Summary

Nicknamed 'Scortch,' this award-winning show car is an 8-year professionally built, rotisserie restoration with less than 15 miles since completion. Powered by an EFI Ram Jet 350 GM crate engine paired with a 700 R4 4-speed automatic transmission.

Details

This 1955 Chevrolet 210 custom 2-door post is nicknamed 'Scortch' due to its color scheme. It is finished in Butterscotch Pearl paint from the R-M Color Collection by Chip Foose with black two-tone. This 2023 R-M paint line calendar car is an 8-year professionally built, frame-off, full nut-and-bolt, rotisserie restoration with less than 15 miles since completion. This show car has a laser-straight body and features smoked tinted glass with vent window delete, all-new chrome, polished stainless steel and emblems, a smoothie front bumper and 18-inch Torq Thrust II wheels that are painted to match the body color. The detailed engine bay with a smoothed firewall and a hand-fabricated radiator support houses an electronic fuel-injected Ram Jet 350 GM crate engine cooled by a custom aluminum radiator with dual electric fans and a March serpentine drive system. The engine is paired with a 700 R4 4-speed automatic transmission with a B&M shift kit, a polished aluminum driveshaft and a Ford 9-inch posi-traction rear end. The underside is painted and polished in gloss body color and features ceramic-coated headers and an X-pipe dual-exhaust system exiting through stainless-steel tips. The original frame is upgraded with front tubular A-arms, a heavy-duty sway bar, 2-inch drop spindles, power rack & pinion steering, a rear shock relocation kit, a rear spring pocket kit and 2-inch lowering rear springs. Stopping is handled by 4-wheel power disc brakes with drilled and slotted rotors. The custom bench-seat leather interior has a body-color-matched dashboard painted in Butterscotch Pearl and features Classic Instruments gauges and clock, as well as a 15-inch original-style steering wheel. Other features include a tilt steering column, Vintage Air system, electric wipers, custom Autosound stereo and Lokar shifter. A complete American Autowire kit and sound insulation have also been installed. This multiple-award-winning Chevrolet was signed by Dave Kindig at the 2021 World of Wheels in Omaha, where it won Top 10, Best Custom and the Mid-America Gold Cup.