Story and photos by Denny Williams

Recently, I was privileged to study and photograph a 4,800 mile 1955 “210” 4-door sedan. Steve Perry of Bentonville, AR purchased this car and shipped it to Florida for Eckler’s 2013 Winter National event. I am grateful to Steve for allowing me complete access to his Cashmere Blue and India Ivory Chevy for over an hour. It is truly one of the least touched and original cars I have seen in the last 35 years. With the VIN (55K076884), I was able to calculate, almost to the day, when this 4-door sedan was assembled at the Kansas City plant. During the month of May in 1955, KC assembled 10,791 cars, which works out to 514 cars per production day. With that information and the 1955 calendar, I calculated the car was built on Thursday, May 12. It might have been built on Wednesday the 11th or Friday the 13th. Oouch!! (See my comments for Photo #9.) All in all, this gem is a beauty to behold. My thanks to Steve for sharing this car with us.

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A shooter from San Antonio gives us the lowdown on 18 shades of silver detailing paint.

text and photography by Jeff Lilly

Street Rods are built using a variety of paints and shades. Silvers play a big part when building your ride, so we’ll discuss what shades work best with natural aluminum parts such as intakes, alternators and A/C compressors. Cast iron parts have the same dilemma, as choosing the correct shades makes the difference in looks and longevity. As pictured on the next page, we have an array of aerosols we use to get this problem solved.

Shaking aerosol paint is very important. Some brands settle out more than others and some paints mix up more quickly than others. Cast iron silvers are especially stubborn due to the heavy pigments which allow heat tolerance. In addition, a cold can does not spray well and can clog up the nozzle – resulting in poor performance. We usually have no problems spraying in the summer months in Texas when it’s 90-100F out. Our winters in San Antonio can range between 30-60F, which is not that cold compared to northern states – where lower temps can really affect the spray quality. So warm up a can well for best results.
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By Denny Williams

Look under the hood of any Classic Car and the first thing to grab you attention is the air cleaner. If you’re in the process of looking for and restoring an original, V¬8 Classic Tri-five, air cleaner the following Tech article will not only give you tips for the restoration but will also assure your restoring the correct cleaner for your Classic.

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