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The most important thing with retro-rods is to DRIVE them before you buy--some of these rods look great but drive like crap because they were not well thought out; for instance, some are built with absurdly stiff suspensions and bushings, and the ride is brutal; others drive well but the noise and heat level is unacceptable; some look great but rattle like a washing machine because none of the window-work was done; some are over-cammed and are ornery in traffic.
Personally, I wish it still had the 265 with power pack and the Powerglide it came with but that's me.
I think all of the changes are reversible if someone wanted to go that way. I wouldn't remove the dual master cylinder for safety reasons.
This car is a knockout when it comes to looks and although I haven't driven it, it seems to run well. The owner took it on a long road trip last summer.
I have to admit, I think the Crager chrome wheels are dated but they do give it a good look. I believe the owner still has the original wheels and hubcaps.
It even has power windows and seat! Very rare options for that year.
It did have a Wonderbar radio before it was pulled out and sold for big money. He didn't cut the dash but it has a modern CD unit in it now. A good thing, I suppose.
Still thinking.....
Shame about the radio, I'd find one to put back in. I think there are modern units that kind of look old for American cars of that era, too.
A couple of years ago he told a funny story. he was somewhere in (I think) So. Dakota on a two lane highway stuck between a slow moving line of traffic.
He couldn't see what was holding things up so when he had a chance, he jumped on it and passed three cars. In front was guy dressed in white, riding what he thought was a Honda 90.
As he passed the Honda at 100 MPH, his fan somehow connected with the radiator!
As he pulled over, he looked back and the guy on the Honda was no longer dressed in white. He had turned green from the coolant!
The radio already has been replaced with a modern unit. No damage to the ash was done.
But...anyone can ask anything
AC might mean little to you but it may mean a lot to the next buyer.
Fintail, on Sunday August 18th at the Triple XXX drive in in Issaquah they are having their 14th annual 55-57 Chevy show. It'll probably be there if you want to see it.
The owner is pretty casual about selling it. Won't put a For Sale sign on it etc.
I know if I waved 40K under his nose I'ld own it.
A/C was first available on Chevys in 1955 but it was something like 450.00.
On a 2800.00 car, that was a LOT of money. Power Windows and seats were considered by many to be totally unnecessary and "one more thing to break"
People were more conservative in those days.
Most people saved their money (gasp) and paid cash. If the financed it was for 24 months.
Easier to save and pay cash then no doubt, when the relationship between wages and prices of cars, housing, education, healthcare, etc was a lot different than now.
I'll be out of town or just returning on the 18th, but there's another show a week before, the local MBCA event, held up in Mountlake Terrace. I'll be around for that.