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Adam Grover
Sicklerville, NJ
From the first time I saw Two Lane Blacktop, I’ve wanted a primered up raw ‘55 Belair. Finally at 30 years old, I decided it was time to build one of my dream cars. I found this car on marketplace and sent a friend of mine to pick it up for me. I bought it sight unseen other than photos. It needed more work than anticipated but came with new rockers and a half quarter panel. Since buying it in February 2023, I’ve rattle canned the car in primer and installed a fiberglass tilt nose and pin-on trunk, the half quarter panel, purple dot taillight lenses, Hurst shifter for a ‘69 Camaro to fit between the bench seat bolster, Cragar SS front wheels and chrome reverse wheels, and Bluetooth retro head unit with Rockford Fosgate speakers. I plan to install aluminum heads, a tunnel ram with 2 600 cfm Holley carburetors, and a solid roller camshaft. My goal is to put the car into the 10-second quarter-mile naturally aspirated on pump gas and be able to put my 1-year-old son in the back and cruise to car shows and get ice cream with the family.
