Well, I'm making progress, the few here who have me on Facebook know that and support me. But I won't be sharing it here. Too many pricks around here anymore.
But about the car in the OP. The guy who built it obviously went for the late 70s early 80s pro street look. I think he nailed it. He just happened to use a slant six. I remember lots of cars emulating that look back then. It was quite popular. Lots of people here build their cars to a period correctness. You don't see them getting raked over the coals. I bet if that guy had been a member here and done a step by step build thread, lots of you would have liked the car. I find that funny.