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This 56 Bel Air sits on an Art Morrison chassis and is powered by a 502ci big block topped with an Inglese 8-stack injection setup and backed by a 4L80E. This car was featured in the March '16 issue of Super Chevy. Donas Singleton had this car at the show.
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This 56 Bel Air made its debut at the '24 Detroit Autorama where it made the Ridler Great 8. It is powered by an LS-2 backed by a 4L65E. Gene Talsma had this car at the show.
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This 57 150 is powered by a 427ci big block backed by a TH400. Larry Craft had this car at the show.
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This 57 Nomad known as "Shomad" was built by A&M Deluxe Customs for Ron Maier. It sits on an Art Morrison chassis and is powered by an LS-7 backed by a 4L80E. This car won the Meguiar's Magnificent Masterpiece award.
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These pics are great! Thanks for posting.
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Wow, those 56's and 57's are beautiful, thanks for sharing. Those 56's look really great, it's funny how they seem to be the least favorite of the 55-57 era.
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The Street Rod of the Year is one of the major awards at Columbus. There were around a dozen cars vying for the award. One of the contenders was this 32 Ford 3-window coupe built by Jim Wise. It is powered by an LS-1 with a sheet metal intake and Sniper EFI and is backed by a Tremec 5-speed. Jim has built a number of 32 Fords over the years that have appeared in magazines.
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This 38 Chevy 5-window coupe was built by Smithson Speed for Dennis Miller. It was another one of the Street Rod of the Year contenders. This car had a mild 350ci small block in it backed by a 700R4. This car also had a '55 Chevy dash in it.
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The other major award given out in Columbus was the Street Machine of the Year. This next group of cars were contenders for that award. This 58 Corvette was built by Pinkee's Rod Shop for Buck Wright. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS-3 that is backed by a Tremec TR-6060 6-speed transmission. This car also won a Builder's Choice Top 10 Award from Roadster Shop.
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This 67 Corvette was built by Anton's Hot Rod Shop. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS3 backed by a 4L80E transmission. Anton Lanesky had this car at the show.
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This 67 Nova known as "Casanova" was built by Straight Line Customs for Dennis Ternning. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS-3 with a Harrop supercharger and produces over 1,000 horsepower. It is backed by a 4L80E transmission. The owner is in a wheelchair, so the passenger seat has an armrest on each side and articulates out of the car so he can get into it.
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This 66 Malibu convertible was built by Griffin Automotive Design for Mike McCormick. It is powered by an LS-7 that is topped by an Iglese EFI setup and backed by a 6L80E transmission.
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This 67 Camaro was built by Dutchboys Hotrods for Andy Vasas. It is powered by an LT-4 and backed by a 6-speed manual transmission. This car won a Builder's Choice Top 10 award from the Roadster Shop.
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This 72 Camaro RS was built by Garret's Rod Shop for Steve Kurtzman. It is powered by a LT-4 that is backed by a 4L80E. This car won a Builder's Choice Top 10 award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 66 GTO was built by Griffin Automotive Design for Russ Reiter. It is powered by a LT-4 backed by a T-56 6-speed. This car was recently featured in Modern Rodding.
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This 69 Firebird convertible was built by Anton's Hot Rod Shop. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS-1 backed by a Tremec TKX 5-speed. Adam Lanesky had this car at the show.
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This 70 Charger R/T was built by The Custom Shop. It is powered by a 6.2L Hellcat engine that is backed by an 8HP90 transmission. John Wargo had this car at the show.
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This 71 Duster was built by BBT Fabrications for Jordan Costello. It is powered by a 6.2L Hellcat engine that is backed by a Tremec T-56 6-speed. This was 1 of the 5 finalists for Street Machine of the Year.
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This 70 Challenger known as "Relentless" was built by Hot Rod Garage for Steve Nettleingham. It sits on an Art Morrison chassis and is powered by a Nelson Racing Engines twin turbo 428ci small block Mopar engine that is backed by a Bowler 6-speed. This car was another 1 of the 5 finalists for Steet Machine of the Year. It won the Best of Show Award.
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The rest of these pictures are of my favorite cars that I came across during the weekend. There were over 2,000 cars there, so I just took pictures of the ones that caught my eye. This 33 Chevy 3-window Standard Coupe is powered by a 355ci small block that is topped with a 4-71 blower and backed by a 5-speed. Standard Coupes were also known as Mercury Coupes and were only built in '33. Jeremy Harmon had this car at the show.
