CHEVROLET SHOWROD 1937 CHEVY PICKUP RATFINK COLLECTOR CAR "THE GHERKIN" ED ROTH

1937 Chevrolet Other Pickups Description

"THE GHERKIN" is a multi award winning 60's style show rod. It was chosen by Street Rodder magazine as one of the top 100 rods in the country. It has been picked by Gene Winfield for his select 6 that is held at the Syracuse Nationals where it also won a top 10 award out of 8000 cars. It has appeared on the TV shows "My Classic Car" with Dennis Gage, and "Chasing Classic Cars" with Wayne Carini. It has won multiple ISCA and Goodguys awards. It was also featured in the June '16 issue of Street Rodder. The motor is a 355 with Eagle crank, and rods, SRP 8.5:1 pistons. Dyers 671 blower with Edelbrock 600-cfm carbs. Mallory distributor, Sanderson headers, Turbo 350. The rear isa Ford 8.8 with 3.73:1 gears, drum brakes,and a 4 link. The pictures pretty much tell the story. Some minor body mods, including a 53 Corvette grille in the rear. Smoothed firewall, peaks in the roof and flared drip rails. It has friction shocks front and rear with air bags in the back giving a controlled ride height. The front axle has a 6" drop with disk brakes. All lights work as they should. Since the completion of this truck it has been mainly a show rod but with a little dialing in it can be fully streetable.When Ihave driven it on the road it gets a little hairy when the converter kicks in. I also have the factory vin plate. Its not attached to the truck and it has never been registered in my name. I have only driven it on a dealers plate. The side window mechanisms are not installed. It took me a while to locate a pair after the truck was already being shown and I never got the chance to install them. Side glass would have to be made also. I'm sure there are some details I have left out. Please feel free to call me with any questions. (203)924-4896. There are a ton of pics on my Facebook page. Iwill give that info out when you call. Vehicle is sold with a bill of sale ONLY.