OWNERS:  Carl & Lillian Conklin

YEAR:  1946       MAKE:  Chevrolet Panel Truck  COLOR:  1964 GTO Iris Mist     

UPHOLSTERY:  Sebring Seats black with inserts that match car

ENGINE:  350 Chevrolet    WHEELS:  Artillery wheels with Chevy hubcaps

TRANS:  Turbo 350     REAR END:  Camaro w/drum brakes  FRONT END:  1^st Generation Camaro Clip w/disk brakes

October's featured car will be very familiar to many CAL-RODS members as it is always at the Saturday Car Corral and Via Verde providing sound equipment for these events.  Carl bought this car in 2012.  Being a D.J., Carl needed a vehicle he could haul his sound equipment around in and be secure; the panel was the perfect answer.  This makes it unique, not only car show quality, but it is a work horse too.  A future project (and we all have those) is to remove the aftermarket gage cluster in the dash and replace it with a refurbished original 1946 Chevrolet gage and speedometer panel.

Carl has only been in CAL-RODS a short time, but he and his truck are very nice additions to the club.  Thanks for joining us, and I for one, look forward to seeing Carl and his truck at future events.