History Who When was the first SBChev powered HotRod?

Holy shit-storm! Skimmed the last several pages looking for the Magic Word, and only saw it once or twice used in an off-hand way . . . . Traditional.
Traditional hot rod is really all we are qualified to define on this board, ladies and gents. '48, pre-'49, whatever, defines traditional hot rod (maybe), but not hot rod. We are in way over our heads trying to define "hot rod". You drop a dual quad 400 sbc into an '84 Caprice, my friend, and go for a joy ride . . . that is a hot rod all day long, you can kiss my Dixie ass if it ain't.

OK, there, I said it, I helped move this thread even further off the OP's path, but goddamn! Have mercy.

 

Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing. I would love to get to spend a day back then. I wonder if the people understood the superiority of those 10 year old cars, or if they thought 5 mile per hour bumpers and smog equipment were sexy.

 

What Falcongeorge said was true but here in California you would have to sit in a long line to get over priced gas and only on your appointed day during some of those years. It sorta took the joy out of muscle car ownership.
Myself, I parked the big block hot rod and drove a few small British sports cars during most of the '70s.

 

And for the most obvious question, HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS BEEN DISCUSSED on here??
No, sorry,i should not have asked that ,as i have No dog in this fight........CARRY ON...

 

Talking of the real obvious question..........WHEN in 54-55 was a SBC first put in a Hot Rod and what was it. I have already said it would have been the Chevrolet Tech team but WHAT did they put a 265 in ?????????????? JW

 

And you fools say you do not Face Book.......the last 2 pages, PLUS the derail of '70's muscle car AND the 'redefine' the correct term 'Hot Rod'. Earliest shoe horning of a then new SBC into a then '50's Hot Rod is the question. And keep the 'it's what EVER you want it to be, it your car' comment is so last year, no wonder the old guard left the building.............in large numbers.

 

This thread is gay.





For those who weren't around, this was a traditional old school HAMB response to threads considered...

 

My car has had an sbc since 59 so it wasn't the first... But was within the top 1000

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How can you know that? JW

 

Cause I have the paperwork... If it's on the internet it's true


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It was supposed to be sarcastic
It's true about the sbc since 59 but I made the number up...

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That's cool JW

 

This thread has gone haywire. It is so far from the OP it is unrecognizable.

 

It's nice to see you still takes the time yell at people you disagree with.
And if you took the time read through all this stuff and comment that we are doing it wrong, does that make you a biggot, a hypocrite or just a PITA?

Let's get back to posting pics of cars we like, and not spend more time at this nonsense!

 

It actually went so far of the tracks, it somehow find another set of tracks leading to the right station after all.

Odd but true, there have been a lot of good examples of early rods re-powered with SBC, at the OP asked for.
So let him do the judging, nor you and me.

This post is send in a positive tone, with no remorse or vengeance towards you, what so ever.

 

Don't have a clue as to who was the first to use a sbc in a hot rod but I'm willing to bet the engine found it's way into a hot rod not long after the first '55 chevy found it's way to the junk yard. HRP

 

Right station? How so?

 

Try re-reading post like #163, 164, 167, 169, 170. They are perfect, on topic, era prefix and brings facts to the table!
There are more, these was just the first I found going backwards.

 

There have only been 57 or so posts since the ones you quoted. I don't need to re-read as I was there and living it. How many SBCs have you installed and if so when? I was not criticizing anyone in particular just noting that the thread had gone off into muscle cars and all sorts of topics other than SBC powered hotrods.

 

Okay, this is also a de-tour, and this time I'm to blame, apologies all around. But yes, but as I stated we been off-track very often but we covered the question, and then someone reopened the off track issues again.

I actually don't know why I bother.
I don't know where this is going and I feel it's not gonna be pretty.
I installed on SBC from scratch, in a car that was a four banger, OT car.
I pulled 4/5 from moving vehicles, again OT cars.
I pulled 3 and refitted them.
I pulled 2 and refitted bigger ones.
I still need to pull a a SBC and fit a BBC, and replace a Flathead, wanted to try this for the longest time.
I pulled a flathead and refitted it.
All done between 16 and my current 31 and still counting.

I don't understand your question? Is this to point well known fact that I'm half way around the world and the SBC is not as common as European engines in Europe?
Or that I have no right to be a part of this because I currently don't own a SBC?

I'm sorry if it sounded as if a lash out at you, I just was tired of the comments that brought no more good old story's, only brought drama, I was just trying to prevent it being shut down, because some of the posts was really good and some of them needed deleting, even some of mine[emoji33]

 

I felt you were lashing out at me and I did a SBC way back (1958) when I was 18 in a hot rod (32 3w). I was neither questioning your credentials nor your location. I was simply responding to the OPs original quest for info not all of the other off topic responses that were coming out of the woodwork. It is the age old problem of separating the wheat from the chaff.

 

Hey, Dooley, I was ahead of you with my 265 in a '34 2-dr in late '58, and I was #1007. That's what I was told ! ! LOL

 

I'm with you, Montana1, whatever that means. Sincerely, Gary

 

I was born on February 21 1954! So it was not me!!! Pete

 

Always happy to help.

@falcongeorge You are correct about the '70s being muscle car mania. Seemed like about anything that I looked at from the era was in the 800- 1200 range.

 

Ahh.... to be in 1974 (first gas crisis) and have a pocket full of dough. They couldn't hardly give away hot iron. The insurance companies were on to 'em, the EPA gutted 'em, then the OPEC deal was the final bullet. It was a BONANZA!

 

If I could be anywhere I wanted I would not be 1974 in a used car lot full of muscle cars.

I have the same feelings about lust for muscle cars as I have with virginity,
I remember having it,
I remember loosing it,
And I don't plan to get it back!
And I don't mind others having it still, but mine ain't never coming back!!

 

Well said!

Often people take offense and perceive a reply as a assault on their character,I honestly believe even with the handicap of being half a world away from the luxury of having a plethora of hot rod parts & small block Chevy's available at the drop of a hat you are every bit a hot rodder & have as much a right to share your perspective and opinion as anyone here.

As for getting sidetracked or getting off topic,it happens to all of us. HRP

 

LOL reminds of a joke. Way off topic and too far off color for at least 95% of the HAMB. I am going to chuckle all day.

So unlike most of the young guys who were not there, I have owned factory muscle at least once in my time. I liked it, and I moved on. In my mind a musclecar is like a pass around broad, you have your fun with her and you move on. Eventually they will rot from the inside out, good only for organ donations and some od those will be too corrupt to use.

Now back to the lowly SBC, in a hot rod, in a hot-rodded late traditional era body, light and compact, easily beefed with aftermarket or stock replacement parts. From the very beginnings they were meant for us to exploit for fun and profit. I am not sure that Arkus knew how popular they would become. The little motor that could was certainly way more successful then his previous foray into the world of hotrodding. Many of us will be forever grateful for his effort.

 

1958 Pontiac in the background

 

Yeah. OK, so what's that one sitting in the driveway in the upper left corner?

Oh wait - I see what yer getting at.

Well, just took some time to get the print back from the foto shop is all.
Tommy Chong was busy out back rolling a doob..