{"id":2636,"date":"2025-01-21T15:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T16:47:34","slug":"feature-father-son-from-georgia-debut-new-1966-nova-todd-kline-whitley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=2636","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE: Father & Son from Georgia Debut New 1966 Nova – Todd & Kline Whitley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father and Son from Georgia Debut New 1966 Nova with Glass Roll Up\/Down Windows & Factory Trim. Todd & Kline Whitley<\/p>\n

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While the weather has been unpredictable, father and son Todd and Kline Whitley from Warner Robins, GA, have a reason to celebrate amidst the chaos\u2014 the completion of their beautiful 1966 Chevy II.<\/p>\n

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The build first began with the base chassis being completed by Dennis Deal at DRD Race Cars. The Whitney\u2019s then transported the car to Maddox Race Cars in Piedmont, South Carolina, a shop the Whitleys can\u2019t praise enough.<\/p>\n

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The Whitley\u2019s have always wanted a 6.0 certified chassis car with factory appearance and they ultimately decided on a 1966 Nova. So, you get the best of both worlds. A fast car with glass roll up\/down windows.<\/p>\n

\u201cKip Maddox pieced the car together with new steel panels, ensuring every detail fit perfectly with the factory trim and glass windows. He brought our vision to life,\u201d Todd Whitley shared.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe only original items on the car are the doors and the front end. The rest has been rebuilt to perfection.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked why they chose a 1966 Chevy II, Todd Whitley was clear: \u201cIt\u2019s the best-looking car. I picked the \u201966 over the \u201967 because I prefer the headlight bezels on the \u201966.\u201d<\/p>\n

The car also stays true to its classic roots with an all-steel body, glass roll-up windows, and even steel bumpers.<\/p>\n

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What classes will he compete in? Super Pro, brackets primarily. Though we built it to be able to run in any class. This car has a removable delay box if we ever wanted to run in foot brake. The car is built to top sportsman specs.<\/p>\n

Transmission: Sid Neil powerglide with Abruzzi Converter<\/p>\n

Engine: PAR racing engines all aluminum 598 SR20<\/p>\n

Fuel system: Gas<\/p>\n

Drive train (rear end): Fabricated 4-link 9\u201d<\/p>\n

Paint: Painted by David Dotson in House of Koloa Sno White Pearl. The car was less than a mile away from the flooding and storm devastation that hit North Carolina in 2024.<\/p>\n

Fueltech for data logging: 02 sensors, fuel pressure, trans and water temp, oil pressure, shock travel sensors, engine rpm, and drive shaft RPM<\/p>\n

Sponsors or anyone you want to thank? Whitley Custom Homes and open to obtaining other sponsors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Father and Son from Georgia Debut New 1966 Nova with Glass Roll Up\/Down Windows & Factory Trim. Todd & Kline Whitley While the weather has been unpredictable, father and son Todd and Kline Whitley from Warner Robins, GA, have a reason to celebrate amidst the chaos\u2014 the completion of their beautiful 1966 Chevy II. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[54],"class_list":["post-2636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-car-features"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_4753-w-3-1-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_4753-w-3-1-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kline Whitley","author_link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/author\/klinewhitley"},"authors":[{"term_id":54,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"admin","display_name":"TJ Pruitt","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6fdde352a01ed2be39f8cb735395b54c17edb1d8bcd2cc29ce5510de15709685?s=96&d=mm&r=g","first_name":"TJ","last_name":"Pruitt","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2636"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=2636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}