Resurrecting a Wreck
This 1969 Chevrolet Malibu survived a ruinous traffic accident to thrive once more. In 2017, while it was idling at a red light, an SUV plowed into it nearly head-on. The son of the Chevelle’s original owner was behind the wheel, and though he weathered the ordeal unscathed, the car wasn’t so lucky. Its nose was crumpled, the firewall and an A-pillar were pushed back, and the frame was bent upward.
Most of those who saw the aftermath wrote the Malibu off as another totaled classic, but Dennis Majewski identified its potential despite the wrinkled visage. He told HCC that he purchased the brutalized A-body just 48 hours before its date with the crusher.
His devotion to Chevelles began as a teenager when, aided by his father cosigning a
