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TRI-FIVES WITH HEART

TWO BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED 1957 BEL AIRS

EPITOMIZE COLLECTOR CAR PASSION

Sometimes knowing the back stories of collector and ’80s, so to me, it’s great to get them back on
cars and the people who restore or build them the road. My job is to make them the best they can
makes them even more special. Such is the case possibly be for the next person.”
with two classic Tri-Fives headed to the 2021 Patrick’s Classy Cars restores and builds both
Scottsdale Auction, where they will be selling with original and Resto-Modded Chevrolets, and one of
No Reserve: An original restored 1957 Bel Air
each will be headed to this year’s Scottsdale event.
hardtop (Lot #1007) and a stunning custom 1957
Bel Air convertible (Lot #1357). The Resto-Mod, Lot #1357, is a deep gloss black
1957 Bel Air convertible. “It has all of today’s
Both cars were painstakingly restored by Patrick’s technology,” Patrick says. “LS3 and tilt and bucket
Classy Cars of Phoenix, Arizona. Originally from seats and cupholders and all that nice stuff. You
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Patrick drove to Arizona can’t go wrong with that kind of car.” Indeed not.
“straight from the altar” with his new bride Jill – his Other modern bells and whistles include power
high school sweetheart – in 1987, towing a U-Haul
steering, power windows, air conditioning, Dakota
trailer with all their belongings behind his 1969 Digital VHX gauges, keyless entry, automatic trunk
Pontiac GTO convertible (a car he still owns). release, and a 7-inch touchscreen with built-in
Patrick’s dad, who was a “Chevy guy,” had an Bluetooth, CD/DVD and USB capabilities.
automotive shop, and from the age of 10 Patrick The custom Bel Air rides on an Art Morrison
started helping out. He knew from the get-go that GT sport chassis and has chrome front and rear
he wanted to work with classic cars, and because suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes and coilover
the restoration business was big in Arizona, that shocks, while under the unique power reverse-
became the young couple’s destination.
opening hood is a 430-horsepower LS3 engine with
After working with another Arizona shop for just a 4-speed automatic transmission, connected to a
over a year, Patrick decided to venture out on his polished-aluminum driveshaft and Jet Hot-coated
own, and Patrick’s Classy Cars came into being in dual exhaust. The black Italian leather interior
November 1988. Carrying on his dad’s love for the features black suede appointments, a leather-
Bowtie brand, Patrick specializes in 1955 to mid- covered remote-controlled center console, and
1960s Chevy convertibles, but his “calling card” at a polished tilt column with a customized Billet
Barrett-Jackson has always been Tri-Fives. Specialty steering wheel.
Patrick is passionate about what he does. “Working The second offering from Patrick’s Classy Cars
on these cars, buying and selling them and keeping is a departure from their usual convertibles: Lot
them on Planet Earth is important,” he says. “We #1007 is a Sierra Gold 1957 Bel Air hardtop. The
crushed enough of these darn cars back in the ’70s beautifully restored original car has a 283ci V8

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