Public displays of acceleration

Remember when it cost only ten bucks if you were caught doing a burnout downtown? In traffic? They called it excessive noise, tires. Then there was excessive noise, pipes. Ten bucks! Apparently, I had a very noisy automobile. After about two hundred bucks, there was traffic school. That was free! I picked up another ticket as I was leaving the graduation ceremony. Apparently my tires had learned nothing. Ten bucks!

I have another '56 chevy now just like the one I had in high school. Same color even! I'm a much better driver than I was back then, but that first little chevy didn't cost quite as much as this one did. Parts were cheaper too, and I remember a lot of things broke when I was being excessive. I'm still showin' off and it still costs money. Entry fees. Ten bucks, Twenty bucks, and sometimes even more. But it's quieter and I don't break things.

Well it's getting late and this old man is about ready for the lazy-boy. Watch a little TV and call it a day. Or maybe I'll go downtown...

The Red Headed Stepchild

1930 Model 'A' tudor. 302 small block with a mild cam. C-4 transmission, 9" rear end and a four bar suspension. The transmission is starting to act up a little, but I have AAA on speed dial. It handles better since I put more caster in it, but it is still a straight axle with fat tires.
I would like to change out the interior to white tuck and roll leather but it is not a priority right now. The sound system is dated but you can't hear it anyway with the motor running.

The project

I finally found my truck. I had a '56 big window back in the eighties but it had to be sold to buy groceries. I guess you could say I ate my first truck. This one is a '55 with a good solid body and a cheap paint job. It has a 235 six cylinder and a three speed with overdrive. It is a sweet running little truck and it will almost be shame to hot rod it. Almost...

At this time, plans call for a Jim Myers chassies, tubbed, a 5 speed Tremac, and a 454 with a low profile blower. Most of this work will be done by Jon Mannila and crew at Metal Works.