FAST RIDE in a Red 1956 Chevy HotRod Wild Ride

[Deanorin]

yes, but the first small block Chevrolet came out in 1955, 265cid

[SMJSmoK]

Nice man, very nice. I've always wanted a car like this but it's almost impossible to get such a car here where I'm from...

[classicmetalworks]

NICE ol school chevy! He really knows his tri-fives too.

[scotsmaninusa]

@classicmetalworks not really.1917 was the first chevy v8 but GM did one 3 year before in the caddy.a shoebox was a ford.

[classicmetalworks]

@scotsmaninusa No, a shoebox is a shoebox. However, the Fords and Chevys of that era were both considered "shoebox" cars. The 265 was obviously not the first v8, but his knowledge of the tri-five cars is quite extensive.

[easymoney539]

Nice Ride

[MrJonnyreb1861]

why dont the driver take the car back to the REAL CHEVY man

[Auggie56]

The "Shoebox" is really a term used for Fords of the early fifties.

[rhigh100]

first year chevy made a v-8? WTF?

[brian55lvr]

nice vid--------the scoops correct

[TheInboil]

funny

[brian55lvr]

????

[TheInboil]

meaning yes, its mounted correctly, but incorrect in the context of originality. the 55 &6 hoods are so beautiful, i hate seeing them compromised for the sake of 1/4 mile times. im working on a hinge on my 56 that will lift the back of the hood to release wake turbulence and then return to stop upon slower speeds.

[captainpegs07]

scoop is on backwards

[1930FORDSEDAN]

WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM ?

[DRNEGOLICIS]

the scoop is on right it catches more air that way u must be driveing to many fords making it face forward on that car wont get more air than it being backwards the air bounces off the windshield and makes a vortex and its shoved in the scoop as a vortex

[1930FORDSEDAN]

You responded to wrong post, Chevy boy. I know the scoop is on right. At 13, I got a wild ride in a straight axle '55 Chevy Street Gasser, Gas was 32cents/gal. Still not as quick as my 1969 428 Super Cobra Jet Mach 1. The world was a different place back in the 60s - 70s.Factory muscle cars were everywhere. I owned alot of them @1969 pace car Camaro 396- 4 speed. 57 Chevys, 66- 67 Chevelles,none as fast as Ford Drag cars I had..Just keep workin' on Corvairs you'll get wiser with age, I did...

[animalcorvair]

@1930FORDSEDAN got a 56 belair first car dad bought it new ,,,i have 8 corvairs blast to drive ,oh i also have a 69 mach 1 tang its fun too dad had a 67 and 71 chevelle ,,corvairs are the easy to drive i have fun with all of them

[HarrisPerformance]

beautiful, a proper car!!

[Box151]

An American Beast... he's right, this made it all.. wasn't a great race car, but it came around. I would of hit 100 and kicked the unless interviewer out the door.. and said.. "oh, Uh.. did that hurt, oh really? Did it feel like you rolled at 50mph"?

[57carl]

Hey man coool video, I like your style of driving, the last comment from the other guy was speaking from Inexperience!!! Ha Ha.

Any way cool car nice!!!!

[kevinsbuick]

you drive like an old man

[57carl]

Love the exhaust note, what is the exact exhaust system pipe size headers etc.

[swtchbckshtr]

awesome car, very nice!!

[junksmasher777]

i would see how fast it realy is down shift and stomp down on it

[checkerboardrod]

The first V8 made by Chevrolet was in 1917

Series D Engine, 288 Cid 36 HP(net)

As per Chevrolet, they put out around 3000 V8 motors between 1917-1919.

Of course the gentleman driver is also correct. Chevrolet came out with the V8 again in 1955 and the rest is history.

[WizardOfChicamunga]

@checkerboardrod Correct-a-moondo muchacho! In fact it also was an OHV engine with crossflow heads.

[cleftronix]

Very nice...

[casecar]

I want one !!!

[billstickly1]

cool car, bet it was a three speed at one time

[molotovcocktailsband]

the tri fives were not the first v8s for chevy. gm came out with the first v8 in 1917

[belair55zz56]

I can just smell the unburned hydrocarbons.

[NateandRenee]

You made the comment about this car "lacking corner ability". We have a 55 chevy that we put on a special-made corvette frame...AMAZING corner ability!

[markal774]

Ahhhh yes, picked up rollin' speed like a tunnel ram? oughta, nuthin' like that drive train vibe goin' up yer back.

[moochie16743]

nothing like a tri five awesome ride