1955 Handyman wagon in Alabama

1955 Cheverolet Handy Man Wagon blower hot rod - $20000 (Irvington)

Date: 2012-02-16, 5:36PM CST
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1955 Chevrolet Handy Man Wagon rare 2 door wagon that was raced back in the day, the car was being put back on the street and it features a 12 bolt posi rearend with ladder bar suspension, we have a disc brake conversion kit and aluminum radiator that also goes with the car, the motor in the car is a blown 454 and it is brand new and has never been cranked, I have carburators for the car or a bug catcher fuel injection setup whichever someone wants, the carbs are included but the injection is at and extra cost, new wheels and tires just needs someone to finish the car, please feel free to call 251-7511-7530 thanks and god bless

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Not a big fan of the mirrors or price but thought it was worth posting

 

Holy Crapp

Holy Crapp fat man, I better take better care of my Handyman wagon!
By the way 1tireman, those were the type mirrors I had on my handyman when I repainted and sold the thing. The next temporary owner put on the chrome mirrors which look more period. However I'm not into any period. I was building it as my mini-van toy.
With my carburated 305 and Bel Aire type chrome I like mine better.
20,000 and needs finished sounds high! And I already have one too many yeller cars.

 

Your not getting any deal on this one, the body alone is maybe worth $7500, the blower motor might be worth another $7500, more if built by someone famous. Does the car have an interior, a working heater/defroster, in other words what has been stripped out to lighten the load for better ET's. I worked in Tech at a drag strip and saw a lot of tired ole race cars that to be competitive would take a ton of money to get it there and to restore it to them for street that same ton of money. If I were going to buy the car, I'd want to buy it as a roller for a lot less money than he's asking.....other wise I'd pass on the car, it's not worth $20K....maybe not $15K.

David

 

I notice it's us handy guys commenting on this.
I agree, most cars raced are also stripped bare.
Costs a fortune to get it even close to original, or at least a comfortable driver.
We just changed ours to Vintage AC/heat , digital dash, updated wipers, and other stuff. All that could be done to a race car to make it street comfortable. But after spending $20,000 to start with, you'd have a bundle in it. And real wagon owners aren't gonna give you near what you'd have in it.

 

How about the 'old race car' with only 80 miles on it, 1/4 mile at a time!!
Was the last LS6 Corvette built, with all the paperwork!!
Only pulled $750,000 at B-J a few years ago!!

 

A Blower Motor in a "Back in the Day" Race Car

The old drag cars that have brought big money on BJ had a history, the were raced by some one of note, and/or were factory cars. This car has no history noted in the discription, most likely it was a Junior Stocker, Stocker or a Bracket car that was raced every week end for years....they have been rode hard and put away wet. "Back in the Day" race cars/gasser are popular builds right now and this guy is trying to cash in this trend/fad....

David

 

I am a fan of tri-fives but yes I agree about the price and what else is missing.