Chevrolet Chevelle 1966 “Recoil”

Ringbrothers doesn’t build cars, they build statements — and “Recoil,” their 1966 Chevelle for owner Chris McPhie, might be the loudest one yet. Under the hood sits a Whipple-supercharged Wegner Motorsports LS7 making a genuinely absurd 980 horsepower, wrapped in hand-laid carbon fiber and finished in a custom waterborne paint called Sand Storm. It debuted at the 2014 SEMA Show and immediately became one of the most talked-about builds in the pro-touring world.

She’s Beautiful…

“She’s beautiful” doesn’t even begin to cover what Ringbrothers built when they got their hands on this 1966 Chevelle. The car’s owner, Chris McPhie, had already owned one showstopper — the wild 1966 Bailout Mustang — before deciding a lifelong Chevy guy needed a Chevelle to call his own. What came out of the shop wasn’t a restoration. It was something closer to a declaration of war on everything a stock A-body Chevelle used to be, and the number under the hood explains exactly why the internet lost its mind when it debuted.

⚑ Featured Gear

Start Car Conversations →

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

980 Horsepower Wearing a 1966 Body

Named “Recoil,” the build gets its violence from a Whipple-supercharged Wegner Motorsports LS7 that puts out an eye-watering 980 horsepower, fed through a Holley EFI system with an Aeromotive fuel cell and pump keeping 91-octane flowing to the blower. Power goes through a Tremec six-speed manual sourced from Bowler Performance Transmissions — because a car built to make this kind of noise deserves a driver who has to earn every gear change themselves.

SEMA’s Spotlight and the Details That Earned It

Recoil made its official debut in the Royal Purple booth at the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, finished in a custom BASF Glasurit waterborne color called “Sand Storm” and wrapped in hand-laid carbon fiber panels and trim. It rides on brand new three-piece forged wheels, also named “Recoil,” that marked the debut of an entirely new wheel series built in partnership with HRE.

A Hand-Fabricated Interior Built to Match

The owner’s brief to Ringbrothers was simple on paper — racecar theme, metal seats, subdued color — but the execution is anything but simple. The entire interior was hand-fabricated from sheet metal, with several pieces hydro-dipped to match the carbon fiber found throughout the car. It’s the kind of obsessive detail work that turned a supercharged street brawler into one of the most talked-about pro-touring builds of its era.

Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Republished by Blog Post Promoter