The One-Fifty was never intended to be luxurious. A no-frills means of personal transportation developed with fleets in mind, this series of low-cost vehicles happens to be perfect for restomodding projects like the two-door wagon in the following video.
Available on Bring a Trailer with six days of bidding left, the custom longroof was acquired by the seller in 2002. Subsequently refurbished and “modified during the past decade,” the One-Fifty is rocking a two-tone paint job and chromed bumpers.
Rust repairs were made to the fenders during refurbishment, and under the hood you will find a 6.0-liter crate engine based on the truck-only Vortec 6000. The small-block V8 has been treated to a COMP performance camshaft, upgraded rocker trunnions, valve springs, as well as an LS3 air intake from a Camaro. 450 horsepower should be more than adequate for this application, don't you agree?
Shifting comes courtesy of a Tremec T-56 sourced from a Camaro, but the six-speed manual transmission is rocking Corvette Z06 internals. The suck-squeeze-bang-blow mentioned earlier is channeled to a 9.0-inch Moser rear axle by a chromoly driveshaft, connected to a Detroit TrueTrac differential that boasts 3.73 gears.
Featured in an issue of Super Chevy Magazine, the One-Fifty breathes out through a stainless-steel dual exhaust featuring an X-pipe setup. The photos provided by the seller further reveal Corvette-sourced brakes up front and Wilwoods out back.
Classic Performance Products tubular control arms, Strange Engineering coilovers, an Art Morrison triangulated four-bar rear suspension system, and a Speedway Engineering sway bar also need to be mentioned. Make no mistake about it; this restomod is more capable than a bone-stock Chevy One-Fifty on a twisty road.
As for the interior, well, that’s also special if red vinyl is your thing. Upholstered by Ciadella’s Interiors in Arizona, the muscly wagon is equipped with front buckets from a 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS, a Hurst shifter, roll-down rear windows from a 210, and a Kenwood infotainment system with Bluetooth and Apple CarPlay.
At the time of writing, the highest bid on this glorious machine is $62,500.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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