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Originally Posted by 64C10Fleet
.....Any idea where these hubcaps came from?...
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I don’t think anyone has answered this yet so…
I'm fairly certain those hubcaps came from a 1956 Chevrolet Car. I think (not entirely sure though) that the 1955 Chevy also used the same hubcap, but with a white strip. They were most likely used on the higher end vehicles like a Bel Air or maybe even a 210, whereas a 150 would just have a dog dish caps.
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Originally Posted by 64C10Fleet
…. My grandfather was a HUGE fan of the Powerglide transmission. He tried to stuff one in just about every vehicle he ever owned. As far as I can tell, this truck came with a Powerglide and V8 from the factory. Naturally, I'll keep the Powerglide in it for now. This truck will be a daily driver when its complete (Why build something if you can't drive it?), so I may end up swapping the Powerglide for something else later depending on how much highway driving I do.
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The Powerglide is great transmission. I run one in my truck and plan on keeping it. Unless you go to an overdrive transmission it is no different in high than any other transmission in that high is a 1:1 ratio. The other transmissions just give more gear multiplication in low gear, but that also means more shock for the rear axle and driveshaft.
Plus Powerglides have that cool blower whine in park and neutral.