autoevolution 14 Apr 2021, 13:45 UTC ·
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Tri-Five Chevys are better off restored given how much they re worth nowadays, but turning one of these 1955 to 1957 rigs into a dragster is just as cool. Vintage Bel Air gassers are my favorite, but Chuck 55 is a modern dragster that ticks all the right boxes. What is Chuck 55, you ask? Well, it s the meanest and fastest Tri-Five racer out there. 1 photo
Chuck 55 has been hitting the drag strips across the country for many years now, but you should be more familiar with the owner, Chuck Parker. He s become a famous reality TV personality since he appeared on the Street Outlaws series, but he isn t resting on his laurels when it comes to racing. His beefed-up Tri-Five hides a monstrous V8 under the hood and runs like hell.
autoevolution 12 Apr 2021, 11:04 UTC ·
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When it arrived back in 1958, the Ford Galaxie was just another heavy, full-size rig from Detroit. But as the years went by, the Galaxie moved into muscle car territory, gaining the big 7.0-liter FE-series V8 in the 1960s. By 1967, the Galaxie 500 packed more than 350 horsepower, and curb weight was the only thing that kept it from being as quick as the Mustang. 1 photo
This 1967 Galaxie comes from that wonderful era, but it s no longer stock. The 7.0-liter FE V8 is gone, having been replaced with a smaller engine. It s a 302, which sounds very similar to the 4.9-liter Windsor that Ford used to offer back in the day, but it s a much newer powerplant, reportedly built in 1993. Ford still offered Windsor V8s back then, but they were a bit bigger at 5.0 liters.
autoevolution 12 Apr 2021, 15:48 UTC ·
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If you re here for your daily dose of big tire racing, you ll definitely enjoy this one. Known as Birdman at the drag strip, James is now racing a turbocharged, Hemi-powered Camaro. The project is still a work in progress based on the unpainted upper rear fenders and C-pillars, but it already shows great potential.
The test run and the race against a mean-looking Oldsmobile Cutlass don t go as planned, but this Camaro is definitely on its way to becoming a five-second 1/8-mile monster. With a good setup, it could even slingshot from start to finish in less than five clicks.
If you're a Chevy Nova fan, you definitely need to check Murder Nova out. It's been terrorizing drag strips for quite a few years now and its all-black appearance would make Batman drool. And it's probably quicker than a Batmobile too.
Chevrolet was rolling a handful of really cool cars in the early 1960s. The Impala, Bel Air, and Chevelle were all hitting dealerships with big power and nice appointments. The Camaro had yet to arrive, but Chevy had the Corvette to rule the performance market. It also had the Nova, a rather boring compact car created to take on the Ford Falcon.