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This 55 210 was powered by a big block with EFI. It was among a number of Tri-Fives parked outdoors by the entrance to the indoor display.
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This 55 Bel Air was built by Precision Hot Roads & Fabrication for Kevin Fleischer. It is powered by an LS-3 backed by a 4L70E. Kevin has owned this car since '78.
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This 55 Bel Air is powered by a 415ci small block with Buick heads and is backed by a 5-speed. These are heads for Chevrolet engines that were built by Dart for NASCAR with Buick characteristics. I guess there were the forerunner to the SB-2 heads. This car sounded wicked, so I definitely had to go check it out when he had the hood open. Randy Bynum had this car at the show.
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This 56 210 is powered by a 454ci big block topped with Holley EFI and backed by a Muncie 4-speed. Mike Nesler had this car at the show. It won a Builder's Choice Top 10 award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 61 Impala was built by Scott Sullivan for Steve Stone. It is powered by a 444ci stroked 409 that is backed by a Tremec TKX 5-speed.
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This 59 Corvette was built by American Metal Customs for Ralph Baldwin. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS-3. It won a Builder's Choice Top 10 award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 67 Corvette was built by GAP Industries for Jayde Henley. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS-7 topped with Kinsler EFI and backed by a Tremec TKX 5-speed. I like the big block valve covers mated to the heads.
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I saw this 67 Corvette in the manufacturer's midway, but I couldn't find any information on it. I believe it has a LS-7 topped with a Harrop Hurricane Intake with EFI.
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This 66 Nova known as "Slick 66" was built by Driven Speed Shop for Jeremiah Belk. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by a LS-3 topped with a Whipple supercharger that produces over 1,000 horsepower and is backed by a Tremec T-56 6-speed. This car won a Builder's Choice Top 10 award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 66 Nova is powered by a blown & injected 565ci big block backed by a TH400. Mick Bodigon had this car at the show. It won the Pro Street Best Power Adder award. There was a group of about 30 or so Pro Street cars at the show.
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This 69 Nova SS was one of my favorite cars at the show. It is powered by a 532ci big block with a F3 ProCharger that puts 1,900 horsepower to the rear tires. Junior Gable has owned this car since '72 when he was in high school. It was originally an L78 car with a TH400 and was green with a green vinyl top. He won the King Of The Cruise award and the Pro Street Roll Out Award.
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This 69 Nova is powered by a 388ci small block backed by a TH350. Ryan Tegtmeyer had this car at the show. It was one of The Next Generation Participants.
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This 67 Chevelle SS is powered by a LS-7 with a Magnuson supercharger that produces 830 horsepower and is backed by a Tremec TKX 5-speed. Bill Dedick had this car at the show. It won the GAP Pro Pick and Best Billet Awards.
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This 69 Chevelle SS was built by Blake Shaw. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by 625 horse LS-3 backed by a Bowler T-56. This car won the All Chevy Performance Magazine Award.
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This 68 Camaro RS/SS is powered by a 434ci Scott Shafiroff small block backed by a Tremec 5-speed. Damon Sindall had this car at the show.
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Here's the obligatory 69 Camaro. This one was built by Dutchboys Hotrods for Carl Booth. It is powered by a LT-4 and backed by I believe a 10L90E 10-speed. It won the Cool Camaro award.
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This 66 Chevy C-10 Step Side known as "Shorty" was built by Goosby Customs for Kenny Frederic. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by a LS-3 topped with a Magnuson supercharger and backed by a 4L65E. It won a Builder's Choice Top 10 Award from Roadster Shop.
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This 67 GMC C-15 was built by Korek Designs for Scott Crews. It is powered by a LS-3 backed by a 4L60E. It also has a '58 Impala dash. It won a Builder's Choice Top 10 Award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 78 GMC Jimmy was built by the Roadster Shop for Harold Chapman. It sits on a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by a LT-5 backed by a 10L90E. It also won a Builder's Choice Top 10 Award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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This 57 Pontiac Chieftan Safari is powered by a LS-1 and backed by a 4L60E. Mike Cooper had this car at the show. It won the Custom Rod of the Year and a Builder's Choice Top 10 Award from Revision Rods & Rides.
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