I Have a 66 chevelle 283 with a powerglide tranny. 195hp. the car was passed down from my grandmother about 20 years ago. The vehicle has been painted red from the original lemonwood yellow and has only 59,000 original miles on the odometer. The vehicle has all the originalparts #'s matching with the window sticker and protect 'o plate. Is this car worth going throgh or should I modify it from the original form..... What is the value for something like this. The car is really in pretty good condition with no rust.  

Like everybody else I regret letting go of my 2dr hardtop 283/powerglide w/buckets,at that time SS models were getting all the attention.If you can do a professional restoration yourself,do it.Two friends of mine one sold his 66 Malibu with a 502/502hp crate and a few other changes for 31k and the other is a 68 camaro it's just a put together 396/4 speed and got 29.5k.Call a local vintage appraiser to get a rough idea of value.You probaly know that your investment sometimes doesn't stay under the market value,if you keep it who cares enjoy it and don't be afraid to drive it.Keep us informed     WIEDER  

Because everyone's been taking the base model Chevelles and making them into fake SS cars or pro-street type cars, you just don't seem them that much in stock form anymore.

So, if you kept the car as is and restored it, you'd have a more unique car that would stand out at shows. If the car's in as good a shape as you say, my suggestion is to leave everything as is and just repaint the car in its original color. If things need repair, like the motor needs gaskets or an overhaul, then I'd embark on a restoration starting with the mechanical stuff first. Make the car as reliable as possible so you can always drive it while you work on it.  

Thanks for the tip. I was thinking pulling the engine and sending out to a machine shop to have rebuilt. I was wondering if The engine should just be freshend up with stock type parts. The engine does smoke a whole lot on start up, but after running a while it is fine - it runs perfect and drives fine. I have not started it for about 1-2 years. Is this bad? Am I holding onto something that is not worth its weight, or is "just another car with not mutch value because it is not a SS. The car has a bench seat with column shift and black vinal top, dog dish hubcaps on stock steel wheels, no a/c, power drum brakes, and power steering.
The rest of the vehicle is all manual stuff.  

Just because it is not a SS does not mean it has not much value! A nice stock original chevelle always has good value , frankly they are getting harder to find all the time ! They never go out of style trend wise !Have you seen what the dog dish hubcaps bring anymore ?Dare to be different keep it stock it will hold its value over time better  for being what it is , a low mile original car even with a repaint , instead of just another modified or cloned SS chevelle. Cars with their original drive train get fewer every year attrition keeps taking its toll. If you want a car to modify buy another one , have 2 a bone stock and a modified to satisfy both tastes!  

THANKS THAT IS JUST WHAT I WAS THINKING....
HOWEVER I NEED TO GET RID OF SOMETHING FIRST WIFE SAYS.. WE HAVE 2 TRUCKS 2 CARS AND A MOTOR HOME ON DRIVEWAY WITH CHEVELLE IN GARAGE.  

I second the motion to restore to orignal again.  WIEDER