SEMA 2009-1956 Bel Air 'Propaganda'

[CG3D]

A big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth in Hot Rod Alley to check out our 'work-in-progress '56 customer car and our pre-production interior panels and trunk hinges for the '56 Chevy.
I will be putting build pics of the '56 up in the build section of the site this week.
http://www.marquezdesign.com/builds.php
It was quite an intense thrash (five weeks!) to get the vehicle there but the amazing reaction we had to both the car and the interior parts was well worth it! We had a blast at SEMA and the prefect end to the trip was out at Pahrump for the Optima Challenge!

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[redfire69]

Awesome build and new products!:thumbsup:

[syborg tt]

Saw it at Sema - just over the top cool

[TwinSting]

Car looked great guys. Can wait for it all finished.

[HRBS]

Shaun, did you guys make the wheels ?
They are pretty sick looking.

[tellyv]

wow that is bad ass!!!

[jy211]

costs???

[War]

Shaun, did you guys make the wheels ?
They are pretty sick looking.

Yes, Chris at Marquez designed them and Shaun cut them. Evod did a great job on the wheels. I love the way they did the knock offs on them.

[tones2SS]

Yes, Chris at Marquez designed them and Shaun cut them. Evod did a great job on the wheels. I love the way they did the knock offs on them.

Those wheels do look killer on there!!
Nice looking car. Should look very nice when complete.:thumbsup:

[customcam]

Your guys are Master Craftsmen! :hail: Love the 56, was a standout at the show for me, whats under the hood? TT?
Jason why dont you have a thread on your car?? thats insane that 69

[CG3D]

Thanks for the comments!
Some specs:
all-aluminum DART 540 big block and TKO600 trans
full Roadster Shop chassis with DSE components
Wilwood W6A 6-piston calipers with 14.25 rotors
and (as you see in the pics) the awesome 19x10" front and 20x12" 3-piece Evod rims we had made with 285/35x19 fronts and 335/30x20 on the rear.

For those not familiar with the '56, we flipped both front and back bumpers, cut them into a thousand pieces and re-profiled them to fit the body. Each bumper will be getting a carbon fiber insert front and back with a cold air induction on the front and integrated exhaust tips on the rear.
Not many people catch this, but each fender wheel opening has been flared out 3/4"! We also significantly pinched the rear frame rails for the new exhaust tip route to the bumper, complete new trunk floor and tubs, recessed and smoothed firewall to accommodate the massive motor and new trans tunnel. As if all that wasn't enough we have a few plans for some of the trim pieces and of course the introduction of our production interior (dash, door panels, quarter sections, one piece headliner, package tray and trunk lid cover) and trunk hinges. This customer car also featured a custom front and rear seat and steering wheel.

At Sema, we were essentially only 5 weeks into the build! We have a lot of ideas for this car and the goal from day 1 was to have a pro-touring derived Bel Air that we (and of course the customer!) could drive hard!

Chris

[HRBS]

Thanks for the info.
No doubt a super cool build.
Those front wheels/tires are massive.
To put things into perspective, we are using the exact same size wheels and tires as the front of this 56 in the rear of a mini-tub'd 67 nova we're building LOL

[CG3D]

Thanks for the info.
No doubt a super cool build.
Those front wheels/tires are massive.
To put things into perspective, we are using the exact same size wheels and tires as the front of this 56 in the rear of a mini-tub'd 67 nova we're building LOL

Lol - we found the consensus was that it isn't possible to fit a wheel that size/width into a 56....we did it anyways!
We wanted it to look planted at all four corners - not just the back. Having a 'dish' in the front rim was also important to us from the very start.

[tones2SS]

Very nice guys. Nice work. That is going to be one hell of a killer looking car when complete.
Keep us posted please. :thumbsup: :cheers:

[waynieZ]

Beautiful work inside and out. 56 is my favorite Tri 5 .

[68MaroSam]

This is one very nice looking 56. Great work.

[Diognes56]

Any more progress on this? I just now came across it :( . Looks BADA$$!!! :yes:

David

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

any thoughts on difficulty of using interior pieces in my 55 buick?? close but not sure--close to going full tilt on this car---jim