Chevy 1953 - 1954 custom & mild custom galerie

This is a restored 1953 210 2-Door Sedan CHEVY Custom with stunning body and paint job!
Nice Hot-Rod! 235 Hot-Rodded engine (rebuilt in January 2015) with twin Weber Carbs and a Performance Cam-shaft. Worked high compression head!
Manual 5-Speed Transmission (T-5) rebuilt with a all new bearing, 1956 Chevrolet 8.2 drop out Rear-end 3.55:1 gear ratio.
Jambco lowered suspension drop spindles and drop rear leaf spring! Brings the ride down 5,5" in the front and 5" in the back! NO air ride!
All new brakes, lines, dual chamber Master Cylinder, new fuel tank and lines. New tires and smoothie chrome rims (15x6 front, 15x8 rear) New re-cored original radiator, all new pumps, all new rewired electric (new custom made cloth wire harness), new alternator 12volt conversion! New Starter!
Original Dash, all gauges work!
New KUSTOM Interior: headliner, carpet and door panels and seat covers!
Body is 100% rust free! Nosed, (hood is one-piece now) Gas door shaved! (in trunk now) smooth trunk and hood (emblem and ornaments holes are welded up)
One piece front and rear chrome bumpers!
Flaked candy paint job!
Two tone copper flake body and pearl tan top! (silver metallic base, 3 kind of flakes, then dye candy, then clear! white base on top, then 3 kind of pearls, then clear) one of a kind, no premixed paint here!
100% custom paint job very high standard!

Chevy Bel Air . 2 Door. Full Kustom Lead Sled!

4" chop, laid back center post, '51 Chevy Fleetline rear window (inverted), 1954 front clip, 1955 Chevy headlight bezels, hood peaked, louvered, shaved, 1956 Packard tailights, custom fab'd rear splash pan, 1956 Chevy rear bumper narrowed 1.5 inches,1954 Merc rear bumper guards, 1953 Pontiac 4 door beltline chrome trim modified, custom fab'd inner fenders, 11 tooth '54 Chevy grill. 7" halo headlights. Air & heat, cruise, 6 speaker AM/FM CD.


SUSPENSION:
Mustang II front power stearing, suspension, tubular upper & lower control arms, triangulated rear 4 link, Chevy Camero rear diff., ride tech Air Ride setup, power disc brakes.



Drivetrain:
6.0 LS-1 V-8 Cadillac Escalade, 700R4 trans, Genie tall shifter,




INTERIOR
1959 Chevy dash narrowed 13 inches, Autometer gauges White interior done at Docs Uplostery.




PAINT 
 Fire Mist Pearl. Custom Mix.

full custom 1953 Chevrolet. This car runs as good as it looks, and sounds even better. Recently made a 400 mile trip from SoCal to NoCal, at 80 mph. Powered by a rebuilt 2004 4.8 liter LS1 with 3955 miles and matching 4 speed automatic transmission, this car runs smooth and fast every trip. You can idle all day in 100 degree heat, and this car will not overheat. Yet you will sit nice and cool in the air-conditioned interior.



Primary features...

1. Chopped, Nosed, Decked, and Shaved
2. Rebuilt 2004 LS1 w matching automatic transmission
3. AcuAir bag system
4. 4 link
5. Vintage Air
6. Power Windows with stock style window crank switches
7. Mustang II front suspension
8. One piece smoothed bumpers
9. Custom two-tone interior
10. Remote door and trunk poppers
11. Alarm system with ignition kill
12. New gas tank
13. New gauges
14. Desoto Grill
15. Power Steering, Tilt Column

53 chevrolet 150 2 door sedan custom for sale.
Chopped 3 inches in front and about 4 in the rear (click link in my signature line for detailed pics on the chop)
Custom 54 ford grille
Shaved handles/emblems/and fender body line
Packard side trim
Rebuilt 235 (new pistons, 261 cam, aluminum timing gears, hydraulic lifters)
T5 - 5 speed trans
S10 rearend
dual fentons with glasspacks
4 linked and bagged rear

Chopped -
56 Packard tail lights
56 Chevy rear bumper
air ride
Lokar shifter
tilt column
built inline six - clifford intake, fenton headers
custom air brush
custom pin strip
new carpet and upholstery
solid hood - rounded corners

he very best customs are those where the work is so seamless that you can't tell where things have been nipped and tucked. This stunning 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible is a textbook example of the customizer's art, a pro-built car that re-creates a '50s mild custom that gets big results from small changes.





The turquoise paint is probably the first thing that grabs your attention, a perfect 1950s color that resonates with people today as well as it did 60 years ago. The look is always best on a car with fins, and while the '53 Chevy didn't come with any originally, this cool ragtop now wears a set of Packard taillights that give the little Chevy some big car presence. In fact, the list of modifications would probably take up all the space we have, so let's hit the highlights instead. First, there are frenched headlights up front, a subtle change, but effective. The original grille and bumper were polished up and reinstalled, but the hood ornament was shaved and replaced with some tasteful pinstripes. The rear bumper is a 1-piece California unit from a 1956 Chevy, and it meets almost perfectly with those Packard taillights. The door handles were shaved, as was the deck lid, and even the back-up lights on the Packard housings are fully operational. This is professional craftsmanship at its very best.




More custom tricks await inside, where a pair of 1964 Pontiac GTO bucket seats were installed astride a '63 Ford Falcon Sprint center console. Everything looks like it was born there and when wrapped in 1957 Chevrolet Turquoise and Antique White upholstery it takes on a period-perfect look. The original Bel Air dash was simply restored, although new VDO gauges were tucked into the auxiliary gauge slots, but the look is almost invisible. A/C and a trick audio system were added in the lower dash, which is painted white for a little contrast and to help everything blend in. Carpets, door panels, and the back seat are equally well done, totally blurring the line between stock and customized, which is just the way it's supposed to be. Overhead there's a snug-fitting white power convertible top and it folds effortlessly into the well where it's covered by a matching white vinyl boot. The trunk is pure function, with a rubber mat and mouse fur side panels, but some would argue that's exactly how a trunk is supposed to look if you plan on using it.




Don't be fooled by the looks of the Stovebolt under the hood, because the burly 235 cubic inch inline-six makes this Chevy a lot of fun to drive. Bright red paint, some chrome dress-up, and a few period touches like the firewall-mounted AC oil filter keep it firmly anchored in the 1950s. You'll note that the A/C was cleverly hidden down low so it doesn't attract a lot of attention, and it still inhales through a stock carburetor (a Fenton dual carb setup is available). Fenton also supplied the cast iron exhaust manifolds that feed a dual exhaust system with glasspack-style mufflers that give the strong-running six a great soundtrack. The head is a later and more desirable 848 casting that's been reworked for unleaded fuel, and you won't miss a V8 when you're out cruising. The PowerGlide 2-speed automatic transmission has been rebuilt and spins the stock rear end, which hangs on leaf springs with air shocks. The slammed stance doesn't affect ride quality one bit and it sits on 15-inch steel wheels with hubcaps, trim rings, and a set of 205/75/15 Coker wide whitewall radials.