Hot Rods Pix of '55-'57 Ford Gassers - the "other" Tri-Fives

do you mean the fenders are for sale again ? ,

 

yup!I can find out if u want just let me know?

 

Rat Nasty -

What year fenders? 55 - 56? If shipping is an option, I may want them, so I guess put me in line, too.

And hey, totally OT , but what kind of MPG you get with that deisel Excursion?

 

rat, naw thanks anyway i had em once that was enough

speedy jones, the fenders in question are for a 57 they came with my sedan when i bought it

 

Gota love the gasser look !!!! Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

speedy-my excursion gets 19.8 on the hwy uphill doin 70 and 21.7 downhill doin 70! i'm pleased with it!

 

^ Damn! That is about 25% better or more than what I get with my v-10 gas Excursion. Impressive.

The wagons looking great, rat nasty, keep sending us those pix!

 

I just needed to post this as I woke up to 5 inches of snow this morning.This was from Columbus ten weeks back.Got sun burned that weekend.

 

Nice car!^^^^^ I feel your pain, I woke up to 5 inches of sunshine.

 

Hate to do it, but mine's up for sale:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5858757#post5858757

 

Hey, that's my cousin Tommy's car, it's getting a 466 BBF with a Tunnel Ram and a magneto if it won't interfer with the intake, it's getting the old-school gasser look...this, my dad's car inspired him to buy it...







It used to run a 351C with a C6 it wasn't the best looking car around and it had a motor taken from the junkyard but it beat numerous cars in street-races, a hoped-up 289 mustang, a camaro, a 440 challenger, it was pretty fast for being made on a low budget...It was sold locally here in metro detroit and if anyone has an idea where it may be, please let me know...

If I could find pictures of it I'd post it on here there's a 57' Ford with a 312 in it called Squeaky that I've seen numerous times at Milan Dragway...

 

great lookin car!just think in a few months it will be gettin warm again!I do hope so...

 

Awsome 57 toooo bad it has a chevy in it :-(

 

i think it goes like...this...
different strokes...
but atleast its not a darned ol' 350?
thanks!

 

I gotta agree with that. 350's are so common they're boring.
So how's the car coming? Been wondering about your progress. What are the specs on your BBC?

 

[FONT=PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif] engine:"competition automotive" local shop out of Brandenburg,Ky. bbc 454 +.060, dart 320's w/port work, 671 DC blower, dual dominator 1050's,comp 1.7 pro ultra magnum roller rockers,comp solid roller cam,scat crank w/double keyed,h-beam rods,srp forged flat top pistons.wiend street intake,msd dist,sfi balancer and flywheel.
trans:bolt together custom built convertor,ptc powerglide,b&m pro stick shifter.
rear end:ford 8.8 rear w/4.11 gears,9"housing ends, moser 35spl. gun drilled-star flanged axles,moser lightened spool,aluminum LPW rear bearing support cover.
front suspension:speedway motors gasser straight axle kit,parallel leafs.
brakes:front mustang II disc, rear GM metric disc.
rear suspension:calvert caltrac split mono leaf springs, calvert lift bars,afco slider hangers.
misc:rebel wiring kit,old stewart warner "green line" gages, msd ignition, radiused rear wheel wells, old slot mags,M/T 31x10.5"W"s,sumped factory tank, product engineering 500 electric fuel pump,aluminum drive shaft,aluminum radiator.[/FONT]


still doing body work? just finished welding both new headlight buckets in the fenders they are the ones from schott body panels...they fit like trash... I had to cut em in a lot of pc's and stretch the metal alot???
but almost ready to put some color on it!

 

the sharpie marks are where I made some cuts i will show the driver side later I only used the bottom half?it was a lot easier! these are still far from being done...

 

cuts... in some places i removed material and others i added metal?

 

Hey, sounds like you're my kinda guy...

 

are those the same pieces that all the repo houses sell? i was hoping theyd fit better i need to do both sides of mne

 

another

 

streetfreaks ...not really gassers

 

i dont think ive posted this one yet

 

yup! they fit like crap but thats all thats available???hours of work to get them just some what mudable??

 

happy turkey day ya bunch of turkeys!

 

We're having HAM(B). Have a good day all...

 

I'm betting you had a turkey leg in one hand and a wrench in the other! Hows the '57 coming?

 

worked on it a lil that day!i gotta work on it every chance i get i'm racing to get it done to run this year!! i want to drive it like you dont even know! i got the body close to being done... almost ready for paint!it will move allot faster once the body has paint!

 

takes me back to 1972 and the old neighbor tha had a 55 or 56 Crown Vic made into a pickup with 427, 4spd and straight axle. Wonder where it ever went? Anybody know of a similar car?

 

Awhile back I Googled "pictures of 1956 Crown Victorias" and there was one on there. No idea if it was the same one.