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Old 22-05-2019, 09:05 PM
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Default 1957 Chevy Bel air rhd 8.8 litre blown Chevy




Have found the next car on the list
Just waiting on the sellers strange half shafts turning up as it's buggered one of the billet ones up lol

1957 Chevy Bel air, Australian import so rhd, 8.8 litre 540 ci big block Chevy V8 and a BDS 8-71 blower 800 hp
Th400 transmission on manual valve body, Detroit locker axle and strange shafts going in, tubbed rear with massive wheels and tyres and skinnier front runners, road going drag car
Discs all round and power brakes, was viewing it last weekend but waiting til shafts are in then going up to view it and buy hopefully, listed as mint condition without a mark on it too to bottom












The only thing missing is Aircon, but being rhd is a huge bonus, I've never had a supercharged car before so will be something different and the missus is proper keen aswell

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Screaming to be painted red
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Cool thing that! Have to let us know what you think of it.
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Speeding, me Officer, in a 62 year old car.
I might have been a touch quick away from the lights.
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Originally Posted by smiley

Looks like a 4 door with smoothed back doors, looks awesome in orange like that Buick did
Old 23-05-2019, 05:18 PM
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Was it orange yeah its looks the bollox
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That’s cool as fuck that
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Bet that will be interesting to drive

Not sure white suits it much, but it looks lovely! Would look great with another colour over the white.
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Originally Posted by massivewangers
Bet that will be interesting to drive

Not sure white suits it much, but it looks lovely! Would look great with another colour over the white.

Lol, will be a cruising show machine with the family in, and some straight line fun at santa pod
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
That’s cool as fuck that

That's what I thought when I saw it mate, I'd prefer orange and white but it's absolutely mint with a matching price tag so won't want to be doing to much to it

Mega rare to find a factory standard rhd in the uk
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Gutted had a phone call last night the seller has backed out of the sale as he can't bare to part with it :-(
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That is disappointing
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Love that. I love cars like this.
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sorry to hear that, the right one will come up at some point.

I've been looking into dodge magnum engines lately in particular the 5.7 to see if I can find the bell housing pattern but most sites don't show this

quite fancy getting an american v8 and putting it in something german.
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