blue paint, blue trim & blue vinyl top...so since he didn't order it that way the dealership did, maybe for promo or just cause they loved the Heels too? Was sold from the Harriss-Conners dealership June 1, 1971 so it could not stink of more Heelz locality. It's a great piece of local history...it was for sale but after mullin it over Ima just hang onto it and sell one of the kidz! LOL

Where are the pics ?

Pics of my stump jumpers....
 

Here's a link to some of the conv't:
http://www.carolinaspecialtyappraisa...elleConvt.html

It was put back as a driver, no known history so we built it back as a mild clone, smooth 350 A/T

The 1971 Tarheelz Mobile:
http://crystalmann.com/71Chevelle.html

I will get some of the 72 wagon up STAT...thanks for askin! :ntwrthy:

The convt. looks nice! I like black Chevelles.

What,this isn't your favorite year?:p

Nice pics ,I like them both. Now how about some of the truck? Surely you didnt think we wouldnt notice it back there.

Welcome!!!

One thing about Crystal is she drives her Chevelle everyday, she is a great person and dedicated member of the CCA.

More Mess O Mine
 

Thanks for the intereset ya'll...the truck is a 72 K10...ya'll know that's a 4x4 I am sure....it was purchased about 7 years ago from up in the hillz of VA (literally)....it's had a new 4 bolt 350, rebuilt tranny....the body is terminal, we've had plans to find a donor body and transplant it. Right now it's a great trash truck, diamond in the rough. Also have an original 67 C10, 3 speed on the tree, 350...it's just kinda hanging out too...need to let that one go I reckon..lol they are all so great and like Mr. Mann said: "It ain't what ya got, it's what ya got paid for!" That's good stuff there!
http://crystalmann.com/YardOMess.html
Waving

U 2 sweet, thanks so much :ntwrthy:....lol...it is my ride unless I am goin undercover, then I take the 4 door 69 Nova..lol...they'll never see me in there! Great folks in the CCA, I can't wait until the next cruise in and meeting!!

That would be Charlotte at the Auto Fair.

Do you have any friends in NC that are still trying to find their old 72 Chevelle?

Welcome Crystal,

Nice to have another female Chevelle lover here... Hope you enjoy the site.

Nancy

Welcome Crystal, glad you are here.
Ray

Thanks!!
 

Thanks Nancy!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the site and will share it all over.. Us Chevelle Gals gotta stick together....someones gotta hold our pocketbooks while we shift gears!! One day I will have something to shift..lol...we are all auto these days but I keep hopin.... Waving