Super Chevy Show Gainesville (Web Exclusive)

The Southern Super Stock Association was out in force to spice up thedrag racing action at the show. Here Super Chevy Show icon Roger Gustingoes over some things with all the racers. The Southern crew brought outsome awesome wheelstanders to entertain the people at the show.

Speaking of wheelstands, here's Kevin Cradduck standing his '69 Camaroup and carrying the front wheels past the tree. This car is set up tomimic an L-72 equipped '69 Camaro according to NHRA rules, which usuallygo by a horsepower per pound weight ratio.

Gary and Debi Deason of Beverly Hills, Florida, brought out theirimmaculate '55 gasser for the show...

...This car has a ton of history,Gary's dad raced the car in the '60s as "Lawman" because he was a policeofficer and his badge number was/is on the car...

...Gary even has a pictureof the car from back in its track days. With all the "new" gasser-styleTri-Fives out there today, it's always nice to come across a veteran ofthe straight axle wars...

Back in the swap meet, we came across this factory Chevy 2x4 manifold.With retro being the craze, if you're building a nostalgia Chevy thismanifold would be a trick piece to have.

This group of young Bow Tie enthusiasts were having fun at the show.After a brief rain shower, Katelyn, Sheridon, Darby, and Amelia werehelping their parents dry off their sweet '68 Camaro.

This really nice, slammed to the ground '57 Sedan Delivery was a realattention getter. Hiding between the fenders was a well-polishedbig-block, and on the inside was a restomod interior. Watch for more onthis car in the future.

Need some power for your '57? This original 283 small-balancer mill wasnestled in-between a big block and four-bolt main small-block. While notboasting a ton of cubes, the 283 has always been a high winder, and cangive any car some high revving pep. With a forged steel crank (all 283ahad forged cranks, ALL OF THEM!), they could spin well.

It's tough not to turn your head when a big Impala like this goescruising by. Rick Selig drove to the show from Ponce Inlet in hisgorgeous 348-equipped '60 Impala.

The centerpiece in this photo is probably the best designed steeringwheel Chevrolet and GM ever produced. This design first appeared in the'58 Impala, and continued through the '60 Impalas (the '58 had a fullhorn ring, '59-60 had a half horn ring). The massive gauge cluster kepta driver well informed on how his car was running, from the ubiquitous235 I-6 all the way up to a 348 tri-power.

We won't drag out the old "look how many bodies you could fit in there"joke, but looking at the cavernous space of the '60 Impala's trunk, youcan see how easy it was for a family to take a vacation in one of thesecar.

Over at the drag strip, there was plenty of tire-burning action. Despitethe brief rain shower on Saturday, racing continued the rest of theafternoon and into Sunday (but with all racers being limited to eighth-milepasses because the long end of the track couldn't be dried fast enough).

Zachary Braswell of Chiefland, Florida, came out for the Sunday KidsProgram, and couldn't wait to start exploring the car show field lookingat everything.

Here's a good one for you. In the '50s in Puerto Rico, you didn't have adriver's license card, but a pin you attached to your belt. This '53Chevy is a 71,000 mile car still with the original spare tire, stillliving with the same family today. Jose Vega takes care of the car,previously owned and driven by his father in Puerto Rico. That's thedriver's license pin in the foreground.