TWO LANE BLACKTOP VS THE CRUSHER II! RETRO '55 CHEVIES MATCH RACE! RAT VS MOUSE! BYRON DRAGWAY!

As track manager and announcer Randy Simpson says "What a treat this matchup is!" Based on the infamous '55 Chevy from the '71 movie "Two Lane Blacktop" Don Wakeman's '55 Chevy is a clone of the original movie car with most of parts purchased from Richard Ruth the original builder. Dan Crampton's '55 Chevy is a rare old California survivor with its original 50 year old paint. Dan with the help of Steve Quickel set out to build the car like the one he remembers as a youngster. What's also cool is these two along with Steve (pilot of the Crusher II) are longtime friends and all come from the town of Streator, Illinois which is an hour and half south of Byron Dragway. Another interesting part is Dan has owned the '55 twice, buying it back after selling it a few years ago. The car has also had 4 different motors in it in 3 years. This time they added nitrous and it seems they have found the perfect combination, ya think! #retro #nostalgia #vintage