Isn't it fun to build a car that causes so many people to get their panties all bunched up?? I'm gonna leave this right here to show the type of critics they are signed, no bike Lloyd
It was the 70s man I agree the suspension looks scarry. I was probably a junior or senior in high school when this picture was taken, we had a snotty sounding similarly tall black Mercury Comet with a 8 qt pan hanging under it that cruised around high school. Cars like that still give me a woody. Flat towed cars may have been required to the "Car in Tow" in some states, a lot of guys flat towing in my area had it on.
My oddball is coming along. Hood, grill and bumper installed. I am still looking for a pair of 15x5 slots for The front.
I want to run a 26 or 27 inch tall tire, with a width of 6 inches. Its hard to find. I have a pair of 5.50-6.0 by 15s that are 26 x5.5. These should work.
My pile should be running this weekend. Funny thing is, 25 years ago this weekend I wrecked my original f85, and this is its replacement.
Well, it runs. I need to Swap out the original ignition switch, time it and fix a few water leaks, then ai should be on the road!
I have been chasing on for 30 years, same owner . Sitting in a garage , V8 car . His son installed the incorrect battery in it and slammed the hood shorted and burnt lots of wiring .
Well, I drove it to town, over to a friend's hose and did a whole-shot past the fire station! I am really starting to like this car.
Always thought those Olds, Pontiac and Buicks of this era made fantastic gasser bodies to start with!
Bakersfield March Meet photo 1960 by Bones Balogh Hello, When we saw Mike Marinoff's 1955 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop at Bakersfield March Meet #2 during the 1960 season, it had his own designated number. Favorite numbers not withstanding... Milwaukee engine builder Mike Marinoff and his hard-running Latham-blown '55 Belair ca. 1960. (Photo maybe at GLD, his home track, maybe Cordova, I dunno for sure.) Marinoff replaced the Chev with a '40 Willys B-gasser in 1962. (The Willys was later rolled into a ball at Oswego; Marinoff then began campaigning a dragster.) Here is a compilation of information on the 55 Chevy Bel Air with actual sound of the car. Jnaki A 671 changeover from an original Latham Supercharger. Bill Reeves in his early years in drag racing where he made his mark driving cars owned and tuned by the late Mike Marinoff. Switching from a Latham blower to a gmc blower in 1959 did 3 things for the team: quicker e.t. times, faster speeds and more trips to the winner’s circle at various tracks. The first car Bill drove was a B/Gas '55 Chevy Bel Air that took home class honors in '59 and '60 at the World Series of Drag Racing. The car ran times in the high 11's and speeds over 120 mph. For Mike Marinoff, his favorite number 21 from the 55 Chevy Bel Air days then put on his newish 41 Willys Coupe was changed to the NHRA Nationals numbering system. With so many different entries and competition classes, the numbering system was much different that allowing anyone with a number painted on the side to enter with said number. So, the 21 was taped over with the official NHRA 552 designation for B/Gas. YRMV 1962 1963
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