I am a retired firefighter/car guy that has been working on Tri Five Chevy's for over 40 years. I currently have five '55 Chevy's and a few other vehicles that I work on out of a 3 car garage. I continue to learn along the way as I work on these classic car projects and try to keep them on the road. Glad to have you along for the ride! Reach me at: HubiesTriFiveGarage@gmail.com
@IronheadGarage It sure was! You know how hard it is to get a car really straight to put the black paint on it. This one was really nice! Have a great weekend Chris!
It's really hard to paint a car black unless the bodywork is perfect. This one had really nice paint and the car was really straight! Have a great weekend Raymond!
I have my roof painted black from the belt line up on my 57 2dr sedan, still working on the lower body but had an opportunity to have the roof painted and turned out amazing considering the roof was caved in from having the hood stored on top of it. I agree, takes a lot of bodywork to get it straight for black especially but that 55 is pretty stunning for sure!
Nice little grocery getter, very nicely done and don’t see them around much anymore, they were pretty much worked hard in their lives. Thanks for sharing that Hubie!
They definitely did a nice job on this one Raymond! It's amazing it survived all these years as a lot of these were real workhorses! Have a great weekend!
@raymondantonio4145 It was a real nice one, for sure! It definitely had an original Powerglide in it and they had it out of the car. Thanks for watching Raymond and have a great week!
Yup The old powerslide. When you turn a corner they would slip for a second. Easy way to tell when they was low on fluid. Strangely enough i kinda miss that whine they had while setting there idling. Later Jeff 👍
@donshotrodgarage1717 Man Don, lots of memories brought back in what you just said right there! All 100% true! I have some early video of my L-79 327 running in my Bel Air Sedan and the Powerglide whine is really noticeable! That cast iron glide weighed more than the L-79! Turning the corner and having it slip out of gear was better than using the dipstick! This '56 was #'s matching and definitely had an original PG in it. It's a really nice Nomad! Thanks for stopping by Don and have a great week!
So much cool stuff going on Jeff!! I always enjoy your videos and this is another great one! Did I spy an 'Albertson Olds" license plate frame? Very cool piece of history for sure! Keep up the great work and looking forward to more!!
Thanks Dave! Yep, the Albertson Olds A/Gas Dragster was a favorite because of Gene Adams and Tom McEwen. Gene was a legendary tuner and knew the Hilborns well and McEwen was my personal favorite of the Snake and Mongoose days that my dad and I followed so closely here at the So. Cal. drag strips. I actually met McEwen at Hobby City in Anaheim and Prudomme at the Firefighters Grand Prix at Willow Springs Raceway. Oldsmobile Engines were also a Howie Favorite prior to him buying the '55 Hardtop in '63. He had spray painted on his Dad's workbench "Olds Forever" as a kid. My grandfather was not too happy with Howie for that! We also have a very close family friend who grew up with my dad Howie, who was friends with Don Ratican and actually bought Don's '57 Olds that he used as a tow car for the restored Albertson Olds A/Gas Dragster. When this lic plate frame popped up on E-bay, I jumped on it! Thanks for watching Dave and I hope you had a great Summer too!
@@hubiesgarage That is so darn cool Jeff and those guys dominated for sure!! Not too many people can say they Tom McEwen as well as Don Prudomme. When I started planning out my dragster build (same chassis as the Albertson Olds) I stumbled upon this video. Maybe you've seen it but if not it's worth a watch I think. So much cool in your shop Jeff and thank you again for sharing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V0Sksm0eIhM.htmlsi=-BONxfJEr7vE9N7A
Glad you enjoyed the ride a long in the "MIDDLE CHILD". Great video We should of taken it out on a back street and really showed you what the big block can do??? LOL NEWT
I picked up hitchhiker and when we were approaching buckees he jump out of the back of my truck so I stop and called him back and he said he thought buckees was a check point? I laughed all the way home!!!
