This was our favorite of the show, Tim and Roxie Benedict's '49 Ford sedan stuffed-you guessed it-with an early Chrysler Fire Power Hemi!This was our favorite of the show, Tim and Roxie Benedict's '49 Ford sedan stuffed-you gue Larry Loeck of Westminster, Colorado, calls his long cruiser a Cool de Ville. The '64 Caddy is grounded and is motivated by, of all things, a small-block Chevy.Larry Loeck of Westminster, Colorado, calls his long cruiser a Cool de Ville. The '64 Cadd Many moons ago, a San Diego car crafter named Pete Aardema built a single-overhead cam (SOHC) head for the small-block Chevy. We ran across this survivor bolted between the fenderwells of a rather abused '65 Chevelle in the swap meet area.Many moons ago, a San Diego car crafter named Pete Aardema built a single-overhead cam (SO Wanna make a statement on the boulevard? Slam a '64 Riviera, put American Torq-Thrust IIs on it, and paint it bright PPG red and you're there.Wanna make a statement on the boulevard? Slam a '64 Riviera, put American Torq-Thrust IIs We saw evidence of interesting engineering as well. This early Chevy pickup owner wanted airbags, so he moved the front shocks up over the frame and use a rocker system to actuate the shocks. Very clever use of leverage.We saw evidence of interesting engineering as well. This early Chevy pickup owner wanted a Derek Meacham of Simi Valley, California, blended late-model SUV technology into his '59 Suburban with a 350ci small-block and a TH700-R4. What if you cut the middle section out of this Suburban and built an early version of a fullsize Blazer? Wouldn't that be cool?Derek Meacham of Simi Valley, California, blended late-model SUV technology into his '59 S We couldn't resist ending the show with a Hemi. Because we can. « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
