History
I bought "Virginia" from a little "Dodgy Brothers" car yard on the Gold Coast in 2011, not long after she'd been imported to Australia from Japan with an auction lot of motorbikes. Doing some work on the car I found the original Bill of Sale inside one of the doors and was able to trace and contact both the original dealer (Dominion Chevrolet of Richmond, Virginia) and the original owner. However, despite considerable research since then I've not been able to turn up any further ownership information or find out how she got to Japan. I drive Virginia almost every weekend and I've put over 40K miles on her since we got together. Apart from the mods noted below she's is an all original car with numbers matching 327 small block V8.
Modifications
Engine rebuild with Keith Black pistons, Comp Extreme Energy hydraulic roller camn, Crane 1:1.6 roller rockers, Holley 650 double pumper carby, Edelbrock E-Street alloy heads, Edelbrock alloy intake and MSD ignition. TH700R4 four speed overdrive transmission (replacing Powerglide 2 speed), 3.73 Posi-traction rear end, Yukon axles, reproduction factory spec centre console and gauge cluster, Wilwood front disc brakes, King front coil springs, Koni shocks, Hooker ceramic coated headers, custom dual exhaust system, re-wired front to back with American Autowire kit and Bluetooth enabled sound system playing through a stock looking radio setup. Wheels are original American Racing Torque Thrust D, period correct for 1968.
