Vehicle Description
Custom built by Pro Street Customs with expert results, and called
the Black Widow! Timeless styling & packed with modern features
that include air conditioning, power rack & pinion steering,
Wilwood 4-wheel power disc brakes, power windows & driver seat!
Powered by an all-aluminum, race inspired Merlin 540ci engine and
Richmond 6-speed manual transmission! You just have to take a look
at this to absorb it all! Chevrolet 210 Custom Background: Offered
here is a superb custom with certain pro street performance, while
retaining pro-touring comfort! Built before pro-touring was even a
thing, this inspiration was the creation of Jere Broedling from
Winter Park, Florida. Having purchased a largely rust free 1955
Chevy 210 body from Orlando owner Terry Demaintenon, it went
immediately to Pro Street Customs, Inc. of Orlando, FL for the
start of a remarkable build. With no expense spared, and only top
end components used, this car came with the feel of American
Graffiti meets Two Lane Blacktop and spawns offspring that required
all the comforts of the world! Chevrolet 210 Custom Info: Restored
in true rotisserie fashion, the bodywork commenced to ensure
absolutely all rust was removed before it was mildly customized to
remove all body side trim moldings, rear trunk lock, along with the
rear inner fender tubbed for a larger wheel/tire and firewall
smoothed. It would receive copious amounts of tedious hand sanding
to ensure the application of high gloss Jet Black paint would
result in a mirror like finish! A task many body shops find rather
tough to accomplish! With special attention to gaps and fitment,
the body was test fitted to an all new Art Morrison supplied custom
chassis. It would feature tubular front control arms for an
independent front suspension, Aldan adjustable coil-over shocks,
front anti-sway bar, power assisted Wilwood 4-wheel disc brakes,
narrowed 9 rear end with Strange 31-spline axles with 3.55
Posi-Traction gearing, 4-link rear suspension with upper panhard
bar, rack & pinion steering, and more! It would also come fully
powder-coated in gloss black before all new stainless steel
hardware, fuel lines, and brakes lines installed and mated with the
body. The chassis was equipped early on to accept a monster
all-aluminum Merlin 540ci block and aluminum heads designed by Bill
Grumpy Jenkins! It would be built and assembled by C.R.E. Machine
Inc. based in Orlando, FL with line honed block, new JE forged
pistons, pins & rings; rod bearing, main bearings, Eagle crank &
rods, Engle Racing cam, cam bearings, Crane Cams 1.70 roller valve
assembly, surfaced heads, 3-angle race valve job, knurling valve
guides, K-Line valve guide liners, freeze plugs, etc. All aspects
and tolerances of the engine were balanced and measured for perfect
clearances! Additional features include Edelbrock intake, Holley
dual-feed carburetion, custom all-steel cowl hood, ceramic-coated
headers with stainless steel Magnaflow exhaust and capped cut-outs
exiting behind the front wheels, aluminum Richmond 6-speed
overdrive transmission, Lakewood bell housing, driveshaft loop, HEI
ignition, March serpentine billet belt system, Vintage Air HVAC
system, Total Control power steering pump with March remote
reservoir, Griffin 2-row aluminum performance radiator with dual
cooling fans, K&N open element air filter assembly, Mark
Williams Enterprises stainless steel fuel cell, complete Painless
Wiring with modern fuse block, and more! It makes for a remarkable
power plant that ensures streetable driving pleasure or drag style
performance! Over 300 pictures are provided of this progression are
provided in a supplied photo album along with every possible
receipt & service record. Completed in approximately March of 2003,
it would be finished with all new one-piece chrome bumpers tucked
tight against the body, a full custom Red & Black leather interior
incorporating the Black Widow spider embroidered into the seats,
and rear trunk compartment. The padded dash holds instrumentation
composed of Auto Meter gauges, and billet a/c ventilation. The
billet center console is uniquely engraved with the classic
Heartbeat of Chevrolet lines and American Graffiti script! The
drivers seat features 8-way adjustment and the IDIDIT polished
steering column features both tilt and telescopic comfort. Remote
keyless locks, power windows, 3-point front seatbelts, remote trunk
release, all tinted glass, and a proper multi-speaker audio system
featuring Eclipse 6-disc head unit & radio supply, Kicker-amplified
speakers & subs, and 4-point rear roll bar all continue to enhance
this remarkable build! It is rather difficult to express the
quality of this example, and the timeless style it retains even
after 15 years! Please call to learn more about it recent service
history and current overall condition. Of course, personal
inspections are welcomed and encouraged! Priced well below the
replacement value. Act quickly!
