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Post by greg40515 on May 7, 2007 0:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by ronr on May 7, 2007 16:50:59 GMT -5
Awesome build greg. Love those wild wooly 55`s
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Post by The Mad Modeller on May 7, 2007 18:33:05 GMT -5
Nice build Greg. That looks ready to rumble down the 1/4 mile.
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zebm1
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Post by zebm1 on May 8, 2007 10:01:16 GMT -5
Although I'm real partial to '56 Fords (Fastest On Race or Drag), I have a special place reserved for Chubby '55s. Having owned one, a white over red 2 dr hdtop that I modified into a D/Gas street racer..with a 1957 283 F.I. engine, 365 hp corvette intake(cast iron) Holley 4-bbl, full race solid tappet cam (absolutely tha last solid cam I ever ran in a chubby-too many times w/valve covers off), Home-made headers, aluminum powerglide into 4:56 gear, no fenderwheels nor front bumper and big mistake on tha highway...Monroe 90/10 front shocks.....kissed a telephone pole one nite, caught tha right front A-frame at about 55 mph...pushed tha right side back about 8 inches......and boy howdy...did that car generate some tickets. ;D
Nice model greg.... ;D
zeb
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oldcoyote
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Post by oldcoyote on May 8, 2007 14:37:37 GMT -5
Although I'm real partial to '56 Fords (Fastest On Race or Drag), \ Oh my goodness Greg ............ don't listen to that "Fastest on Race or Drag" propaganda (I believe it's really Found on Road Dead ;D ;D) ............... gotta stick with the '55 Bowties all the way ........... this little beast I owned in high school was never outrun by a piece of "Dearborn Iron" ..............  at this time in 1963, it had a 220 horse 283, BW T-4 three speed, and a 2.70:1 rear end  by the time this picture was taken in 1967, the running gear was a 300 horse 327, BW T-10 four speed, and a 4.11:1 rear end Bowties all the way  ;D ;D .............. just pulling your chain Zeb ;D  ;D ;D |
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Post by greg40515 on May 8, 2007 23:52:24 GMT -5
Oh man how i would kill for a car like that these days, i miss my v-8!!!
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zebm1
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Post by zebm1 on May 23, 2007 0:30:21 GMT -5
Now ifn we're gonna talk about real carz, I had a ride just like thisun in 1971/72......  Real leather seats, 347 cubic inches, 4 spd hydra-matic and 2 carter 4 bbls inline (stock manifold). Installed a Craig Pioneer 8 track in tha dash...10" woofers, 3.5" tweeters.....gas waz still cheep! yummy...... I fergot to point out...1957 Starchief, BIG car. |
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Let's Race!!
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