1962 Bubble-topped Bel Air
Full Rotisserie Restoration/Best of Show
-427ci LS7 Camp built Street and Performance
-Lokar shifter 4 automatic overdrive
-18 and 20-inch staggered wheels
- Four-piston brakes with vented and slotted rotors
-Pioneer tunes
-Vintage Air
-Interior by the legendary Paul Atkins
As quoted from StreetScene Magazine
"Ron Hasser out of Palm City, Florida, has been behind the scene in rodding for years working with the biggest names in the buisness. He has had some of the finest Rods in the nation, but he's always loved bubble-topped GM cars and especially 62 Chevys.
Why especially a 62 Chevy?
The early bubble top cars like the 59 Impala or 59 Eldo are truly fin and chrome covered creatures of the 50s. Like in the Corvette, the excesses of the late 50s had been toned down by 1962, leaving only the classy and elegant lines behind. Last year Ron had a sweet Muroc '32 he'd just finished when he saw this '62 that Mike Blewetts Rod Shop had just finished and, like us, fell in lust for this two-toned cruiser. A type of trade of sorts was worked out and the 62 was in Ron's garage.
Mike Blewetts Rod Shop's first priority was blowing the 62 apart and getting everything cleaned up after almost 50 years of road grime. The chassis was filled and boxed before it went back together. The stock front and rear suspensions were upgraded with a Ride Tech Level 1 suspension and Bear four-piston brakes with vented and slotted rotors. The steering was upgraded with the unit from a '98 Oldsmobile 98. The rear differential was changed out a Ford 9-inch. The powertrain of choice was a Mark Camp built Street and Performance 427ci LS7 backed up by a Lokar shifted 4 automatic overdrive.
The advantage to a '62 bubble top is the car has already been somewhat molded, shaved and dechromed from the factory. The crew at Blewett's removed the trim from the rear taillight valance, the hood emblem was shaved, the front fender emblems were removed, and the front and the rear bumpers were lightly smoothed out. Blewett's then custom mixed the DuPont Hot Hues emerarld and black paint and laid down the simple two-tone hues. Billet specialties wearing 18 and 20-inch Kumho rubber provided the final link between the road and the driver
The best part of a big earlys 60s rides is cruising and for
that you need a sweet interior. The stock dash was smoothed off completely before a sweet custom green-on-black gauge set was made for the ride. The Pioneer tunes and Vintage Air controls were slipped into the driver's glovebox. The interior was then delivered to the legendary hands of Paul Atkins' in Alabama, Paul made the center console and then covered everything in black suede and green leather that wasn't covered with wool carpet. Painless Wiring was used to get everything powered up and on the road.
People keep telling us that the early 60s cruisers are coming on strong (we've always loved 59 Impalas) and its easy to see why: An engine compartment thats big enough to stuff anything you can imagine, an interior that's easy to get into and offers plenty of room, a trunk that'll suck up a weeks worth of whatever without a second thought, and as you can see here they look picture-perfect sitting slammed and covered in gallons of the glossy stuff. The reason you see Ron's sitting here on the pages is the Atkins' perfected interior, the glass smooth two-tone hues, and that Gen III small-block 427 sitting between the big Billet specs."
We welcome Trade-Ins
Can be seen on
Full Rotisserie Restoration/Best of Show
-427ci LS7 Camp built Street and Performance
-Lokar shifter 4 automatic overdrive
-18 and 20-inch staggered wheels
- Four-piston brakes with vented and slotted rotors
-Pioneer tunes
-Vintage Air
-Interior by the legendary Paul Atkins
As quoted from StreetScene Magazine
"Ron Hasser out of Palm City, Florida, has been behind the scene in rodding for years working with the biggest names in the buisness. He has had some of the finest Rods in the nation, but he's always loved bubble-topped GM cars and especially 62 Chevys.
Why especially a 62 Chevy?
The early bubble top cars like the 59 Impala or 59 Eldo are truly fin and chrome covered creatures of the 50s. Like in the Corvette, the excesses of the late 50s had been toned down by 1962, leaving only the classy and elegant lines behind. Last year Ron had a sweet Muroc '32 he'd just finished when he saw this '62 that Mike Blewetts Rod Shop had just finished and, like us, fell in lust for this two-toned cruiser. A type of trade of sorts was worked out and the 62 was in Ron's garage.
Mike Blewetts Rod Shop's first priority was blowing the 62 apart and getting everything cleaned up after almost 50 years of road grime. The chassis was filled and boxed before it went back together. The stock front and rear suspensions were upgraded with a Ride Tech Level 1 suspension and Bear four-piston brakes with vented and slotted rotors. The steering was upgraded with the unit from a '98 Oldsmobile 98. The rear differential was changed out a Ford 9-inch. The powertrain of choice was a Mark Camp built Street and Performance 427ci LS7 backed up by a Lokar shifted 4 automatic overdrive.
The advantage to a '62 bubble top is the car has already been somewhat molded, shaved and dechromed from the factory. The crew at Blewett's removed the trim from the rear taillight valance, the hood emblem was shaved, the front fender emblems were removed, and the front and the rear bumpers were lightly smoothed out. Blewett's then custom mixed the DuPont Hot Hues emerarld and black paint and laid down the simple two-tone hues. Billet specialties wearing 18 and 20-inch Kumho rubber provided the final link between the road and the driver
The best part of a big earlys 60s rides is cruising and for
that you need a sweet interior. The stock dash was smoothed off completely before a sweet custom green-on-black gauge set was made for the ride. The Pioneer tunes and Vintage Air controls were slipped into the driver's glovebox. The interior was then delivered to the legendary hands of Paul Atkins' in Alabama, Paul made the center console and then covered everything in black suede and green leather that wasn't covered with wool carpet. Painless Wiring was used to get everything powered up and on the road.
People keep telling us that the early 60s cruisers are coming on strong (we've always loved 59 Impalas) and its easy to see why: An engine compartment thats big enough to stuff anything you can imagine, an interior that's easy to get into and offers plenty of room, a trunk that'll suck up a weeks worth of whatever without a second thought, and as you can see here they look picture-perfect sitting slammed and covered in gallons of the glossy stuff. The reason you see Ron's sitting here on the pages is the Atkins' perfected interior, the glass smooth two-tone hues, and that Gen III small-block 427 sitting between the big Billet specs."
We welcome Trade-Ins
Can be seen on