Michael
Vancil |
Brownsburg,
Indiana |
1922
Buick Roadster |
Cost to Build Vehicle? |
About $16,000 |
How Long to Build your Ride? |
Every Wednesday Night for
6 Months |
Name of Vehicle and Why? |
Don’t
have One Yet. |
How Long Have You Been in
the Sport? |
3+ Years |
Club Affiliations? |
Bubba’s
Hot Rod Shop and Trailer Park |
What would you like to build
next? |
Nomad Station Wagon for a Daily
Driver. |
Why did
you build your Ride? |
I was taking
a trip to the Hunnert Car Pile-Up
Three Years ago in an Open
Roadster. The weekend was Cold
and Wet, and I had a Blast.
After a Couple more Trips,
I had Found my Happy Place,
and I just Had to Have One. |
Engine |
Make: 350SBC |
Year: 1975 |
# of Cylinders: 8 |
Engine Modifications: Bored
.60 Over, Wolverine Oversized
Cam |
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Engine Add-Ons: Olds Style
Valve Covers, Grant “Flamethrower” Distributer |
Any Chrome or Polish? Powder
Coated Frame and Wheels |
Engine Builder/ Shop: Bubba’s
Hot Rod Shop |
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Driveline |
Clutch
& Flywheel: 350 Turbo |
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Axle Brand or Size: Custom |
Gears: 3:23 |
Transmission Builder/ Shop:
Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop |
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Chassis |
Stock or Custom? Stock |
Mods to the Frame: 1970 Indy
Kit Frame Stretched 20” and
Z-d |
Inches of lift or drop? Please
specify! Dropped 6” |
Who did the Mods to the Frame?
Culbertson’s Customs |
Springs: Semi-Eliptical |
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Wheels and Tires |
Front Wheel Type: 560-15 Coker |
Tire Size: 6x14 with 2 ¾” ww |
Rear Wheel Type: L78-15 Coker |
Tire Size: 8x17 with 3” ww |
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Paint |
Paint Color: Snake Skin Green |
Type of Paint: Metallic Pearl
Coat (’08 Viper color) |
Describe Graphics, including
paint colors and types: Chevy
Orange and Black Scallops |
Painted By: Jeff Ferrin of
Ferrin Customs |
Graphics By: Brian McCutcheon
and Gregg Gordon |
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Body |
Grille: 1930s Model A |
Add On Accessories: Custom Truck
Bed |
Body Mods: Late 1920s Chevy Cowl
and Early 1930s Ford Sedan Tub Fitted
Together |
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Body Mods By: Culbertson’s
Customs |
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Interior |
Dashboard: Custom |
Gauges: 1950’s Studebaker
Champion |
Steering Wheel: 1953 Buick Eight |
Shifter: 16”
Lockar |
Seats : Custom |
Trunk / Bed : Mahogany and Maple
Wood |
Describe Upholstery Material/ Color
Scheme: Silver with Black Pleats |
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Upholstered By: George Collins |
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History of Vehicle - Anything
you'd like to add? |
Model A front Axle, Oldsmobile Rear
Axle, Chevy Cowl, Ford Sedan Body,
Model A Windshield, Studebaker Gauges,
Mahogany and Maple Wood Floors. |
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Special Thanks: Jim Linder, Tom
Culbertson, The Swiss C.C., Bubba’s
Hot Rod Shop, Ferrin Customs, and
HAMB Members. |
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