Tommy Lee Byrd tipped us off to this wild video form his YouTube page that will have you smiling, shaking your head, and leaning forward all at the same time. It’s about local knowledge, local lore, and about the spirit of adventure that hot rodders have had since the dawn of time. It is about exploring history and going the extra mile to answer questions that would nag anyone for a lifetime.
Tommy does a far better job in telling the story than us, but the bottom line is that his dad knew of a local barn that had a 409 in it. The engine was from an old drag race car and it had been there forever. Well, as you will hear, one thing leads to another and the engine ends up in the right hands. Following that, the guys find out that the 1955 Chevy it was in had been buried on the property. After gaining permission from the family and getting hold of a backhoe, they chopped and carved their way to the car and turned into gearhead archeologists. All of this is documented in the video and no one is making any of this up. Wild, right?!
Like we said above, this is a killer story with many twists and turns and Tommy tells it fantastically in his own words. Press play below and enjoy the neatest thing you’ll see on the internet all day.
Thought at one time that if you give a southern guy a torch, welder and a bucket of bondo and their happy guys. Let’s add an excavator and beers to the list. 🙂
I live here in the White Rock/South Surrey area and about 15 years ago a buddy and myself rode our bikes out along the mud flats that parallel Hwy 99. There is a huge grove of trees off to the left/south and we rode out there just to look around. Lo and behold a 2 dr 55 Pontiac wagon that was stripped and pancaked. Solid enough to know what you were looking at and knowing the rarity of the cars it always struck me odd that it was stripped and flattened and in such a strange place, there was still some decent chrome trim on it and the rear door was still on it I think. Haven’t been back but wouldn’t be surprised if it was still sitting in the opening behind the trees………they’re out there boys and girls……….evidently a canyon in the Okanagan Valley has cars of every vintage that have been pushed into it over the decades. Cousin in Oliver told me about it years ago but he’s passed on without ever telling me exactly where it was. Dike out here in Ft. Langley was fortified with cars in the 50’s I believe, another cool story with some interesting photos.
Buy you a replacement body and cut out the part of the firewall/ cowl that holds the VIN and you have a new 55!
All 55s should be crushed.