thank you John! It's sunset here in San Diego, about an hour before fireworks go off, but I suppose most of you readers have already been to fireworks for the night, and gotten home already. I hope you all had a great time!

Thank you John S! 

It doesn't have the 57 Chev Bel Air spear, as it's a 4 door, so I am not sure, is this a 55, 56, or 57? 

it's turning out to be a Smokey Yunick day, by coincidence! Lance is putting together a 55 Chev for his son... magnesium ZLI block, mag trans, mag Ramchargers Dana 60 for it, mag Hurst brakes, and mag Halibrands.

Lance says he bought these magnesium T10 cases for 20 bucks at a garage sale. He doesn't say that it wasn't Smokey's Garage sale - but, how damn cool to have some parts from Smokey?!?!?!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4047981518825253&set=pcb.4664884107122164

FYI, there is a single book, made from the 3 hardcover books, and used copies on Amazon start at about 130, on Ebay, there are a dozen copies and the price starts around 95. 

Thrift Books Seattle has 2 copies and the other is for 155

the 3 book set is said to be fantastic, but ridiculously overpriced by anyone with a set for sale. I don't believe I've ever seen a set.... whoever owns the rights to the books, should really print a 2nd run, and make a killing from the imaginary demand for a 1200 dollar set of books. Sell them new for 100, and it's probably 40 dollars of profit. 

There are 10 sets on Ebay, and everyone of them is stupid overpriced compared to the set for sale at 225 bucks

the Chevado, with a cool nose up display stand out of sight under it

 

I particularly get a kick out of seeing race car haulers... that's one of the first things I was posting when I started this blog

they must have had a blast

 https://www.geekbobber.com/2018/11/speedway-park-albuquerque-nm.html

Right hand drive, kangaroo guard if Australia, Rhino guard if South Africa

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4111973775753365&set=a.1401730436777726

rough, but a good looking 55 project in progress!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLLSvuIBWsd/

ready for some crazy trivia I've never heard before? A 55 Chev in "Greased Lightning" the '77 Richard Pryor movie about Wendell Scott, was driven by the actor Earl Hindman, who in the 90s, was the actor playing Wilson, only ever seen looking over the backyard fence in Home Improvement,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Hindman

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385561/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10223100136365430&set=pcb.1681115092433890

https://www.facebook.com/groups/857140248164716/user/1641967368/

Before a paint job and starring role in American Graffiti, Falfa’s '55 Chevy starred in Two Lane Blacktop... and now it's getting restored to make it "movie accurate"

The car made its movie debut a long damn time ago, in a movie I haven't seen since the 80s, Two-Lane Blacktop, 2 years before American Graffiti. 

In Two-Lane Blacktop, young James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (has any other half famous movie ever had a couple real musical A lister legends ever play non musician characters?)   portray a couple of no-name dudes cruising the southwest in search of drag races at the track and along the nation’s roadways.

https://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/restoring-the-american-graffiti-55-chevy/

in 1956, Mel and his brother made the road trip from Flint to California, in this 55 Chevy... and he talked about that car for the rest of his life, and though no one else ever saw it, his wife, kids, and grand kids heard all about it. So, on his 91st birthday, his grandson got him a ride in another

He owned his Bel Air convertible for only one year, nearly 70 years ago. Despite his decades-long veneration, no other family members had any first-hand experience with the car.

It's a cool story, read it at https://www.hagerty.com/media/great-reads/reuniting-grandpa-mel-with-a-55-bel-air-his-california-dream/

a McKeen in a scrapyard in 1948, until 1950 when she was purchased and moved to Rt. 2, in Bono and converted to a diner.

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2400577816662261&set=pcb.2400587476661295

https://www.facebook.com/lakesidemarbleheadrr/posts/pfbid0hzEuUmRztmc2H2GsmR4hkhbKs2hXGyWq6SbAUzttCpA8qeSBFtcXkaMM9TcrhfCRl

someone didn't anchor the feet on this lift and when the 55 Chev got to the top? Shit fell apart and the car fell sideways

 

https://www.threads.net/@trifive_era/post/DE5Y3-Fyxcy

This is a Champion Lift. This was at the Barrett Jackson auction in Phoenix. It happened on Wednesday during setup day.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatLookedExpensive/comments/1i4hsbu/car_lift_display_goes_wrong_at_classic_auto/

sweet 55

It's really cool to see a back window full of drag strip decals! ( I'm pretty sure this is a 55 Chev )

 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=432141416243744&set=p.432141416243744&type=3

nice 55

Gary Kuchar's collection is coming to the Van Der Brink auction, and he had a hell of a wide variety of cars in his collection

that Mustang above the windshield? NOPE. This collection was picked over before the left overs were listed for auction. Most of them don't run, and you will see a Bobcat moving them for photos. But then, at these prices, you're paying for the rust free bodies, not running cars.

DeSoto Airflow

no info on the engine

has a 400 cu in. So, wtf is that doing in there? But it's a Phoenix, and those are cool 

401 AMX Javelin

see the Bobcat? And this seems to be the only Mustang getting sold

Damn. I wish I could afford to buy this Bantam. I'd be so damn happy. 

but someone that has always wanted an E Type Jag is going home thrilled! 

there's a bunch of other cars, and trucks, and Scouts, etc etc 

https://vanderbrinkauction.proxibid.com/VanDerBrink-Auctions-LLC/Approx-73-Classic-Cars-at-Auction/event-catalog/229644