Automotive tastes are often a moving target. Staying true to them is probably rare, thus making Bob Updike’s unshakeable endearment with the Chevelle notable. From an early age he had a soft spot for late-’60s and early-’70s models, and just as he turned 15, he purchased a ’72 Chevelle. He explains, “I initially thought about buying a Camaro, but I didn’t have enough money, so I ended up getting a Chevelle. I completely took it apart and rebuilt everything with my uncle. I eventually ended up adding an SS hood and had the car repainted, and then drove it for 13 years until I needed to buy a house.”
By his mid twenties any idea of playing with cars was placed on the back burner, however, he points
