Chevy 1949 - 1952 customs & mild customs galerie

1951 Chevrolet 
After nearly three years of enjoyment, it's time for me to sell my all time favorite car. Its been in magazines, won lots of top trophies and given me hours of great times. She is a driver too, this is no trailer queen you can drive her anywhere you want.

Here's a partial list of options:
Chopped top approximately 5"
350 Chevy with aluminum heads and 350 automatic Transmission with a 10 bolt rear end and 2.73 gears
 Mustang II front end with disk brakes, dual reservoir master cylinder with power booster, Southern Air Heater (no AC), custom 1953 polished Cadillac hub caps up front and rear fender skirts,
Custom Acrylic translucent center console with red LED lights, Dual exhaust that exit the rear of the car and 4 link Air Ride suspension by the Bagman of Fullerton, CA with AccuAir E-level.Custom paint with pin stripping all by Dave Wittle of California Customs in Norco CA.
Full leather interior with 1965 T-bird front seats. 
  Booming great stereo with sub-woofer (I-pod connection only)
New custom wiring throughout.

Engine -- .030 over 400SBC, mild cam. Blue-printed and balanced. 350THM tranny, Nova rear end.
Body -- nosed, decked and shaved. The hood and trunk are peaked. The power antenna is frenched and peaked.
The doors and trunk are electric.
11 tooth 52 Chevy grille and dropped California bumpers.
Chrome reverse wheels with Moon caps.
(Personally I think it looks more bad ass with the baby moons pulled off.)
DuPont base/clear with House of Color flames. The flames were hand laid as was the green pinstripe. Sounds odd but looks cool.
The interior is all black, rolled and pleated.
The column is tilt, the shifter is Lokar, the gauges are AutoMeter and the A/C is Airtique. The modern stereo is by JVC. It all works great.
The front suspension and power rack is from a 98 Mustang. Heidts tubular arm and Fat Man cross member.
Nice black Mercedes cloth power top. The zipdown rear window is glass. There is also a parade boot.

Condition - this looks like a 15-year-old show car. Paint is starting to show it's age in a few spots, but still very presentable. I would now call this a stunning driver.

About the builder:
Bob Cicora is from Swanton, Ohio. He had a restoration/body shop for many years, and began nosing, decking and peaking hoods and trunks at the age of 15. Has been chopping cars since the 50's. Also raced sprint cars. This Chevy was a two-year restoration, built as a car he could enter in shows, but also drive cross country to the shows, which he did regularly -- Ohio to Florida being one example.

I think this story explains the condition of the car. It has been driven. The engine bay reflects this. It is nicely sorted out, has some cool chrome bits and the painted air cleaner is very well done. It could be wall art. Also, it has air conditioning.

1951 Chevy Fleetline Deluxe. It was built in the styling of a 1950s tail dragger custom. It's got all the things to make this car stand out at any show or cruise in! Ready to drive anywhere... I've put a few hundred miles on this thing myself and they've been some of the easiest, trouble free miles of any car I've built!

Drive Tran:
New SBC 350 with Offenhauser 360° Intake, Nice sounding RV Cam, New Edelbrock 650 CFM Carb, Cloth Covered Spark Plug Wires, Caddy Air Cleaner and White Sanderson Headers
1600 CFM Electric Fan
New TH350 Trans with Shift kit and 1200 RPM Converter
Lokar Dip Stick on both engine and trans

Suspension:
Custom built rear 2 link with air bags
2 gallon tank with Vair compressor and 4 valves
Custom Made Front Jamco Springs

Chassis:
All New Bushings, Bearings and Ball Joints
Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Stainless Steel Hardware
All new drum brakes
New White White Wall Radial Tires
New 21 Circuit Wiring Harness
New Shocks

Interior:
Custom White Vinyl Seats and Door Panels
Black Carpet and Headliner
Pearl White Dash
Custom Lower Gauge Mount with Period Correct Tach, Engine Temp and Air Pressure Gauge
New Smoked Glass with New Rubber and Felts

Exterior:
PPG Mist Green
Custom Painted Titanium Trim
Custom Built Rear Bumper
Fully Shaved Trim and Handles Minus Belt Line Trim
Westergard Style Headlights
Buick Hub Caps
50s Olds Tail Lights
Peaked Rear Fenders and Hood

Trunk:
Custom Bead Rolled and Color Matched Removable Panels
Custom Cut Black Carpet to Match Interior
Hidden Battery, Air Ride and Fuel Filler Neck