57' Chevy Gasser

Petite Galerie de Chevy 57 gasser d'époque

J'arrive pas à remettre la main sur ces posters edités par C&F en 80-81 ...........

c'était une compil de ce qui se faisait à l'époque et y avait , entre autre, un '57 gasser bleu calandre Alu à trous ....................


Je cherche dans mes papiers ....

ayé ! je l'ai ! ça fait bien 25 ans que je l'avais pas accroché au mur ...........................pour vous les gars !

pas mal du tout tes trouvailles Metal' !

et surtout la derniere,j'aime beaucoup !

Belle cette 57!!!

je l'ai aussi ce poster

sinon, j'ai ça, c'est limite street / gas, et c'est plutôt 70's que 50's mais je l'aime bien cette photo

c'est bizzare kand même : j'ai fait une recherche gogole images , eh bien cette Chevy "Blown'57" ne ressort pas


Histoire d'en savoir un peu plus ,koi , vu qu'elle a marquer les esprits ........

C'est toujours classe le noir et blanc Tri chevy

Pas évident Metalshop de trouver des infos quelques fois sur le net

une réa de Jimmy Shine !

This is really a story about three guys and two cars. Denny Martin built this ’57 Chevrolet street gasser in the early ’70s in Massachusetts, not far from the famed M&H racing tire factory. Meanwhile, in Floyds Knob, Indiana, Randy Riall was driving a similar straight-axle ’57 Chevy. After Denny Martin was done racing and prowling the streets, the car was retired and parked in his garage for better than 15 years before relocating to Kentucky. When a friend mentioned this former gasser to Bob Sargis he purchased the car from Denny and promptly put the car in storage for another couple years. As Bob told us, “I wasn’t particularly looking for a ’57 Chevy, but this was a good solid car and since it was already a gasser I had a vision for the old car.”



Now Bob Sargis is no stranger to the world of hot rodding, with a string of great hot rods to his credit. Most of the cars have been a combined effort with Randy Riall, owner and operator of Rods by Rowdy in Floyds Knob. After spending a year or so mulling it over in his mind, Bob brought the ’57 to Randy to bring the gasser back to life. This particular build was like a trip back in time for Randy as he drove a ’57 Chevrolet straight-axle car in high school. The bulk of the work was done at Randy’s shop, but owner Bob Sargis did an appreciable amount of concept design and work on the car too.





In 1972, Denny’s street-going gasser was like so many cars seen at dragstrips. The front suspension had been replaced with a straight-axle and leaf springs with a tunnel ram fed big-block under the hood. The car could be driven to the track, swap out the slicks, uncork the headers, and it was ready to race. Bob wanted to preserve that street-going gasser spirit and his first vision was of a flat black body and a wicked small-block underhood. The chassis would be an upgraded version of the straight-axle car.



The black buckets are from... read full captionThe black buckets are from a ’69 vintage 442 and have been in the car since 1971. The headrests have been removed and the seats were reupholstered with black vinyl. Everything inside the car is black or silver with a certain red glow provided by the windows.With visions of his high school ’57 to draw from, Randy removed the body and began work on the frame. A lot has changed since those high school days, so the old Econoline axle was replaced with leaf springs and a tube axle from Speedway Motors, attached to a new box tubing front frame stub. Wildwood disc brakes replace the original drum brakes, while the stock steering box remains in service. Out back a 9-inch Ford rear is mounted using ’57 Chevrolet leaf springs that have been moved inboard. New shock mounts eliminate the original shock mounts in the floor and a set of Randy Riall fabricated ladder bars extend far forward under the car.



Relocating the springs inboard required elimination of the stock gas tank, a custom fabricated aluminum fuel cell now holds the fuel in the trunk. The rear wheelhouses have been widened several inches to accommodate 15x10 Firestone slicks mounted to ET III wheels of the same dimensions. Up front ET III wheels measure 15x4 and are wrapped with Michelin 185-15 rubber. The chassis was detailed and painted gloss black before the period-correct steel brake lines and fuel lines were routed. Looking at the underside of a straight-axle gasser illustrates just how simple these cars really are, four springs, four shocks, two axles, and a steering box, much like building an early hot rod.



When it came time to power the ’57, the L88 big-block gave way to a hot small-block that was originally built for a local circle track racer. The ’69 327 was bored 0.030 to 332 ci and filled with 11.5:1 pistons. The entire valvetrain is from COMP Cams while an Edelbrock 2x4 intake provides fuel for the Vertex Magneto to ignite. Joe Lewis handled the machinework and assembly on the engine.

Sanderson fenderwell headers have been ceramic coated and collector inserts muffle the noise, but just barely. We first encountered the Sargis gasser on the fairgrounds in Louisville, and as it approached from behind it was the exhaust note of a cammed-up, high-compression motor that alerted us a serious car was approaching. A Borg-Warner four-speed is coupled via a Hays clutch, while shifting chores could only be handled by Hurst.


