56 1956 Chevrolet 210 Series 4 Door Sedan Unrestored Original Rat Rod Project on 2040-cars
Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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This is a '56 Chevy 4 door 210 series sedan. If you have been looking for an affordable Tri-five that isn't a complete basket case, then this could be what you are looking for. This one does run and I have driven it around the yard, but I don't have it tagged. Even though it runs, it does have some mechanical gremlins that need to be fixed before it could be put back on the road. It doesn't idle and I have to feather the gas to keep it running. I think that may be a problem in the carburetor, but I don't know much about carburetors, so I haven't been able to fix it. The generator isn't charging and the exhaust needs to be replaced. But, I have already completed a lot of the mechanical work. Here is a list of the new parts I have already put on the car - the gas tank, fuel lines, all the brake lines (metal and rubber), all 4 wheel cylinders, master cylinder, spark plugs, coil, wires, and oil filter. I also bought and install the rat rod style red rims and white walls. The white walls have very few miles on them. The rims are off of a '55 Chevy, so they would be the same as the stock '56 wheels. It has the typical rust that the '56s get. The front floor boards are gone and the trunk pan needs to be replaced but that is common for an unrestored '56 that hasn't been garage kept. It has some other rust areas too, but I think they could be fixed with just some body filler. This being a 4 door, it probably isn't economically feasible to do a full restoration, but for around $2,000 in additional work, this could be turned into a nice rat rod just by fixing the mechanical gremlins, installing the floor/trunk pans, and spraying on a coat of semi-flat black then just drive it. That was what I was going to do with it, but then I bought the Nomad in the back ground and decided to restore it instead. It has a clear North Carolina title. If you would like to examine the car in person and hear it run, feel free to contact me.
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