Tag: Chevy Gasser

Flashback: Mr. Chevy In The SEMA Cruise

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1955 Chevy gasser Mr Chevy leaves SEMA Cruise

Today we’re setting the wayback machine to November, 2014, where we find the “Mr. Chevy” 1955 Chevy gasser riding on the back of “Carried Away”, it’s personal matching ’55 hauler as they exit the 2014 SEMA Show lighting up the SEMA Cruise on their way out the door. In this shot, SEMA Cruise Emcee Joe Sebergandio fires up the crowd – who was already fired up – as the golden gasser makes a grand exit. “Carried Away” was restored by the V8 Speed and Resto Shop, while “Mr. Chevy” remains as it was when completed back in the late 1960s. You can see the restoration photos and videos of Mr. Chevy at this link. Today, Joe Sebergandio and V8 Speed and Resto Shop’s own Kevin Oeste still have fun hosting the SEMA Cruise… a rolling car show where you truly have no idea what could be rolling by next!

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Mr. Chevy On Display at 2017 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, CA

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Mr. Chevy at 2017 Grand National Roadster Show

If you’re in SoCal, go check out the Tri-Five Invitational at the Grand National Roadster Show this weekend in Pomona! We’re honored to see the Mr. Chevy ’55 and hauler on display in this amazing gathering of influential tri-five hot rods, customs, and racers.   The 1955 Gasser is original, and the hauler was partially restored by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop.  Thanks to Goodguys Rod & Custom Association for sharing this pic in their gallery! See more here: https://www.good-guys.com/hotnews/?p=16755

1955 Chevrolet Flatbed Mr. Chevy Hauler Restoration at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

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Mr. Chevy 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air and Hauler Truck

This was an awesome project, the chance to restore the body on a 1955 Chevrolet hauler truck named “Carried Away” which serves as the chauffeur for an original 1955 Chevy gasser named “Mr. Chevy”. Mr. Chevy first became a race car around 1968, and has a great story all on it’s own. Below you’ll see the videos on the car and the truck, along with the restoration photos at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop. Once completed, Mr. Chevy and Carried Away were feature vehicles at the SEMA Show, the Grand National Roadster Show, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, the Syracuse Nationals, the Tri-5 Nationals, and many others. It’s almost too cool for words. Check it out!

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Mr. Chevy Gasser Lands on Hot Rod Magazine Home Page

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Mr. Chevy on Hot Rod Website

We were all extremely excited to learn that Mr. Chevy has landed the lead image on Hot Rod’s website!    They posted a gallery of the first 75 cars at SEMA, with Mr. Chevy leading the way.    The vintage 1955 Chevy Gasser and matching hauler “carried away” were a huge hit at the SEMA show. It’s quite an honor!    

1955 Chevy Gasser Mr. Chevy and Hauler at SEMA 2014 V8TV Video

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1955 Chevy Gasser Mr. Chevy and Hauler at SEMA 2014 V8TV Video

The SEMA show is often equated with new parts, as it is THE show where all the new stuff is unveiled. However, this year, we brought out a vintage 1955 Chevy Gasser race car and hauler to share with the SEMA attendees. Mr. Chevy was built to this configuration back in 1968, the hauler in ’71, and the car was raced until 1976. On one bad day back in 1976, original builder Van Heck broke the car and wrecked the hauler, and banished both vehicles to his barn for good. The car was bought by Larry Frees at Heck’s estate sale in 2006 and cleaned & repaired to “last raced” condition, and the truck was restored partially by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. Since Frees got the car running and the truck all back together, he’s been sharing the pair with enthusiasts at various shows around the country

 

Mr. Chevy – A Period Perfect Gasser 1955 Chevy Video

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http://www.v8tvshow.com  – Vintage straight-axle cars, often known as "Gassers", are popular wherever they go.   Maybe it's the sky-high stance or the cartoon-like appearance.  Or perhaps it's the way these cars transport you to a simpler time when racers would try just about anything to go faster.  Whatever it is, these cars draw crowds of people because they look like nothing else on the track.   "Mr. Chevy" is a period-perfect example of a 1955 Chevy Hardtop gasser raced from 1968 through 1976 where it was parked.   Larry Frees knew the original owner and rescued Mr. Chevy at an estate sale.   The car remains true to it's last-raced form in '76, and the hauler was recently restored by it's owner, with bodywork and paint handled in by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop.   

 

Mr. Chevy at SEMA 2014: