| 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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