1973 Chevelle coupe

 

From Reid Cunningham: I pulled into a gas station in Brookline, NH to fill up and was surprised when someone came out to pump the gas (I'm not in NJ!)  then surprised again when I saw this 1973 Chevelle.  Turned out the owner was the one running the pump so we had a conversation.  

It runs the original 307 small block.  I remembered the 307 was essentially a 283 block with a 327 crankshaft. (My head is stuffed with the most useless information).  A quick search revealed this was the last year for the 307, it was the base V8 in any number of Chevys, only available with a 2 barrel and churning out an underwhelming 115 hp.  A sad end to the mighty 283 family that powered Corvettes and Super Sports with multiple carburetors and even fuel injection.  '73 was the first year of the midsized colonnade cars.  I think this two door is quite handsome and I like the round taillights that were a bit of a retro touch for the time.