Vehicle Description
SUMMARY
The beneficiary of a ground-up restoration
6.0 liter GM LS2 V8 / 400 horsepower
GM 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission
Leather interior
Vintage Air conditioning / Modern audio
Art Morrison chassis
17-inch American Racing Torq Thrust II wheels
Power rack-and-pinion steering
4-wheel disc brakes
10-bolt rear axle
Looking to kick 2017 off in a super sharp cruiser that you can
parade down Main Street and park at local cruise nights? Looking
for a cool piece of Americana that'll turn heads anywhere it goes?
If you're in the market for some vintage metal that's stylish,
powerful and has lots of history, who says you have to buy a
stuffy, high maintenance trailer queen? Just pick up the phone,
call your friends at RK Motors Charlotte and we'll hook you up with
a great car like this awesome Chevy 210! Wrapping a modern
LS2/4-speed drivetrain in striking red and white aesthetics, this
slick weekender draws big crowds and big compliments. And if you're
one of the many enthusiasts looking for a fun classic that's
unrelentingly cool, it's your ticket to car guy nirvana!
BODYWORK/TRIM
The beneficiary of a ground-up restoration that's aged
exceptionally well, this low-slung drop-top wears a striking
combination of red and white 2-stage that walks the fine line
between classy Chevy cruisers and legendary Chevy muscle cars. At
the front of its well-maintained panels, a heavy grille hangs
bullet-style marker lamps between a mirrored bumper, ornate
Chevrolet badging and modern tri-bar headlights. Behind that
grille, a stainless-trimmed hood props a swept ornament in front of
chrome-trimmed glass that's capped by bright white canvas. At the
sides of that hood, a voluptuous profile founds polished rocker
guards beneath small mirrors, guarded door handles and traditional
Bel Air banners. And at the back of that profile, a second mirrored
bumper anchors factory guards between polished exhaust tips, LED
taillights and more ornate badging that's upfitted with a small
camera.
ENGINE
In keeping with unspoken tradition, this 210 proudly sports a spry
Chevy small block. That said; it's probably not quite the small
block you're expecting. Lift the car's domed hood and you'll find
the forerunner to virtually all the technology still featured in
Chevrolet sports cars: GM's potent Gen IV LS2. The rowdy mill
utilizes 364 cubic inches to twist buff 10.9 to 1 compression into
an even 400 horsepower and 400 lb./ft. of Oak-shaking torque. And
despite consistently delivering track-blistering, low-end
performance, it revs to 6,500 RPM and can drive like a commuter
car! Up top, custom, color-keyed fuel rail covers feature tailored
branding. Up front, a beefy K&N air tube feeds a F.A.S.T. Big
Mouth LT throttle body that's bolted to a composite GM intake. At
the sides of the block, familiar 243 heads floods ceramic-coated
headers that ensure all of GM's from-the-factory performance sounds
good and breathes well. Cooling comes courtesy of a chrome-capped
radiator, which centers spry puller fans amid corrugated piping. AC
Delco plug wires join stainless hoses, polished fluid reservoirs
and a polished CPP master cylinder to provide top notch
drivability. And, aesthetically, the aluminum V8 looks fantastic
seated in polished hardware and a smooth, body-matched frame.
DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION
Naturally, that modern, road-ready powerplant precedes a
modernized, road-ready chassis. Everything starts with sturdy Art
Morrison bones, which trace highly polished floors. At the center
of those bones, a tough 700R4 4-speed makes excellent use of a
dressed driveshaft, which twists a chrome-capped 10-bolt axle. That
road-ready pumpkin drives a fully reimagined suspension, which
mixes sturdy coil-over-shocks with dual sway bars and sturdy
aluminum control arms. Turns come courtesy of power rack-and-pinion
steering. Solid stops occur when red Corvette calipers squeeze four
vented rotors. Aluminized exhaust pipes spent gases through throaty
Flowmaster Hushpower IIs. And all that proven hardware rolls on
American Racing Torq Thrust IIs, which spin 235/40ZR18 Nitto NT555
Extreme ZR redlines in front of 285/40ZR18 Nitto NT555 Extreme ZR
redlines.
INTERIOR
The warm and welcoming interior is a freshened take on classic
boomtown, America, complete with tight leather, tasteful chrome and
streamlined digital telemetry. The red and white cockpit is
centered on big, heavily bolstered seats that feature full power
adjustment for the car's driver. At the sides of those seats,
2-tone door panels hang billet handles between power-operated
windows, mirrored frames and classy trim. At the bottom of those
panels, vivid carpet floats a custom console beneath a booted Lokar
shifter, modern Kenwood audio and big Pioneer kick speakers. At the
front of the car, a glossy, "Chevrolet" branded dash founds
hardware for Vintage Air climate control above snazzy billet foot
pedals. In front of the driver, a 2-tone steering wheel, its design
donated by golden era Impalas, laps a polished, tilting column. And
behind the cockpit, a carefully massaged trunk features plenty of
room to showcase trophies.
This dynamic drop-top is some of the coolest metal on the planet!
As it sits, the car offers the best of both worlds: a solid
cruiser, and a unique classic that sets itself apart from virtual
acres of brightly colored pony cars and overwrought land yachts. We
don't often feature '50-'54 Chevys, and given the attention this
classic draws in our showroom, it probably won't last long!