• By Ben Wojdyla
    Mar 10, 2008 2:15 PM 2,453
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    James Dean Dodges '50 Ford, Goes On To Save African Children

    1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan

    Derive More Pleasure From Owning And Using The 1955 Ford!
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    1955 Chrysler 2 Door Hard Top Wagon

    Next up in the 2008 Detroit Autorama Great 8 parade is this very vibrant, very slick 1955 Chrysler 2 Door Hard Top Wagon. Even though the car looks like it was designed this way, a ton of heavy duty work went into this one. The car has been shortened 8", chopped 2", the windshield laid by by 15 degrees, the dash was hand formed out of steel, custom floor pans throughout, custom wood deck in the back, and on and on. The motivation comes courtesy of a Hemi with a one off Hillborn injection system and power is delivered to a set of 24" Foose wheels out back.

    1955 Chrysler 2 Door Hard Top Wagon

    Everything that isn't wood, glass or chrome is coated in a smooth layer of DuPont Hot Hues Revolutionary Yellow. Yes indeed the fellas at builders JK Customs did a hell of a job on this one, and it's a fine example of just how sick a grocery getter can really be.


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