1969 Camaro “Carbon Flash” Restoration Video At V8 Speed & Resto Shop

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Sometimes it’s advantageous to take over a project than to start from scratch. In this case, the customer wanted a cool ‘69 Camaro, and we happened to find him one that was already undergoing a restoration. The owner of this clean Arizona car changed his mind and decided to sell his project, so we had the car shipped to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, IL, where it transformed into the Pro-Touring Camaro the new owner has always wanted. Features include a Holley Terminator EFI system, Vintage Air A/C, Scat seats, restoration parts from Classic Industries, Axalta paint, ARP engine hardware, COMP cam, and much more.

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Resto Mod Built By V8 Speed and Resto Shop in Red Bud, IL

Design Details

The customer wanted a classic Z/28 look but with a few modern touches and better performance.

Details

Interior Upgrades

Build Photos

The Video Tells The Story

Let’s Build Yours!

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop with all your Classic or Muscle Car needs today!

817 S. MAIN STREET – RED BUD, IL 62278

V8 Speed and Resto Shop Full Shop Tour Walk Through Video on our 20th Anniversary

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V8 Speed and Resto Shop Full Shop Tour Walk Through Video

Join us on a full-length tour of the V8 Speed and Resto Shop! You’ll see in-depth features of some of great completed restomod and pro-touring cars as we prepare them for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, and works in progress in our mechanical department, metal fabrication shop, body shop, paint center, upholstery shop, engine machine shop, and more.

Some of the cars featured include:

1969 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster Resto Mod – MCACN debut, The Garage Museum display car, competed 2023

1968 Chevrolet Camaro “Reloaded” – MCACN veteran, SEMA veteran, 2011

1969 Chevrolet Camaro “Lou’s Change” – MCACN veteran, SEMA veteran, 2013

1967 Pontiac GTO Resto Mod – MCACN veteran, 2019

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Resto Mod COMP Cams Anniversary Car – MCACN debut, SEMA veteran, 2016

1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS – MCACN debut, Completed 2010

1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Custom

… and many more!

We’re fortunate for the opportunity to build such cool cars for great enthusiast customers around the world. If you have a classic car with its own story, we’d love to help bring it back to life, preserving what makes it special while restoring it to its full potential.

V8 Speed and Resto Shop
817 S. Main Street
Red Bud, IL 62278
314783.8325
https://www.v8speedshop.com
resto@v8speedshop.com

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1962 Buick Electra Restoration at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop

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Almost Famous

The story of this 1962 Buick Electra convertible is a fascinating journey through automotive history and personal milestones. Featured in one of the earliest episodes of V8TV, the Electra initially received attention for its engine work and a disc brake conversion.

In 1998, automotive enthusiasts David Freiburger and Rob Kinnan, known from Car Craft and Hot Rod Magazines, bought this Buick for a Car Craft Magazine project focused on creating a “cheap and fun” weekend cruiser. They gave it a fresh tune-up on the original carburetor, applied a vibrant bright yellow paint job, and enjoyed driving it around before putting it up for sale.

The Buick’s Next Chapter

Paul, a friend of the V8 Team, purchased the Electra from Freiburger and towed it from sunny Southern California to his home in the Midwest. He enjoyed the car for a couple of summers until the original Buick 401 Nailhead engine failed. With limited resources at the time, Paul opted to replace the engine with a small block Chevy V8 that he had on hand.

Life events, including a new job and starting a family, took precedence, and the Buick remained in storage for nearly two decades. Now, the Electra has arrived at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop, where the V8 Team is set to complete the engine conversion and restore this classic car to its former glory, making it a driver once again.

Almost Famous Again – V8 Radio Podcasts

This Buick Electra has been the subject of several episodes of the V8 Radio Podcast, we welcome you to click and listen (and subscribe!) to hear more from Paul himself!