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Not long ago the custom car world went through a flame phase. Garages across the nation painted flames on the body of cars like there was no tomorrow, and at times even small fortunes were paid for them - like in the case of the Plymouth Prowler sporting $55,000 worth of such red and yellow visuals and other assorted visual gimmicks.
Luckily, flames eventually died out, and we no longer see them as much. Yet the cars that once were a canvas for hot artists are still around and, in some cases, make the point for those who love this kind of visual tweaks.
Before us sits a Chevrolet 210 from 1954, the product of a rotisserie restoration that was completed a while ago, and involved changes to both the body and the car’s hardware.
Envisioned as a two-color blend of visual delight, the 210 comes with a black overall layer of paint, on top of which, from place to place, flames were drawn. A great portion of the hood, the lower part of the front fenders and doors, and to a smaller, yet very effective extent, the areas above the twin exhaust pipes out back are covered by 5-color hand-painted flames.
Add all that to the smooth look of the build (the entire body, from front to back, is shaved), and the full blood red interior, and you get a much more eye-pleasing project than you’d expect from a car with flames on it in the year 2020.
The 210 is more than just the paint job though. It works, of course, and can be driven to and fro thanks to a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 of undisclosed power sitting under the hood.
This particular 210 is ready to go under the hammer in Las Vegas this weekend, at the Mecum auction to be held there. No estimate was made as to how much the seller expects to get for it.
Before us sits a Chevrolet 210 from 1954, the product of a rotisserie restoration that was completed a while ago, and involved changes to both the body and the car’s hardware.
Envisioned as a two-color blend of visual delight, the 210 comes with a black overall layer of paint, on top of which, from place to place, flames were drawn. A great portion of the hood, the lower part of the front fenders and doors, and to a smaller, yet very effective extent, the areas above the twin exhaust pipes out back are covered by 5-color hand-painted flames.
Add all that to the smooth look of the build (the entire body, from front to back, is shaved), and the full blood red interior, and you get a much more eye-pleasing project than you’d expect from a car with flames on it in the year 2020.
The 210 is more than just the paint job though. It works, of course, and can be driven to and fro thanks to a 350ci (5.7-liter) V8 of undisclosed power sitting under the hood.
This particular 210 is ready to go under the hammer in Las Vegas this weekend, at the Mecum auction to be held there. No estimate was made as to how much the seller expects to get for it.
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