We’re all familiar with restomods, the idea of updating an old car to give it the handling, performance and luxury amenities of a new one. But some cars, like this Chevelle pretender, flip the script ...

Greg Tolles of Shelbyville, Michigan, was unimpressed when, as a 14-year-old, his father, Dick, showed him a '69 Chevelle SS 396 he'd come across. The front end was a total wreck after a collision.