Always thumb up for 55 wish I could find mine , but..... considering the fact that my dumbass buddy got mine confiscated for hauling whiskey in 1970 , I’ll never see it again . It is the only car that I dream about at night
I hope you don't mind me subscribing...Glad it's getting saved. IT had to have under car headers with that setback..so cool!!! I think you need a lava lamp in the shop.....
Well, the owner had it stored away and the guy who owns it now built it, but didnt own it at the time. The original owner died and his son left the car parked in a little chicken barn and it was only known by a handful of people until the current owner(guy who built it) got it pulled out of the barn. Just labeled it as such to help it reach more people and bring people in to see our channel and what we do as a shop especially since younger guys arent in to what we do.
I'd take a guess the car is located in the south ..east tenn maybe. Anyway , there's a car guy in my area that has a couple containers in his back yard field for decades...I always tell people im with , there's not telling what cool cars are in those containers.
Been sitting without care for 60 years and is still incredibly solid. So now it is well stored and things will be properly neutralized. That car will outlast us for sure.
I have a friend that has a 55 that was a gasser.He stripped it all down restored the car to a driver,takes it to car shows and gets a lot of story's from people that use to watch it race.
Incredible slice of Drag history. Yes the fabrication is rudimentary, but for what they had to work with, back then, it's super cool. Would love to have that show up at our Florida Dragstrip Riot, in the near future. Orlando is nice and warm in late October, if y'all want to come visit. Florida Dragstrip Riot Thanks for sharing.
Such a Great story of the 55 . I had a 55 like it with a tilt fiberglass front end . Like a fool I sold it as it was a project someone started and put in a garage for quite a few years . Great video , look forward to follow y'all's build .
Pretty sure my dad would have known this car from its time on the track. He raced a ‘55 gasser in C/G at Bunker Hill and all of the other tracks around. He passed away in 2012. We built three cars together while he was here that my family still have; ‘33 Ford Coupe, ‘55 Chevy 210 and a ‘49 Studebaker Truck. Cool to randomly have this video come up on my feed and see “Sharpsville, Ind” painted on the side of the gasser! Would love to connect sometime. I’m in the Greentown/Valpo area. IG is @bradmwolf. Shoot me a DM sometime!
My 51' Ford F1 panel truck was powered by a 57' Olds Super 88 J2 371 cu in with a B&M Street Stick Hydro and the 57' 342:1 ratio rear axle. In 69' it could beat up SS396 Chevell's.
dam near brought tears to me. No respect for old school racing these days and actual hot rodding. you guys give this ol boy the respect by asking questions. so cool guys
1 Where did he race? 2 That roll bar! Ya think that would pass NHRA or any drag strip specs today? Back when drag racing was fun, it wasn't cubic dollars at work it was staying one step of the competion and the rules. Kids nowadays don't know what they missed. Way cool time capsule.
Raced some tracks in Indiana. And i dont think it would pass haha He has a bunch of reel to reel footage converted to dvd of a bunch of old racing he filmed from that era. Its awesome.
@@vintagehotrods Thanks for the response. I'm not sure where Shapsville is but I can bet that like here in the windy city many of the places he raced at (including US 30?) are long gone. I was an oval track guy but with the help of Hot Rod Car Craft etc I kept my finger on the pulse of straight line racing. It brings back a lotta memories, thank you for putting it on you tube.
That car was cool as all hell. I have a 57 Chevy Gasser. But it was not a Gasser from the 60's-70's. It was built as a Gasser tribute in 2007. After sitting in a field on a farm for 30 years. Great video, thanks for sharing it with us.
Such a historical ride. So very cool. Thank you to the family for sharing this. Wow, that is from THE ERA! The best era in drag racing history in my opinion. Innovations and fabrications many done at home, in driveways etc... Trying to figure out how to go faster. Always a gift to see these. Great condition. Thank you.
the pre-wash photos show the hood pushed in with dirt on it and the tires are rotted and flat. However, the hood is fine and the tires are up when you look at it in the trailer. What happened?
They lifted the front and sometimes not always recessed the engine back 25% which all helped shift weight to the rear end to help them hook up. Kind of the best way/technology to get traction back then.
Must have been a mean car, Pontiac in my opinion has the best motors, when they are built right they are monsters, I have a 69 Grand Prix with a 400 bored .30 over with TRW forged flat top pistons forged eagle crank and rods, #62 heads and a 488 lift cam with hooker headers and a Edelbrock performer intake MSD ignition and a hilly double pumper and that car will rip the pavement up,
Then dont watch it and move along! If you’re so sick of it why take the time to comment? Just sharing a cool original racecar built by a friend for people to enjoy seeing. And how can you get tired of cool original history being uncovered? You’re obviously not a car guy.
@@vintagehotrods But is it really a barn find if everyone for miles around knew about it and the owner didn't like, forget about it? I agree it's still an awesome car, but it's kinda clickbaity to call most of these cars on TH-cam "barn finds." Why not just say you're doing a video on a racecar built in the '60's that the owner has stored for like 40 years?
