The contemporary 55 Chevy thread

This category of car is just too good not to be celebrated.
I tried posting this 55 two-ten sedan once on the main HAMB board, it disappeared in short order, guessing due to the wheels, it's nice to have this new HAMB forum to be able to finally present it to a receptive audience.
One of my favorite contemporary tri-five cars of all time, Roy Brizios' beauty.

 

Feel free to post your 55 or whatever blows your dress up!

 

Are gassers welcome????....

 

Seems like that would be a bit redundant since the other HAMB board has that covered.
Here's the other thing, the newer builds that (sort of) resemble the gassers of old aren't what I would call contemporary what with the prolific use of bolt-on "spindle mount" style front wheels and whitewalls, but then again.......don't shoot me.......I'm not the sheriff.

 

Others I dig.

 

Three pedals don't hurt either.

 

When this was newly finished, Roy Brizio let three young employees take it to Americruise.
I was on that event and can say those young guys were having a great time.
One of the young guys was Bill Ganahl. There are stories.

 

Those tours can change your life, you meet new people, sometimes big name people, you get to see different parts of this great country, eat new food, etc. the best part is, is that you are with like minded people that for the most part seem genuinely glad to meet you, or I.
I was a "long hauler" (nine days) on the '97 Hot Rod power tour, L.A. to Mt. Clemens Michigan, I got to meet Gray Baskerville, Chip Foose, Boyd, Vic Edelbrock, Jeff Smith.............
It was epic!

 

heh...me too! but did you meet me?

http://selectric.org/powertour97/index.html

 

Pretty sure I waved at least one time on the Interstate, I seem to recall that 55 looked like a taxi, we may have stopped at some of the same gas stops.

 

That's us Jim.

 

I remember this car at the opening day of Tucson dragway. That was a great day!

 

Yeah, that was a long time ago now, 1997?

The last time I saw the car was at Tucson Dragway last year, when it blew the motor (not the motor that was in it when I had the car)

 

Now I know I posted this one on the other thread but I think the Sanders' car was one of the first 55's that put the old gassers "out to pasture" so to speak.

 

I passed one up a couple years back, for $23k and had a lot of nice work done to it. This was at a cruise event. I hope it went to a good home.

 

Have to put this one in here!

 

Roger that!
Alex has become quite the celebrity too!

 

The wheels on the gold one appear to be copied from the '59 to '62 Corvette hubcaps. Cool beans.

 

And ain't they fine!

 

Ok, well, one would have to have been living under a rock to not recognize this one.
Scott Sullivans' Two-Ten.

 

It was pretty fun when she made her first 200 mph run a couple years ago

 

This one from Cambra Speed Shop really got me excited...

 

Missed by a year! My long gone 56. Last known whereabouts, California.

 

Bump!!!