Photo: Keep It Simple Garage | YouTube
Toasty is almost ready. Who is Toasty? Or rather, “What is Toasty?” It's a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro that a car rebuilder found in a backyard, picked up, and completely restored. Now, Toasty is finally ready for its first ride. Will it live up to its pony car reputation? This Camaro hasn't been on the road in over 20 years.
Whoever found and restored it made a list of the components he still had to put back in the cabin. The seats, console plate and radio are next, along with the lock and glove compartment lining, which give him a headache every time.
He is still deciding whether to put the front license plate back on the car. He thinks the shiny black Camaro is better without it. It will be up to the next owner to decide whether to put it back on the car.
He put the center console lights and SS gauges, but didn't have the bolts needed for those gauges. The rear seats are in the car, and the front seats will follow. They are Houndstooth Deluxe bucket seats, covered in black vinyl on the sides and fabric on the seat and backs.
One problem the expert is aware of is the windshield wiper motor not working, but he will find out what the problem is before selling it.
Photo: Keep It Simple Garage | YouTube
Once the Camaro is (almost) completed, the owner of the YouTube channel Keep It Simple Garage takes the car for its first drive in 20 years.It drives well, it's a nice little car and it sounds good.,” are the conclusions of the driving test. He is satisfied with his work. The 1969 Chevy Camaro does not vibrate, the steering needs better alignment, but this is certainly solvable.
A firewall for the four-speed transmission has yet to find its way into the car. He tried to make everything look and function like it did in the late 1960s, when the Camaro rolled off the assembly line, long before .
The Toasty of today is a far cry from the Toasty you found rotting in a yard a while back. It's been a long journey and he still has a few things to fix or add. But those might just be tasks for his next owner.
He regrets having to sell it because he just grew to like it more and more as he worked on it. But he already has his own, a 1969 Chevy Camaro that he’s been driving since high school.
Toasty has to go, and there's already someone who's interested and will come by later to see it. If he buys it, this was the last video starring Toasty.
“I hope they are the ones who move the wheels of this machine!” he says. It has been standing still for too long and can't wait to be driven.