I grew up in Amherst Co. VA, 389 Pontiac was a popular swap in the 60's. That car probably has a Pontiac rear also. With the 4 speed hydromatic and a Pontiac rear you had a bullet proof drive train. 401 Buicks and 394 Olds were popular also.
Absolutely WOW, you guys gave me some more ideas for my 55. Thanks brotha's
Very cool would love to see it fully restored to racing glory have a nice day y'all
Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is nothing like a Gasser especially a 55 Chevy hope you guys can bring it back to life so it can run once again
I’ll have too look where sharpsville is I am from Columbus
I know exactly where that car is....it's in a container.
Wow 🤩 looks amazing 🤩
Awesome video guys! Maybe someday someone will find My car like this 👍😎
Always thumb up for 55 wish I could find mine , but..... considering the fact that my dumbass buddy got mine confiscated for hauling whiskey in 1970 , I’ll never see it again . It is the only car that I dream about at night
Love it !
Amazing time capsule!
Cool car I'd keep it like it is and only make needed repairs. Only bummer it looked like the VIN tag was missing.
With all the weight reduction things done to this car, I find it interesting that the wiper transmissions are still in it.
I hope you don't mind me subscribing...Glad it's getting saved. IT had to have under car headers with that setback..so cool!!! I think you need a lava lamp in the shop.....
They had it set back the full 25% they were allowed for the class. It was crazy in person.
@@vintagehotrods Super stoked you guys got to see it...Special times to remember for later.
sooo, it's NOT a barn ''find'' if it's been in the family since 1963-64.... nice car & project nonetheless, but title is misleading, that's all.
Well, the owner had it stored away and the guy who owns it now built it, but didnt own it at the time. The original owner died and his son left the car parked in a little chicken barn and it was only known by a handful of people until the current owner(guy who built it) got it pulled out of the barn. Just labeled it as such to help it reach more people and bring people in to see our channel and what we do as a shop especially since younger guys arent in to what we do.
Great piece of history. You just don't find any thing like that every day. Thanks for sharing👍👍👍
Yea but I know another 55 looks even better!!! Lol.......
Was a great find, lol, I'm jealous! Lol. I'm ok.
I'd take a guess the car is located in the south ..east tenn maybe.
Anyway , there's a car guy in my area that has a couple containers in his back yard field for decades...I always tell people im with , there's not telling what cool cars are in those containers.
Cordova Drag Strip bait..wonder if he ever raced Barny Beswick "The Flying Farmer".
Im not giving the location. “The body shop here in sharpsville?” 😂😂😂
Car is nowhere near there lol thats where it was done almost 60 years ago
JUST REMEMBER..."RUST NEVER SLEEPS"🥴
Been sitting without care for 60 years and is still incredibly solid. So now it is well stored and things will be properly neutralized. That car will outlast us for sure.
Its like a frigging time capsule man
I have a friend that has a 55 that was a gasser.He stripped it all down restored the car to a driver,takes it to car shows and gets a lot of story's from people that use to watch it race.
That is awesome!!
cool
Drrrrrr dats a big trailer errrrr
I’m not really into the gasser stuff but I love vintage drag cars that have been preserved, can’t wait to see this thing put back together. 👍🏻
Incredible slice of Drag history. Yes the fabrication is rudimentary, but for what they had to work with, back then, it's super cool. Would love to have that show up at our Florida Dragstrip Riot, in the near future. Orlando is nice and warm in late October, if y'all want to come visit. Florida Dragstrip Riot Thanks for sharing.
Best way to make a chevy run strong is puttin a pontiac in it.....
THAT IS ONE KICK-ASS CAR!! I LOVE GASSERS!!!! WOW!! MORE VIDS ON THIS CAR PLEASE!!
Such a Great story of the 55 . I had a 55 like it with a tilt fiberglass front end . Like a fool I sold it as it was a project someone started and put in a garage for quite a few years . Great video , look forward to follow y'all's build .
Pontiac return would be epic. 421 or 428. Of course 455 be easier to find, but damn those 1st two would be era fun diddly !!!
Definitely staying with the 389 being that is what it had in it, but those would be fun as well!
@@vintagehotrods WOW. Didn't catch that the 389 existed. How cool is THAT ? ( !!! )
Pretty sure my dad would have known this car from its time on the track. He raced a ‘55 gasser in C/G at Bunker Hill and all of the other tracks around. He passed away in 2012. We built three cars together while he was here that my family still have; ‘33 Ford Coupe, ‘55 Chevy 210 and a ‘49 Studebaker Truck. Cool to randomly have this video come up on my feed and see “Sharpsville, Ind” painted on the side of the gasser! Would love to connect sometime. I’m in the Greentown/Valpo area. IG is @bradmwolf. Shoot me a DM sometime!
That is super awesome!!!
This is epic
Epic, perfect choice of words
My 51' Ford F1 panel truck was powered by a 57' Olds Super 88 J2 371 cu in with a B&M Street Stick Hydro and the 57' 342:1 ratio rear axle. In 69' it could beat up SS396 Chevell's.
