Opinions

[TommyHotWheel]

Larger square headlights would look better I think, the truck lights are too small and out of proportion.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Avatard

I've had 3. I've owned Chevelles all of my life (since 18). Two '70s, and a '71 (now rusting peacefully in the back yard).

I'm liking the fully frenched one. The lights could go behind the grill. To me, it looks very RS-like, yet unmistakably Chevelle - perhaps a show car of the era. I dunno...I've always loved hidden headlights.

This came off my head as a doodle last night because, I was considering building my 3rd Chevelle (a 1971) back up, and I started thinking...I have to redo all the panels anyway; should I just make it cosmetically a '70 SS tribute car instead? Then I started thinking some more, and realized that I kinda like the '71 front, and the '70 rear the best.

The fact is, the back of the '70 has single, square tail lenses, and quad round headlights.

Where the '71 has single headlights in a square bezel, and quad round tail lenses (?).

It seems almost like the stylists got those two years fronts and backs confused.

So I thought about making it a mutt; '71 front, '70 back bumper...then I started thinking about maybe making hidden headlights...

I am not a fan of the 70's lights. I prefer the front end of the 71-72 best(then the 68-69)

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

I am not a fan of the 70's lights. I prefer the front end of the 71-72 best(then the 68-69)

The light thing is what got me even on this thought. I too like the '71 front better, but I like the '70 rear better. I thought about doing a "mutt", but then I thought I could just cover the '70s headlights, and keep the sexy '70 back bumper.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Avatard

The light thing is what go me even on this thought. I too like the '71 front better, but I like the '70 rear better. I thought about doing a "mutt", but then I thought I could just cover the '70s headlights, and keep the sexy '70 back bumper.

I also preferred the 4 rounds in the back. Looks more corvette/camaroish. I though the 71-72 were the whole package for the chevelles.(with an LS6 of course)

[101lifts2]

God make it stop.

That Monte is hella nice.

[t-homo]

hate to say it, but I'm not a big fan or either of those.

[Avatard]

Originally, I inserted the C truck lights because I had positioned them to "extend" the line of each grill slot (the C truck headlights have matching parking/signal lights below).



Everyone here (my peeps) thought it looked better with just the headlights (one row), so that's why I mocked it up like that.

Personally, I like the hidden lights. I'm thinking this:
...would make a good donor for the headlight mechanisms/doors.

I think this mockup looks very R/S-like, yet still fully like an A body (Chevelle).



...Although mine isn't a convertible.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Avatard

Originally, I inserted the C truck lights because I had positioned them to "extend" the line of each grill slot (the C truck headlights have matching parking/signal lights below).

I've always loved the C1500 454SS.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by shmike

I've always loved the C1500 454SS.

I was a fan too. It says something about that time that ~250hp was considered "performance".

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by shmike

I've always loved the C1500 454SS.

Sexier than the lightning. Too bad they were so slow(stock).