With the chassis complete, work turned to the body. While the body was amazingly solid for a New England car, those quarter-panels that Denny paid $125 to have cut and flared were in need of replacement, along with new doorskins and rocker panels. All the original floors were in excellent condition and required no rust repair. Bob located original front sheetmetal to replace the one-piece lift-off fiberglass front end on the car. From there the body was prepped for flat black paint and maybe some lettering on the door. The body was just about ready for that hot rod black finish when it occurred to Bob that he’d really like to paint the car gloss black; and oh by the way, let’s chrome plate most of the suspension; and since it’s only June surely we could get this done in time for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals. Ah yes, the thrash was on.




While the exterior was being blocked for black, Bob was busy inside wiring the car. The Stewart-Warner gauges in the stock dash remain along with the vintage Moroso tach mounted atop the dash. The ’69 Oldsmobile 442 bucket seats were reupholstered in black vinyl and vintage loop carpet now covers the floor and a stock-style headliner sits above the chrome rollbar. All of the inner panels were replaced with brushed aluminum and a Grant three-spoke steering wheel completes the look. Rather than run Lexan windows, the stock safety glass was tinted red. John Cicel, Larry Sneed, and Randy Riall all had a part in completing the interior in record time.



Now anyone who has ever done bodywork knows there is a big difference between prepping for flat black and gloss black, and yes turn-around time at Advance Plating was strained to get it all done, but by golly by Wednesday night before the Nats the car was finished and ready to rumble to the Nats. If the gasser was ever to be lettered it would have to have Sargis & Riall on the door, because as a team they continue to turn out winning combinations.



Article complet: http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1957_chevy_bel_air/viewall.html

ABSOLUTELY ONE-OF-A-KIND!  PRO-BUILT GASSER FROM EARLY SIXTIES.  THIS IS NOT A NEW CAR, & NOT RESTORED.  IT HAS BEEN "FRESHENED" TO SHOW WELL ON THE TV SHOW CAR CHASERS, BUT IT RETAINS ALL THE PATINA THAT DOES SO MUCH TO ENHANCE ITS VALUE. 

*BORN & RACED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE '60s AND 70s
*CORRECT 283 CI 1958 CORVETTE MOTOR WITH DUAL EDELBROCK CARBS

*CLASSIC WEIAND INTAKE
*DATE-CODED DOUBLE HUMP HEADS
*LONG TUBE FENDER WALL HEADERS
*TURBO 400 WITH LOKAR SHIFTER
*MOON-EYES TACH
*GENUINE WOOD STEERING WHEEL
*1970 CRAGAR SUPER TRICK FRONT WHEELS WITH NEW DOT HOOSIERS
*QUICK TIME PRO 27x11.5-15LT REAR

Blown 540, 400 turbo, 9" rear with 4.11 gears, Detroit Locker, Strange Axles, Magna-Fuel pump, filter, regulater, Pushlock fuel lines, new gastank, New speedway axle with Wilwood brakes, Street driven.

This car is the real deal. Built in the late 1970's as a Show & Go Gasser, this car has remained unchanged for 35 years. Seldom used, always garaged and covered this car is beautiful in every way. Recently tuned and serviced, the car has a new radiator, electric fan, fuel pump, front tires, master and wheel cylinders. Lots of chrome inside and underneath. One piece fiberglass tilt nose, front discs, 427 big block Chevy, Muncie 4 speed, 9" Ford rear with chrome ladder bars and coilovers. As I said, this car looks the same as it did 35 years ago. A few small nicks, but it adds to the patina. Car has fiberglass front bumper and California Car Cover, not shown.

Bates and House "Justice" '57 210 wagon. Gasser Madness site.

1957 chevrolet 210 wagon. this car plays a big roll in my movie "American Thrill Ride" the movie. we need a budget for the next movie so here it is. powered by a 283 ci motor with 3 deuce manifold, only center carb is hooked up currently, aluminum radiator, aluminum finned oil pan, cerikoted fender well headers and exhaust, pertronix ignition, and super rare A/FX valve covers. t5 transmission and 8.8 ford rear end 3:73 posi. straight axle kit from chris' hotrodz up front and air bags with 2 link on the rear. vintage coke bottle mags on rear and torque thrust wheels on front. custom painted dash with old school lace, endless lines and sun rays. tilt front end that has ramps that allow one person to lift front end as rollers guide the fenders to clear the doors. front seats are out of a van and rear seat is factory and folds down. green window tint and green led interior lights set off the silver and black leopard print door panels sure to be a hit with the ladies! also vintage (not a current repop) green metal flake steering wheel and shifter handle. when car was built in 09' it started as nothing so all wiring, plumbing, gas tank ect.. are new. front windshield has a few rock chips and the long rear side windows are plastic. rear tailgate has one latch and lift gate has one lift rod. i have a few parts for the cables for the tailgate.

this is not a perfectly painted pampered show car, it is very reliable hotrod that goes down the road straight, stops good, gets good milage, and looks badass! its semi gloss black paint never needs waxing and the metallic green and cleared front subframe really stands out along with the 70's styling on the dash. perfect to throw gear in the back and head to the races, car shows or traveling in style.