That is so awesome you guys were able to find the car and get it😊
We didnt get it lol belongs to the guy who built it
Someone wrecked a 62 Catalina, had a 55 with a shot 6cyl, so a sweet gasser was born!!! AWESOME!!!
dam near brought tears to me. No respect for old school racing these days and actual hot rodding. you guys give this ol boy the respect by asking questions. so cool guys
the blue 49-52 era chevy behind the orange car looks more interesting, as it appears closer to original.
Very cool! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Dans next project then Dani! 🤣🤣🤣
1 Where did he race? 2 That roll bar! Ya think that would pass NHRA or any drag strip specs today? Back when drag racing was fun, it wasn't cubic dollars at work it was staying one step of the competion and the rules. Kids nowadays don't know what they missed. Way cool time capsule.
Raced some tracks in Indiana. And i dont think it would pass haha He has a bunch of reel to reel footage converted to dvd of a bunch of old racing he filmed from that era. Its awesome.
@@vintagehotrods Thanks for the response. I'm not sure where Shapsville is but I can bet that like here in the windy city many of the places he raced at (including US 30?) are long gone. I was an oval track guy but with the help of Hot Rod Car Craft etc I kept my finger on the pulse of straight line racing. It brings back a lotta memories, thank you for putting it on you tube.
That's Sharpsville, damn fat fingers........
That think is awesome
Take a dollar bill and lay it across the tire...the dollar is just shy of 6 inches.
some guys have all the luck i never find stuff like that and if i do it isnt for sale at any price
Cool thanks 😊
fuckin badass
That car was cool as all hell. I have a 57 Chevy Gasser. But it was not a Gasser from the 60's-70's. It was built as a Gasser tribute in 2007. After sitting in a field on a farm for 30 years. Great video, thanks for sharing it with us.
What was the last thing in the trailer...
Its an all original 1952 chevy 2 door. Absolutely rock solid. Been sitting for over 50 years lol
@@vintagehotrods
I think there was something behind that...
Just some odds and ends. Nothing crazy
Seen a lot of cars like that back when I was a lot younger. Friend had a 55 with a 409 in it and a B&M hydromatic.
Wow!
Such a historical ride. So very cool. Thank you to the family for sharing this. Wow, that is from THE ERA! The best era in drag racing history in my opinion. Innovations and fabrications many done at home, in driveways etc... Trying to figure out how to go faster. Always a gift to see these. Great condition. Thank you.
I couldnt have said it better my self!
The 55 is cool ! But you need to do more videos with John he is “the worlds most interesting man”
We keep telling him that! He has a 1942 jeep he built and won a super popular off road race in 1975 with a v8 swap and a 4spd.
I went for a ride in that jeep win “ Junior put it back together
That’s pretty cool stuff right there
I love it when history like this is shared. These are the cars I remember from the 60's when my dad ran his B stock automatic.
The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎💩
Love old gasser barn finds that's one cool car !!
Too cool!!!
Good video except for the music no thank you
the pre-wash photos show the hood pushed in with dirt on it and the tires are rotted and flat. However, the hood is fine and the tires are up when you look at it in the trailer. What happened?
Hood still has a little indent and they washed it and put air in the tires. They are still rotted, but hold air.
Very strange design. Why do they lift the front end so high. It looks more like an off road vehicle than a drag racer
They lifted the front and sometimes not always recessed the engine back 25% which all helped shift weight to the rear end to help them hook up. Kind of the best way/technology to get traction back then.
What race did it run in
No idea. All i know is it raced locally and other places around indiana.
This is right up Mike Finnegans Street from Finnegan's Garage.
Mine was stolen by some guy named Davenport..1970 , Howell , Michigan.
Great find
Awesome video!! Great content, Ryne. 😄
Thanks baby😘
Are you guys going to redo it?
I wish. His grandson is going to get it back going. Leaving the car as is and just doing the mechanicals to get it back up and driving.
Must have been a mean car, Pontiac in my opinion has the best motors, when they are built right they are monsters, I have a 69 Grand Prix with a 400 bored .30 over with TRW forged flat top pistons forged eagle crank and rods, #62 heads and a 488 lift cam with hooker headers and a Edelbrock performer intake MSD ignition and a hilly double pumper and that car will rip the pavement up,
I’m tired of hearing about barn find shit.
Then dont watch it and move along! If you’re so sick of it why take the time to comment? Just sharing a cool original racecar built by a friend for people to enjoy seeing. And how can you get tired of cool original history being uncovered? You’re obviously not a car guy.
@@vintagehotrods But is it really a barn find if everyone for miles around knew about it and the owner didn't like, forget about it? I agree it's still an awesome car, but it's kinda clickbaity to call most of these cars on TH-cam "barn finds." Why not just say you're doing a video on a racecar built in the '60's that the owner has stored for like 40 years?
I grew up in Amherst Co. VA, 389 Pontiac was a popular swap in the 60's. That car probably has a Pontiac rear also. With the 4 speed hydromatic and a Pontiac rear you had a bullet proof drive train. 401 Buicks and 394 Olds were popular also.