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Given the massive amount of restomod love the second generation of the Chevrolet Chevelle (think: 1968-1972 model years) receives today, is a rendering like the one we have here really necessary? The answer is a big, fat yes, since this pixel painting aims to gift the said Chevelle (SS) with the motorsport glory it never got the chance to compete for.
The mid-1960s were a complicated time, so while General Motors had solid sales and the muscle car wars were fierce, GM introduced a racing ban in 1963. Nevertheless, its brands were still releasing go-fast machines for the road. As such, for the 1964 model year, Pontiac came up with the GTO, Oldsmobile introduced the 442 and since Chevrolet couldn't miss the party, it came up with the Chevelle.
The second generation upped the ante on multiple fronts, but it wasn't until the NASCAR efforts involving the third-gen model (1973-1977MY) that the Chevelle got a chance to shine in racing battle.
Meanwhile, Chevy's Monza, a 2+2 subcompact based on the Vega, which was built for the 1975-1980 model years, got a chance of showing the whole world what the Chevrolet badge stood for. This came thanks to the IMSA GT Series.
You see, the championship's AAGT class allowed this type of machines to battle the top GT cars in the world. And, even against the infamous Porsche 911 Carrera racers, the Monza managed to shine.
Well, the Chevrolet monster portrayed here aims to place a 1970 Chevelle SS in the said IMSA context, gifting the muscle car with all sorts of hardware designed to help it impress the stopwatch.
And if seems like installing Turbofan wheels, which suck air from under the car, or fitting full carbon body panels is cheating, this isn't the case. After all, the liberal rule book of the said AAGT class meant only the windshield, the rear window and the roof of the production model had to be kept in place.
So here's a massive round of applause to digital artist Khyzyl Saleem for pixel-imagining such a past.
The second generation upped the ante on multiple fronts, but it wasn't until the NASCAR efforts involving the third-gen model (1973-1977MY) that the Chevelle got a chance to shine in racing battle.
Meanwhile, Chevy's Monza, a 2+2 subcompact based on the Vega, which was built for the 1975-1980 model years, got a chance of showing the whole world what the Chevrolet badge stood for. This came thanks to the IMSA GT Series.
You see, the championship's AAGT class allowed this type of machines to battle the top GT cars in the world. And, even against the infamous Porsche 911 Carrera racers, the Monza managed to shine.
Well, the Chevrolet monster portrayed here aims to place a 1970 Chevelle SS in the said IMSA context, gifting the muscle car with all sorts of hardware designed to help it impress the stopwatch.
And if seems like installing Turbofan wheels, which suck air from under the car, or fitting full carbon body panels is cheating, this isn't the case. After all, the liberal rule book of the said AAGT class meant only the windshield, the rear window and the roof of the production model had to be kept in place.
So here's a massive round of applause to digital artist Khyzyl Saleem for pixel-imagining such a past.
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