![]() ![]() I can almost feel the launch of this 409 through the Muncie 4 speed and 4.10 positraction rear end. I’m not a fan of the handcuff-friendly steering wheel diameter. The ’55-’56 Chevrolet dash is hard to beat, and the polished bits contrast beautifully against dark colors like this black. The vintage-style Halibrand wheels also look a little too fresh for the “Bad Apple,” but nothing that couldn’t be scuffed to match the car’s honest-looking rough edges.Ĭustom diamond-tufted upholstery with red piping maintains the period custom vibe. However, if you want to ditch the vintage drag racer look, any shiny new parts represent a big money-saving plus. What looks like a re-chromed bumper couldn’t have been cheap and almost detracts from the car’s appearance. While there are no picture of the car’s front, the rear appears to have new or highly-polished tail-lights. If I’m reading this class table at correctly, an SS/C car would run about a 10 second quarter-mile which seems unlikely based on the visual evidence. Clearly the “PLUMBERS Local 409” door lettering is a play on the car’s later 409 cid V8. Lacking details in the woefully short description here on eBay, we must assume this car has no racing history, and was built to loosely emulate a ’60s era locally-sponsored Super Stock drag racer. ![]() This 1956 Chevrolet drag car in Springfield, Ohio pushes many of the right buttons for a vintage-looking drag racer. ![]()
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