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Our current Spotlight Car is owned by long time Pismo Derelict, Stephen Staat (that's 'ot' not 'at'). You have all seen his 1958 "64-Vette Yellow "Corvette. Some additional information you may not know is that Steve bought the car in 1980 from a local Nipomo Mesa guy. Since the numbers were not "matching", Steve felt free to restore the car as he wanted and not as General Motors originally planned. However, he did remove the body from the frame, put it aside and went to work on the restoration. First part of this process was to rebuild the frame and suspension, then the engine, transmission, and brake lines, etc. When the body was stripped it was learned that the whole front clip needed to be replaced. A new clip was purchased and mated to the body at TC's Auto Body in Grover. Steve took the car home fitted the doors, hood, trunk lid, chrome, and a returned this newly adjusted body back to TC's for the final painting. The 65 327 Chevy engine was completely rebuilt by Joe Leonard of JC Performance leaving Steve with his sweet running, '58 vette. Finally, the finishing touches are: Wheels-American Racing; Interior-V & M upholstery in G.B; Transmission-68 Muncie 4 speed; Rear end- 308 gears. It should be noted that Steve's garage also houses a Harley Electra Glide. We should all thank Steve for the fine work he did getting the Derelict hats on our heads!
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