Car of the Week: 1955 Ford Thunderbird 'Gasser'

[mongooz]

(i'm sure not everyone will like this one, but it's what was posted)

Several years ago, John Tinberg sat calm and collected in a folding chair in the lobby of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. He was parked with a 1955 Chevy 3100 pickup and 1947 Westwood Tahoe camper trailer that was creating a buzz among visitors to the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals (MCACN). Tinberg had created the package to resemble a vintage race team setup with period signage, and it was the NicKey Chicago sign on the ’55 Chevy pickup that piqued my interest.

After taking in the display, I made my way over to Tinberg and introduced myself. He asked if I wanted to sit down and take a load off and I obliged. We talked for a while and I asked him about the NicKey Chicago sign on the door of the truck. That’s when he explained that he built vintage gassers under the NicKey Chicago name and extended an invitation to visit his shop and collection in central Illinois.

read more:https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1955-ford-thunderbird-gasser

 

[Guitar Heel]

 

[Tiltsta]

I like it. There are plenty of showroom spec T bird restorations out there that old guys polish with cloth diapers at car shows. It is cool to see someone make one into a vintage gasser style drag car. It isn't like these are super rare cars, as even that first generation 15-20K were made per year).

 

[mongooz]

I like it. There are plenty of showroom spec T bird restorations out there that old guys polish with cloth diapers at car shows. It is cool to see someone make one into a vintage gasser style drag car. It isn't like these are super rare cars, as even that first generation 15-20K were made per year).

yea....it's not like it's a 250 GT SWB or something.

 

[Motorik]

That's a real gone gasser, daddy-o. I can dig it fer sure.

 

[B Valley]

I love vintage style gassers but this just doesn't make a good looking gasser, in my opinion.