Features 1955 Chevy Gassers Owners Wanted? Post them Pics!

Great thread! Gotta luv a 55 Gasser

 

Man! I started this thread a few years ago and totally forgot about it. It was really nice to go through all the different pics that you guys have submitted. I have finally finished my 55 gasser and would love someone to explain exactly how to post some pics of it?????
J

 

my project, started as a 4 door

 

If this does not help you,let me know.
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Thanks. Hope to get it running well enough to bring it back this year.


DuckusCrapus

 

here's mine cruising Van Nuys Blvd in So. Cal. I can't believe we're doing this again.

 

If those econo-boxes weren't in the photo this could easily be anywhere from the late '60s to about 1980. Love this shot.

 

couldn't resist...

 

First off here is a pic of one that I found a long time ago in a junkyard in London, Ontario Canada. I remember this car in the junkyard when I was 19 or 20 years old searching for auto parts. I was re-introduced to this photo from the "redline gallery" of tri-five drag cars a few years ago. Local business sponsors still remember this car. A guy by the name of Sheldon H. was the owner from what I could find out from the owner of Atichison Machine Shop. I called him a few weeks ago. This car had quite a history in the London, Ontario area.

I will definatley get some pics of the 55 chevy that I have been building over the past few years up soon.

 

BTW thanks to everyone who sent me a message on how to post pics. I appreciate all the help
J

 

heres some of ours might be putting steels up front to go more the early 60's style as it still has the stock front ect

 

Here's a friends 55.

 

A neat bit of trivia on that Plum Wild '55. Those fiberglass doors that were on it were from the original Two Lane Blacktop '55 (#2 Camera car). Those doors are back on the Two Lane car today.


DuckusCrapus

 

Sure wish i was there.Nice 55.

 

THat car you have pictured , also just happens to be wearing the 2 original doors from the two lane blacktop 55. Walt Bailey tracked them down to it and they are now back on the movie car.

 

I was wondering if those were the doors..thanx for that .

 

I had read and heard that those were the doors off the TLB 55 chevy. I am also on the Yuku site as well. Funny that they were off a car in western canada. and they made there way to London, Ontario Canada. How auto parts travel! lolol What is really funny is that I remember going to that yard and leaning in on those doors and taking a lok at that car and thinking one day one day I gotta build me one of these! I wonder what happened to the rest of that car? I am sure that being a Canadian car it was pretty well beat with rust at that point and went for scrap.

BTW I love that Green Seen 55 chevy. Over the years I have watched that thing change into a monster!
J

 

I found some pics of my 55 just before I brought it home from the guy who painted it for me about two months back. These shots are from two days after it was painted. More shots to follow
J

 

Here's my ol 55 with a 292.....great thread.

 

Here is the one we just bought. "THE HOOKER"

 

Here's a couple shots of my twin brothers 55 chevy called the "Joker". We built this car together about 14 years ago and was originally going to be used for a CIRCLE TRACK CAR!! Notice the rear fender wells are raised up about 4 inches. The car was home built, with swap meet parts and had a best time of 10.46 ( Somoa dragstrip, Eureka, CA.)

 

Ongoing project.......

 

Personally what I would do is lose the Pep Boys chrome pulleys, alt. + valve covers in favor of some stock black pulleys, normal alt., finned alum. valve covers from mooneyes or similiar and mount that alt. down where it's supposed to go. Noone wants your alt. shoved in thier face when they look at your engine.

 

and paint that water pump orange too.

 

Should he paint it white primer and take the hood off and
get a Auto Zone air cleaner too. Go a easy on him dude.

 

it's not white primer, hoods are optional and I don't know where that air cleaner came from. He put his post here so he's going to get feedback. I suppose you would rather see him buy billet. That alt. riding so high is not exactly period correct, but you new that didn't you? I guess everybody's Chip Foose.

 

Seen at swap meet in Flint Mi.

 

I've posted this pic a few other places on the HAMB. Just found this thread today. I built this car in Wheaton, Md in the late 60's. Sold it to the guys on the door after I blew my engine and got discouraged. They did really well for a few years in the early 70's. Gardners parents donated the motor to Brennan and Matthews after Gardner was killed in Nam.

 

Well just as I figured, you can dish it out, but ya can't take it. This thread is NOT called "1955 Chevy Gasser Owners Wan'ted So I Can Tell Ya What To Change". I just felt like you were jumping in this guys shit without and invitation.
I checked over our REAL '56 Gasser, and.., ya got me. It has a billet roller cam, billet spool and a later model billet line lock solenoid. Then I checked over our '62 Dodge Super Stocker and it has a billet roller, spool, and mostly billet parts inside the Jerico trans. I also check my Buick wagon and it doesn't have any billet, so ya did bust me on the other two. Judging
by the running gear in the '55 you like tearing apart, he probably out to
mount the parts you suggested on the rear bumper, cause I think thats the only view you'll get in the near future. Love, Ric.