Vehicle Description
Cruisin Classics is excited to present to you this absolutely
stunning 1956 Chevrolet 210! This tri-five literally grabs your
attention with its combination of show-quality light blue metallic
paint and mirror-finish chrome brightwork. The paint is deep and
glossy across the whole laser-straight body and even after spending
a fair amount of time with the car I have yet to find a flaw. The
brightwork is in impeccable condition with no pitting or dings.
Panel fitment is excellent with consistent gaps all over the car.
Up front this 210 sports a large chrome "hood bird" above a perfect
colorful Chevrolet bowtie crest flanked by round headlights in
bright bezels. The chrome eggcrate grille has turn signals on
either side with bowtie logos on the lenses and it sits above a
massive chrome bumper. Bright trim is abundant and beautiful with
window molding, fender gravel shields, body side molding, dual side
mirrors, wiper arms, and door handles all adding to the look. The
rear of the car is just as breath-taking as the front and features
another large and gleaming bumper, ornate tail light assemblies
with bowtie accents and hidden gas fill, and a bowtie crest on the
trunklid that doubles as a third brake light. This whole blue and
chrome package is perfectly complemented by a set of chrome Cragar
Street Pro wheels with faux knock-offs wrapped in Cooper Cobra
Radial GT tires.
Lift the hood to reveal a very clean and well-sorted black engine
bay that would be right at home at any car show. We were told by
the most recent owner that the powerplant at the center is a 383
Stroker V-8 and after driving it we'd be inclined to agree with
that (though we have no receipts for verification). Both the block
and the Vortec heads are painted maroon and they're topped with an
aluminum intake, aluminum valve covers, a Holley 4-barrel
carburetor, and a chrome and maroon Spectre air cleaner. Exhaust
flows through ceramic-coated headers, newer pipes, and dual
mufflers before exiting chrome tips at the rear corners with a
heavenly rumble. The ignition system has been brought into the
modern era with an MSD distributor and ignition box. Attached to
the new front-runner pulley system are a chrome alternator and a
power steering unit with chrome reservoir that feeds the CPP
steering box. Other highlights under the hood include an aluminum
radiator with chrome overfill, a chrome battery box, and a chrome
brake booster and reservoir that power the front discs (with
drilled slotted rotors) and rear drums. The strong running V-8 is
mated up to a Muncie M20 4-speed transmission that puts down the
power through a 10-bolt rear axle with an aluminum cover and
freeway-friendly 3.43 positraction gears. The bottom side of the
car shows the same attention to the detail as the top, with
undercoating, a new-looking gas tank, and many suspension
updates.
Swing open the driver's door to find a gorgeous interior done in
white, light grey, and the exterior blue. The door panels are a
blend of all 3 colors with chrome accent strips and aftermarket
cranks and handles and they are in fantastic shape. Both the front
and back bench seats have been recovered in high-quality white
vinyl with grey accents on the seat backs and grey seatbelts - and
they are as comfortable as they are beautiful. The floors are
covered in a very nice blue-grey carpet set that looks like new.
Rising up from the floor is a Hurst dog-leg shifter with a white
pattern ball and a grey boot that blend in perfectly with the
interior. The dash is painted steel in the same blue as the
exterior. At the center of the dash is a chrome radio-delete cover
plate and beneath it, in the glovebox, is a professionally mounted
JVC AM/FM/CD stereo. The stereo plays through round Custom
Autosound speakers in the front kick panels and 6X9's in the custom
rear package tray. To the right of the glovebox is something you
rarely see in a car of this age - a working analog clock! The
driver's side of the dash has an arcing speedometer with fuel and
temp gauges, a knob for lights, a knob for the working 2-speed
wipers, controls for the working heat and fan, and an ashtray. The
odometer shows 2,913 miles and we think that may be the mileage
since the restoration. The driver is treated to a white-rimmed
banjo-wire steering wheel with working horn on an Ididit tilt
column with a Sun Super Tach mounted on it. Overhead is a pair of
visors, a tight white vinyl headliner, and a working dome light.
Around back is a flawless trunk with carpeted mat, a car cover, a
set of light blue carpeted floormats with cross-flags logos, and a
full spare on a body-color steel wheel with beauty ring and
dog-dish cap. Also in the trunk is a box that contains a shop
manual and 2 thick folders - 1 full of parts receipts and another
full of service receipts dating from 2000 to approximately 2014
(all saved by a previous owner who had most of the restoration work
done to the car).
While there are still a fair number of tri-five Chevys out there in
the classic car market, it is not every day that you come across
one that has been restored to this level. This 1956 210 sets an
incredibly high bar for excellence and attention to detail. The
slick paint, the laser-straight body, the mirror-finish chrome, the
killer drivetrain, the awesome-sounding exhaust, and the beautiful
interior all combine to make this car a real show-stopper! This 210
will lay rubber, cruise down the freeway at 70mph all day long, win
trophies at car shows, and turn heads wherever it goes, but most
importantly - it will put a smile on your face every time you look
at it and know that it's yours!
ENGINE
383ci Stroker V-8
Vortec Heads
Aluminum Intake
Aluminum Valve Covers
Holley 4-Barrel Carburetor
Spectre Air Cleaner
Ceramic-Coated Headers
Newer Dual Exhaust
Chrome Alternator
Chrome Power Steering Reservoir
CPP Steering Box
Chrome Battery Box
MSD Ignition Box and Distributor
Front-Runner Pulley System
Aluminum Radiator with Chrome Overflow
TRANSMISSION
Muncie M20 4-Speed Manual
10-Bolt Rear Axle with Aluminum Cover
3.43:1 Positraction Gears
BRAKES
Chrome Brake Booster and Reservoir
Front Discs with Drilled and Slotted Rotors
Rear Drums
EXTERIOR
Show-Quality Light Blue Metallic Paint
Mirror-Finish Chrome Brightwork
Chrome Hood Bird
Eggcrate Grille
Like-New Chevy Bowtie Crest Badge
Chrome Window Trim, Body Side Molding, and Rocker Molding
Dual Chrome Side Mirrors
Red Chevy Crest / Brake Light on Trunk Lid
Ornate Chrome Tail Lights with Bowtie Logo
Hidden Gas Fill
Dual Chrome Exhaust Tips
Cragar Street Pro Chrome Wheels
Cooper Cobra Radial GT Tires
INTERIOR
White Vinyl Bench Seats with Grey Accents on Backs
White, Grey, and Blue Door Panels in Excellent Condition
New-Looking Blue-Grey Carpet
Light Blue Metallic Painted Steel Dash
Chrome Radio-Delete Panel
JVC AM/FM/CD Stereo Mounted in the Glovebox
Custom Audiosound Speakers in the Kick Panels and Package Tray
Working 2-Speed Wipers
Ididit Tilt Column
White-Rimmed Banjo-Wire Steering Wheel
Sun Super Tach on the Column
Working Heat and Fan Controls
Working Analog Clock
Hurst Dog-Leg Shifter with White Pattern Ball and Grey Leather
Boot
Tight White Vinyl Headliner with Working Dome Light
Light Blue Carpeted Cross-Flags Logo Floormats
Car Cover
Full Spare
Shop Manual
Folders of Parts and Service Receipts
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