Vehicle Description
Cars like this 1956 Chevy 210 Restomod require two things to be
built right: time and money. The more of one you have, the less of
the other you need, but there's no way around it, a car this nice
requires a serious investment. Packing a beautifully detailed LS V8
and 4L60E automatic transmission under the hood, and a slick black
paint job, this is a car that everyone can appreciate. Fast,
reliable, and gorgeous, it's everything the original designers
wanted the 1956 Chevy to be.
The black paint job looks very factory correct, although it uses
modern materials to give it a sparkling update. Black-on-black is a
combination that would have looked downright sinister on the
streets of 1955, although there was no such thing as paint that
looked this good back then. The bodywork is straight enough that
the glossy paint shows beautifully, and the car fits together
extremely well, the result of all that time and money. All the
brightwork has been replaced - that's right, the bumpers, the trim,
the mirrors, the grille, door handles, and badges -- so the shine
can almost be seen from space. Detailing is crisp, and only a few
very small imperfections can be found. Although it's not perfect,
in person this car is impossible to ignore.
The interior has been restored to look period correct with a few
notable exceptions. The seats wear black seat covers front and
rear, and the door panels were stitched with red diamond-patterned
inserts to provide a little contrast and flare. Fresh matching
black carpets show expert binding work and the headliner overhead
looks like it would've in '56. You'll note the dash is quite stock
and totally dazzling, with the original gauges replaced by
nice-looking Dakota Digital dials, and a custom billet steering
wheel rests atop a polished tilt steering column. Sharp-eyed
viewers will spot the modern A/C vents under the dash, which are
effective without changing the character of the interior. There is
a Retrosound AM/FM/AUX radio in the dash, and there was no cutting
to install it properly. In back, the trunk was restored neatly to
match the cabin, using the same materials and careful
craftsmanship.
Power comes from a well-dressed 5.3 liter LS V8 Vortec that came
from a 2000 Silverado. Professionally installed with a small cam
and upgraded valvetrain, it looks and acts like the factory put it
there, but with a little extra pop. Modern amenities include
factory fuel injection, so it starts and idles like your daily
driver and actually pulls down decent fuel economy on the open
road. Wiring and plumbing is neatly installed and with a big
aluminum radiator up front, keeping things cool is no big deal.
Underneath there's a slick-shifting 4L60E automatic transmission
from the same Silverado, a nice upgrade over the original 2-speed
PowerGlide. Shorty headers feed an aggressive-sounding dual exhaust
system with cherry-bomb mufflers while the suspension boasts a
power rack-and-pinion system and power front disc brakes. It rides
on a set of Cragar SS wheels with 15-inch Cooper Cobra radials all
around.
It's rare to see cars this nice, and when one like this shows up at
a cruise night or car show, it's obvious where the big money was
spent. From the superb paint and bodywork to the rumbling V8 under
the hood, it's a car that will delight you every time you see it in
the garage or climb behind the wheel, which is what this hobby is
all about. Call today!