Love it. That would be a hysterical thing to take to the oldsters’ car shows- some of the old guys would take a year to get their shorts out of a twist.
And beyond that, I bet it would get up and GO.
Wonder how they got that engine.....
Somewhere, someone is having a stroke over this. 
Interesting. I didn't click the link, so maybe it's answered there but, why not go with an LSX? If it's to be different, I can dig that. I'm just wondering.
Its a 210, not a BelAir. 
My god, someone is wrong on the internet. Call Al Gore.
Lets see, you put a 650 Toyota Nascar V8 in a 210 and then saddle it with an automatic transmission? So much fail on that point. A 6-speed MT would have been a more appropriate choice.
Could they not find matching, rust free lug nuts?
Nice car.
A few points.
First, that's a 210. A real Bel Air will have no pillars (hardtop) and the trim along the side will be double with more of the two-tone color between it, all the way to the front. Like this:
Notice all of the extra chrome flourishes such as the fender strakes, wheel finishers, etc.
Here's a post-coupe 210 like the build car:
The 210 could be ordered in the hardtop as well and it was the middle trim level. It became the Biscayne in 1958.
The bottom trim was the 150:
It was only available as a post car, and was the most spartan trimmed. This became the Del Ray in 1958.
I have no idea if any of this is important or anybody cares, but for some reason I find the 1950's trim differences fascinating.
Anyway...
The car in question is actually really well done. I agree that the auto is a bit of a let down (why no 4-speed?), but it's still well built and looks great. I actually like the swap (because I'm sick of anything LS). IIRC, there's a guy that works for TRD/Toyota NASCAR that's built quite a few Chevys though, including a Nova Wagon, all powered by ex-NASCAR V8's. I wonder if this is that same guy?
In reply to DILYSI Dave:
Ooooooouch!!!!
Javelin wrote: Nice car. A few points. First, that's a 210. A real Bel Air will have no pillars (hardtop)
Not true, Bel Air was a trim level. It could be had on both the Hardtop (no pillars) or the Sedan (pillars). In 1956, there were both 2-door and 4-door Hardtops.
http://www.danchuk.com/images/Downloads%5CCatalog%5C2012-Catalog-31%5C17-Original-Specifications.pdf
The trim the is on the original car above is a 210 trim.
Javelin wrote: In reply to DILYSI Dave: *Ooooooouch!!!!*
It's a nice car, but to see a $20 detail overlooked kinda stands out.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:Javelin wrote: Nice car. A few points. First, that's a 210. A real Bel Air will have no pillars (hardtop)Not true, Bel Air was a trim level. It could be had on both the Hardtop (no pillars) or the Sedan (pillars). In 1956, there were both 2-door and 4-door Hardtops. http://www.danchuk.com/images/Downloads%5CCatalog%5C2012-Catalog-31%5C17-Original-Specifications.pdf The trim the is on the original car above is a 210 trim.
Whoops, yes, correct. The Bel Air was still available with both posts and no posts in 56. The 150 was the only post-only car.
Damn clean engine bay... I likes!!!
I've heard NASCAR teams don't re-use the lug nuts. Maybe he got his that way.
Even though I favor two-door hardtops, I'm holding out for a Business Coupe.
DILYSI Dave wrote:Javelin wrote: In reply to DILYSI Dave: *Ooooooouch!!!!*It's a nice car, but to see a $20 detail overlooked kinda stands out.
I have to agree with you. Why the heck wouldn't you go to O'pep-zone and pick up some lug nuts? They could have picked up lighted windshield washer nozzles to go with it.
They were probably working on it up until the moment that the photographer got there. They needed to put the wheels on and, well, realized they didn't have a matching set just a little too late.
I'm surprised that this crowd wouldn't realize instinctively how hard it is to have a project "finished" on time.
dculberson wrote: They were probably working on it up until the moment that the photographer got there. They needed to put the wheels on and, well, realized they didn't have a matching set just a little too late. I'm surprised that this crowd wouldn't realize instinctively how hard it is to have a project "finished" on time.
Oh I understand. I also understand that they placed 472 different orders with parts houses and suppliers. At some point the wheels were removed. I'd have ordered them at that point. If some huge conglomeration of crap made that not happen and I got to the photo shoot I'd have ran down to the parts store, or at least to the parking lot for even just 10 decent lug nuts.
I'm not judging, just surprised.
I totally get how they would be overlooked until the last minute. I don't know how the situation isn't resolved in 20 minutes, either with a trip to FLAPS or via some black spray paint to at least hide the mistake.
DILYSI Dave wrote: I totally get how they would be overlooked until the last minute. I don't know how the situation isn't resolved in 20 minutes, either with a trip to FLAPS or via some black spray paint to at least hide the mistake.
That's "patina".
I think the question is not why the lugs nuts are rusty, but why in the hell you were looking at the lugnuts. 
they put the auto trans in it because that's what's cool these days. .it's generally accompanied by a controller with cheesy flappy paddle shifters on the steering wheel so they can feel like Captain Slow when he drove the Veyron at 250mph..
regarding the lug nuts- there's really no good excuse for that... order them with the wheels. it's the kind of thing that just sticks out- like when you are looking at the engine bay of some high end musclecar that is totally detailed and everything is in it's place and then you notice the Wal Mart Everstart battery and cheesy cables with a replacement terminal on the end... or that same highly detailed engine bay with one of those awful looking orangish heater hoses on it with hose clamps that are 3 sizes too big and have a long piece of the clamp just hanging out in the breeze..
Streetwiseguy wrote: Its a 210, not a BelAir.
if you click on the link it clearly states that it is a 210
"We're talking about a 1956 Chevrolet Two-Ten coupe that's had a 650-horsepower, 5.8-liter OHV V8 from Toyota Racing Development dropped into the engine bay."
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