Nineteen Something Chevrolet Roadster

Well my grille shell showed up today so I thought that We should start a Build thread.

This was my inspiration:


However I found this body:

and with the way the cowl is shaped it looks more Chevy than Ford.
Here is a 1919 Chevy 490:

So my idea is to build it as a Chevrolet seeing as I already have a 454 on the motor stand.

a 454 on a 20 pound body. this thing is gonna rock.

You gonna go blown like in the pic above?

That's a very interesting body. Do you have any details on it such as who produced it, where it came from?

the reverend muddy grimes said:

a 454 on a 20 pound body. this thing is gonna rock.

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thats an understatement!!! LOL...

NOTHING is cooler than a big block chevy , except a blown big block chevy ! [ddev

its gona rock hope you lots of cash for the rubber your gona burn .

roddguy1 said:

That's a very interesting body. Do you have any details on it such as who produced it, where it came from?

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That is an interesting bucket body. The comparison to the 23 T is good, shows just how much bigger yours is. Is it a customized 23, or a Dodge or something else?

PA41

PA41 said:

That is an interesting bucket body. The comparison to the 23 T is good, shows just how much bigger yours is. Is it a customized 23, or a Dodge or something else?

PA41

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Looks like a T that has been stretched for foot room.

roddguy1 said:

That's a very interesting body. Do you have any details on it such as who produced it, where it came from?

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Hermans Fast Glass in TN Call Rick phone # is 865-577-1941

Up Date On the 1919 Chevy

1919 Chevrolet Bucket

Even though I have built a bunch of Repop Duece Roadsters over the years the desire for a bucket has never diminished.
In November of 09 I upgraded the engine in my dually to a Vortec 7.4 and have a good 454 sitting on my stand.
So I decided to build a car around that Big Block Chevy... In my searching for a stretched body that I could actually fit in I came across Hermans Fast Glass.
Eureka! Is it just me or does that cowl look almost Chevrolet?
A plan was hatching: Build it as a Chevy rather than a Ford. Something a little different...

Then I found a 1919 Radiator Surround out in Iowa:

Bought one of SoCal's new Forged Drop Axles:



Fabricated some Tapered Rails:



And laid it out on the shop floor:




Went and picked up a rear axle today. I will post some pics later.

Cool idea; cant wait to see more. Keep them pics a-comin'!

I'm ready to see this baby come together , I like the idea of the larger body. It's some much more fun to drive when you are comfortable .