Hot Rods Got my 56 chevy street freek/gasser !!!!!

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update..........just redid the dash using mostly period parts from the sun super tach 2,added S/w volt meter,dumped the pull out cassette and then I made a new center piece of the dash outa aluminum and painted it to match the stock one only I moved the 3 gages up into it so I could see them moved a cassette am/fm over 3 inches from where stock radio was and moved the stock lighter from next to the speedo to the far right,and yes its a new K-Mart 8-track under the dash along with the firebottle next to the shifter.Last shot is before.......the idea was for it to keep the vibe the car should have

 

WOW!! ………. Brings back memories
My first car was a 56 Chevy, I bought it in 1976.
Dae sha vu all over again, down to the Steering Wheel, Tach, Floor Shifter and Bachman-Turner-Overdrive in the High-Fidelity, under the dash, 8-Track.
Mine didn&#8217;t have a straight axle but, it did sit up high. Airshocks to keep the H70-15&#8217;s on all fours from rubbing. A buddy of mine in High School (there were three of us that owned a &#8216;56&#8217;... kind-of-a-club) had the same S/S Cragar Wheels on his.<o></o>
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Was this car originally an automatic? By the view of the steering column from under the hood, looks like it was. One of my first mods was converting mine to a Muncie 4-Speed.<o></o>
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56Chevy4Dr

PS: The B-17 was Cool too!

 

WOW I just love 56 chevys you got it lookin good.......

 

thanks.took this at goodguys this weekend

 

Congrats! Looks awesome!

 

great story!! my first car was a 56 sedan, nice car! thanks for the updates!!

 

Sweet, Linda Ronstadt. 8 Track memories.

" I've been cheated, been miss... Ka-Klunk... "treated, When will I be loved"

 

sweet always wanted one.

 

looks bitchin you lucky bastage!!

 

Neat story. I too am from the class of 74 and I drove a 55 Chevy back then, but I was fortunate enough not to let mine get away. Great Christmas present to yourself!!

 

It looks great man!! I had a 56 way back in 70 and loved it. I wouldn't change a thing just clean it up a bit. Keep us posted OK? Aman

 

went to El Polackos party tonite here in scottsdale ,ran into Stitchin from here on the hamb,long story short he and I went to high school in Portland together and he hadnt seen the car until tonite,it kinda does that holy crap what a time warp thing and then opens the door..frist thing outa his mouth isnt the dash,wheel etc. it is the green and blue tree air fresheners hangin from the vent knob just like we did in school...laughed my ass of cause I didnt think anybody else could understand that....after all these years damn good talkin over old times with Glen Kramer.....He even knew who did the inside of my car...............heres Glen tonite with the 56 and both our cars

 

With a '56' Gasser...... I just knew you were going to say........

........Blue By You!!!! lol


See ya,
56Chevy4Dr

 

had to put Linda in the 8-track...shes a Tucson girl.thanks for all the postive input guys

 

A little ZZ-top would be cool in that 8 track too.........

 

Tres Hombres???

 

oh yes or maybe Fandango?........

 

found this other 56 in Scottsdale this weekend

 

Real cool meatball. Great car, great story...

 

Very cool! You have made me wish I would have put a straight axle under my 56!! I know you said in a earlier post that when you got it the front end needed some work because it was all over the place. Did you get that fixed and how's it drive now?

 

Yeah I pulled the complete front end out and rebilt it all! Now it drives great just put over 300 miles on it going to GoodGuys and the car didnt miss a beat.this is when I drilled the 55/59 chevy truck axle since I had it out

 

No it was a 3 on da tree witha 283 from the factory,now its got a muncie in it.............heres some better dash pics

 

Oh yeah found blue metalflake vinyl on ebay to match the blue in the paint,redid the package tray and a wall in the trunk to hide stereo gear except changer

 

Great looking '56, congrats!

 

Drilled truck axles are so cool Nice ride

 

drilled truck axles rule......

 

Very cool I did 19 3/4 inch holes,found this black epxoy appaliance paint at Lowes and it looks like powder coating

 

cool I will get some of that.......thank's

 

Congrats. I had a 56 Street Gasser many years back it's a cool look.