55' Chevy Gassers

1955 Chevy Gasser Turn key Hot Rod

Fiberglass one piece lift off nose.Built sbc 350 h.o. Saginaw 4 speed tranny,New clutch assembly when built.New mounts,new alumiumn radiator,New elco moon tank, Pete jackson gear drive.Old tunnel ram,Lumpy cam.Hooker fender well headers with new electric dumps.Front upper ball joint spacers,plus coil spring spacers.Rear air shocks,Real firestone 15" slicks d.o.t legal.Front disc brakes,dual master clyinder.Posi 355 Gears,Traction bars.Old vintage green metal flake bucket seats done in the 1970's.All painted period correct to look like it was done years ago. Pin stripping is painted by the best eastcoast shop.Lots of patina here.

This car top to bottom was built correct by a hot rodder in new england.

The builder did a "GREAT" job top to bottom.He did a oldschool look build perfect.Lots of patina.This car is safe trusting.

55 chevy Gasser, built to a high level of detail, everything is era correct and this is truly a great car, very fast ,very reliable, and built right with all top notch parts.

First, we started with a 80,000 original mile Rust free car that ran and drove with the original 265 and powerglide, after going through the car there is no doubt the mileage is actual.

Project started with custom 2x4 front rails tig welded and reinforced then a new straight axle kit with chevy spindles and disc brakes custom built pitman arm with stock steering box, car rides and drives really good



Engine is a beast 496 cu.in. big block chevy billet crank,h beam rods, forged pistons 12 to 1 comp. solid roller cam canfield rect port aluminum heads with large valves and roller rockers and locks and all good bolts and springs, gear drive, moon finned front cover and very rare finned aluminum boat oil pan, offenhauser square port crossram , 2 demon 750’s hunt mag style distributor with msd 6a box, new aluminum flywheel and new centerforce clutch, the thing revs like a smallblock and runs and cruises really great. White fenderwell headers with caps and custom head pipes to 3 in. exhaust with flowmasters and a h pipe.



A rare vintage Ansen NHRA approved bellhousing, Muncie 4 speed with hurst shifter smooth and quiet, 69 camaro 12 bolt with posi and 4.10 gears custom built ladder bars chromed . finned aluminum cover



American cast grey wheels 15x7 with hurst cheater slicks and 15x4 ½ in front



The paint on the car has patina, a few chips a few worn spots and some cracks but very cool and just right look for the era of the car not a “fake“ paint job real aged finish that looks great.

Firewall was prepped and paint gloss black with some cool striping, the dash was painted gloss black and creamy white, and rare radio delete plate.



The interior is old but very nice del-ray style and the carpet is new the floor inside was painted with POR-15 paint and sound deadner from front to rear , all window moldings are chrome done by Custom Chrome plating in Ohio, Show Quality, seats and door panels and headliner are very nice with some slight worn spots

1955 Chevy Gasser.  This is my Dad's baby and I am listing it for him.  He has endless hours on the phone tracking down this cars history.  He knows the history of the car and the people associated with it, so if you have any questions it might be best to call him direct at 815-758-2783 and ask for Dave
We bought this car out of Phoenix Az. The car was at a racing shop in Cave Creek Az for many years and was brought to IL 2 years ago. We decided then not to restore it as the frame and body were very sound condition. The floor was perfect as is the one piece frame. The car was raced by Rick Tanner who took it to the Nationals in 1970. At the time he was running a Mickey Thompson engine w/ injection.  We know this as the radiator in the car was setup with outlets for the intake that was used for injected engine. Along with the car came the original trans and intake.
 
What we have done is add brakes to the front replace the rear brakes and lines, rebuild the rear end . The racer that rebuilt it told us all the best stuff from the period is in the rear. Summers axles etc.. The spindles were rebuilt with new bearings from Speedway.
 
The car has spiral shocks in the rear and the straight axle was professionally installed. We believe the seats are from a Volkswagon.  All the “glass” is plastic, with blue in in the rear quarter windows.  Car has new Tires (rears not yet mounted still in bag).  The headliner and inside panels have been replaced matching the ones that were removed . The interesting thing is  that a lot of attention was payed  to weight and weight distribution . Under the car are bars going laterally to add weight and the rear trunk floor has been replaced with a steel plate. There also are attaching pints for 2 large batteries.  The name “shopping cart “refers to the grocery store sponsor  Ellis Tanner in Gallup New Mexico. Ellis told me some history regarding the driver Rick, and his escapades, he had 3 wives and they all are alive today.  The transmission come from David’s 4 speeds in Milwaukee Wi. and is a M20 trans. Centerforce clutch and the original verti gate shifter.
 
The car has been rewired  completely  and the gauges are original or period correct The engine is fired by a hidden MSD under the dash.  The original fuel filter was cleaned and retained.  The fuel hoses are the new rubber lookalike by Aeroquip, and the fittings have been antiqued by NVR racing.  The engine  was a new 355 racing engine built by NVR for short track racing in Nascar.  We gave the engine back to NVR and they removed the dry sump and 390 carb and replace the pan and timing cover anitiqued the whole engine, rebuilt the correct carbs with out making them looking restored added the old style valve covers and dynoe’d the engine. It produced 550 HPat 6,000 we have a link to the dyno run available below.
 
This car is solid, no repairs were needed or done to the floors or cowl , doors or deck lid. The glass repair of the front was because Rick started drinking early and hit a pole in the staging area.  The undercarriage dirt is mostly original desert dirt and light surface rust. The framed picture and story board will go to the wininng bidder with the car. 
 
We have driven the car to check out operation of the mechanics. We have not raced it. We would recommend the buyer to be extremely  careful and proceed as if this was a new untested vehicle. All the parts we used are the best available today but the car is 43 years old and buyers should treat as such.

Regardez bien l'immatriculation. Oui, celle-ci est Française !!   

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Non, je n'en sais pas beaucoup plus, je pensais que quelqu'un ici allait connaitre la voiture. Je sais juste que c'est un import de Goodies & Familly et qu'elle est entrée en France comme la photo ci-dessous :



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1955 CHEVY GASSER, NUCLEAR YELLOW (DECEPTION) 1200 MILES. THIS IS THE BADDEST 55 CHEVY GASSER ON THE PLANET. ON THE COVER OF ROD & CUSTOM MAGAZINE. THIS GASSER IS STUNNING, INSIDE.OUTSIDE, ENGINE & COMPARTMENT. TRUNK, UNDERSIDE IS NICE AS THE OUTSIDE.


THE RADIUS WHEEL ARCHES REALLY MAKE A GASSER LOOK SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE SQUARE WHEEL ARCHES. PICTURES DO NOT DO THIS CAR JUSTICE.

'55 Gasser Best parts used Mosler 9in rear with Nickey Chevrolet ladder bars, Speedway front end with power disc brakes, Autometer dash and gauges, Too much to list.

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