Best Restomods Of The Month: Mecum Florida Recap & Kansas Preview!

February 10, 2016

KANSAS CITY 2016 // MAR 11-12

Kansas City Convention Center // 301 West 13th Street // Kansas City, MO 64105

Mecum Kansas is coming in hot this year. While not as deep on Restos as the Kissimmee Florida show, Kansas has plenty on offer. Check out the gallery to see a few gems that will be hitting the block in March. After the preview, continue on to see what sold at the Florida show and see the gems that went unwanted…for now. Enjoy.

1955 CHEVROLET RESTO MOD PICKUP

354 HEMI, CUSTOM BUILD

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The upcoming Mecum auction in Kansas on Mar. 11-12th has quite a few restos making an appearance, including this super sweet 1955 Chevy Pickup.  Flip through this gallery and see what Kansas has to offer.

We will also feature the winners that crossed the block at MecumKissimmee,Florida this past week. If you haven’t see what some restos fetched, you’ll be excited to see the final line-up with pricing.

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HIGHLIGHTS

– Custom Resto Mod
– Big rear window
– Top chopped 1 1/2 inches
– Cab floor dropped 5 inches
– 354 CI Hemi engine
– Electronic fuel injection
– 700R4 transmission with overdrive
– 9 inch Ford rear end
– 3.71 Positraction
– 3 inch stainless exhaust
– 31 gallon fuel tank
– Mazda Red base/clear coat paint
– Teas Black leather seat and door panels
– Custom 1959 Impala dash
– Air conditioning

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They chopped 1.5 inches from the top and dropping the cab floor 5 inches for increased headroom. Corvette-style twin hood scallops were added, front signal and tail lights were frenched in, and the door handles shaved in favor of flush-mounted items. Dipped in glowing Mazda Red base/clear coat paint with Silver accents

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Under the hood is a ‘50s-era 354 CI Chrysler Hemi using electronic fuel injection and 3-inch stainless exhaust. Other features below decks include a 700R4 transmission with overdrive, Ford 9-inch rear end, a 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo front suspension and a stainless-steel 31-gallon fuel tank

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