General Information
Year
1955
Make
Chevrolet
Model
210 Pro Street
1955 Chevy 210 Pro Street, Owned by Dave & Kathy Lakatos, Kelseyville, Cal.
We are the 4th owners of the 55
The 55 was built by Petes Fabrications in Bowling Green, Kentucky
It took 3 years to build the car
The car build was completed in 1997
The cost to build the car was over $150k
Time into building the car was over 3500 hours
The 55 was used as their show car for their customers to see what they can build as a complete ground up build or fabricate parts for the customer to use on their own build.
Here are the specs on the 55
Paint --- Viper Red with gold base coat / Clear Coat
Interior --- Beige Leather Bucket Seats, Simpson Safety Belts, Custom smoothed dash, Autometer Pro comp gauges, one off custom console with Autometer speedo and tach, Power Windows, Remote Keyless Entry.
Engine --- Race prepped blueprinted 468 big block, GM Performance Bowtie block with splayed 4 bolt mains, Callies Billet Crankshaft, Crower Billet Rods, Arias Pistons with 11 to 1 compression, Total seal rings, Aluminum Cylinder heads, Full Roller valve train, Milodon 10qt oil pan, Titan oil pump, 2- Edelbrock 4bbl. carbs, MSD Ignition, 2 1/2" Hooker competition headers with 3" exhaust system, Tilton high torque mini starter, Engine builds over 650 horsepower. Engine uses C110 race gas.
Fuel System --- 20 gallon trunk mounted fuel cell, Duel Holley 140 GPH electric fuel pumps, All braided stainless fuel lines and Areoquip Fittings.
Transmission --- ATI Performance Turbo 400, Manuel / Automatic valve body, 3000 rpm stall convertor, B&M Pro Stick Shifter
Frame --- Boxed and smoothed, Beige Powder coated.
Electrical System --- Complete Ron Francis Wiring System, Duel Trunk mounted batteries.
Front Suspension --- Variable assist electric power steering, Heidts Camaro based stainless tubular upper and Lower A-arms. Coil over adjustable shocks, Wilwood Disc Brakes, All front suspension components are chromed.
Rear Suspension --- Adjustable Ladder Bars, Adjustable coil over shocks, Wilwood Disc Brakes, All rear suspension components are chromed.
Rear Axle --- Narrowed Ford 9", Beige powder coated, Strange Engineering Nodular positraction center section with 3.91 gears, Strange Engineering 35 spline axles.
Wheels & Tires --- Billet Specialties Street Lite Billet Wheels, 15"x6" on the front, 15"x15" on the rear, Hoosier Radial front and rear tires.
We are the 4th owners of the 55
The 55 was built by Petes Fabrications in Bowling Green, Kentucky
It took 3 years to build the car
The car build was completed in 1997
The cost to build the car was over $150k
Time into building the car was over 3500 hours
The 55 was used as their show car for their customers to see what they can build as a complete ground up build or fabricate parts for the customer to use on their own build.
Here are the specs on the 55
Paint --- Viper Red with gold base coat / Clear Coat
Interior --- Beige Leather Bucket Seats, Simpson Safety Belts, Custom smoothed dash, Autometer Pro comp gauges, one off custom console with Autometer speedo and tach, Power Windows, Remote Keyless Entry.
Engine --- Race prepped blueprinted 468 big block, GM Performance Bowtie block with splayed 4 bolt mains, Callies Billet Crankshaft, Crower Billet Rods, Arias Pistons with 11 to 1 compression, Total seal rings, Aluminum Cylinder heads, Full Roller valve train, Milodon 10qt oil pan, Titan oil pump, 2- Edelbrock 4bbl. carbs, MSD Ignition, 2 1/2" Hooker competition headers with 3" exhaust system, Tilton high torque mini starter, Engine builds over 650 horsepower. Engine uses C110 race gas.
Fuel System --- 20 gallon trunk mounted fuel cell, Duel Holley 140 GPH electric fuel pumps, All braided stainless fuel lines and Areoquip Fittings.
Transmission --- ATI Performance Turbo 400, Manuel / Automatic valve body, 3000 rpm stall convertor, B&M Pro Stick Shifter
Frame --- Boxed and smoothed, Beige Powder coated.
Electrical System --- Complete Ron Francis Wiring System, Duel Trunk mounted batteries.
Front Suspension --- Variable assist electric power steering, Heidts Camaro based stainless tubular upper and Lower A-arms. Coil over adjustable shocks, Wilwood Disc Brakes, All front suspension components are chromed.
Rear Suspension --- Adjustable Ladder Bars, Adjustable coil over shocks, Wilwood Disc Brakes, All rear suspension components are chromed.
Rear Axle --- Narrowed Ford 9", Beige powder coated, Strange Engineering Nodular positraction center section with 3.91 gears, Strange Engineering 35 spline axles.
Wheels & Tires --- Billet Specialties Street Lite Billet Wheels, 15"x6" on the front, 15"x15" on the rear, Hoosier Radial front and rear tires.