Anyone interested in the old-car hobby knows well that we all have our preferences: groups of enthusiasts are dedicated to various niches, some based on era, some on manufacturer, others focusing on the vehicle’s intended purpose. You never know when circumstances will arise to introduce us to something special from another realm of the hobby, or what sort of lasting effect that discovery may have.
Everett Kirchmer was one such veteran enthusiast. The New Jersey native had a deeply rooted preference for late-Fifties styling, particularly the design executed by Chevrolet on its line of 1958 passenger cars. But that didn’t seem to faze his pastor in 1984.
“He was retiring and knew that I was ‘interested’ in old cars, so he called me over to his house one night, opened up the garage and told me this is what I should be buying,” Everett chuckles. “I peered inside and thought to myself, ‘I don’t really have an interest
