droptop62
07-05-2007, 11:15 PM
This was my 56 Chevrolet 210 when I was 18-19 years old (I'm 38 now).
I bought the car in pieces as an unfinished project. It was a California car, no rust, california style heater switches and one piece bumpers. It had a fresh 396 from a 67 Chevelle Turbo 400 trans, and a 12 bolt positraction rear. I made the door panels and rear package tray, I bought 1/2 inch padding and some nice material. I even used an upholstery tool and sewn a Chevrolet bowtie in the rear window package tray. (Gotta laugh, cuz my home made interior is still in the car,...Must have done a good job). Still has the oldsmobile tilt steering column that we fought with the wiring to get everything working correctly. I also put in the 1955 chevy belair dash trim. I liked the bowtie pattern better than the 56 belair dash trim.
If you look in the photo of when the car was mine (red/white) you will see my old 1977 silverado short box in the back ground. that truck had 375hp 396 out of a '69 chevelle, and also in the gargage was my 66 chevelle SS with stock 396. All my cars had big blocks back then.
When I sold the car, the guy that bought it raced for awhile and later had it tubbed. I was saddened by this car being tubbed as it had all original metal. It was later sold and put on the street by a guy who bought it for his wife. He was a custom painter and so it was repainted blue with candy flames and now a fiberglass hood with scoop. all not to my taste, but what can you do when it is not your car anymore.
Anyways i have included a pic from when it was mine, and the ebay link of the car for sale and what it looks like now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-CHEVY-210-PRO-STREET-LEGAL-TUBBED-BIG-BLOCK-FLAMED_W0QQitemZ230149312282QQihZ013QQcategoryZ616 0QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The good old days :cheers
I bought the car in pieces as an unfinished project. It was a California car, no rust, california style heater switches and one piece bumpers. It had a fresh 396 from a 67 Chevelle Turbo 400 trans, and a 12 bolt positraction rear. I made the door panels and rear package tray, I bought 1/2 inch padding and some nice material. I even used an upholstery tool and sewn a Chevrolet bowtie in the rear window package tray. (Gotta laugh, cuz my home made interior is still in the car,...Must have done a good job). Still has the oldsmobile tilt steering column that we fought with the wiring to get everything working correctly. I also put in the 1955 chevy belair dash trim. I liked the bowtie pattern better than the 56 belair dash trim.
If you look in the photo of when the car was mine (red/white) you will see my old 1977 silverado short box in the back ground. that truck had 375hp 396 out of a '69 chevelle, and also in the gargage was my 66 chevelle SS with stock 396. All my cars had big blocks back then.
When I sold the car, the guy that bought it raced for awhile and later had it tubbed. I was saddened by this car being tubbed as it had all original metal. It was later sold and put on the street by a guy who bought it for his wife. He was a custom painter and so it was repainted blue with candy flames and now a fiberglass hood with scoop. all not to my taste, but what can you do when it is not your car anymore.
Anyways i have included a pic from when it was mine, and the ebay link of the car for sale and what it looks like now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-CHEVY-210-PRO-STREET-LEGAL-TUBBED-BIG-BLOCK-FLAMED_W0QQitemZ230149312282QQihZ013QQcategoryZ616 0QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The good old days :cheers