For all you Jr. Stocker lovers

[Mike Delahanty]

This is cool. Check out this 56 Chevy Junior Stocker recreation on EBAY - Item number 260378630632

Of course - you have to be over 55 to remember and appreciate these "antique" race cars.

[Bob Bender]

TELLING YOUR AGE MIKE...........

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by Mike Delahanty

This is cool. Check out this 56 Chevy Junior Stocker recreation on EBAY - Item number 260378630632

Of course - you have to be over 55 to remember and appreciate these "antique" race cars.

I'm not sure that's a "re-creation." I think that may be a survivor. I need to do some research but that looks like the real thing that's been trapped in a time warp for 40 years.

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[bill dedman]

All I get when I past that number (260378630632) into the ebay search engine is an ad for a '56 SBC dual quad intake manifold.

Did they sell the car already?

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

All I get when I past that number (260378630632) into the ebay search engine is an ad for a '56 SBC dual quad intake manifold.

Did they sell the car already?

Bill, that's not the right number. Take a look at (180335830797). The car is still on the market.

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[bill dedman]

Thanks, Chuck. Dunno where that other number came from...

I think you'd have to examine that car first-hand to detemine its history as regards whether it's a re-creation or a survivor, and even that wouldn't be easy.

I'm not sure it matters... The 4-speed and Olds rear give us a clue that it wasn't a Stocker all its life, but everything else looks pretty legit.


Bill

[Jimmy R Parker]

Forrest Shropshire's name is on the side of this car, he was a racer from Cartersville, Georgia that passed away a few years ago. He had a large collection of fifties Chevies and I think most were sold at auction. He ran stock eliminator in the 60's and 70's and was mainly known for his "Milk Crate"'56 225HP wagon. Forrest was very competitive and he and Bruce Wilkinson had the fastest wagons in this part of the country. In later years he ran alot of Super Chevy events and also competed at Bonneville with a '57 Vette. Forrest was a great guy and if I remember correctly he and Linda Vaughn were from the same area and knew each other well.

Jimmy

[FrankChastain]

Jimmy, if im not mistaken his place is off 411 going to interstate 75 coming from Rome, GA. I go that way to Atlanta. There are still a few rusty cars sitting there when we went by Friday going to Atlanta. Probably been sitting there for a while. Reason I noticed this place is one thing the cars, but he took a house next to his and made a shop in the basement...Never stop to meet the guy, but have been by there for a lot of years...Jimmy, wonder, is this the same guy you are talking about?

Frank

Originally Posted by Jimmy R Parker

Forrest Shropshire's name is on the side of this car, he was a racer from Cartersville, Georgia that passed away a few years ago. He had a large collection of fifties Chevies and I think most were sold at auction. He ran stock eliminator in the 60's and 70's and was mainly known for his "Milk Crate"'56 225HP wagon. Forrest was very competitive and he and Bruce Wilkinson had the fastest wagons in this part of the country. In later years he ran alot of Super Chevy events and also competed at Bonneville with a '57 Vette. Forrest was a great guy and if I remember correctly he and Linda Vaughn were from the same area and knew each other well.

Jimmy

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

I think you'd have to examine that car first-hand to detemine its history as regards whether it's a re-creation or a survivor, and even that wouldn't be easy.

I'm not sure it matters... The 4-speed and Olds rear give us a clue that it wasn't a Stocker all its life, but everything else looks pretty legit.

I would think that a thorough inspection would be essential for someone who intended to bid on this car. Jimmy, I'm glad that the name held meaning for someone. I thought it sounded familiar but I couldn't place it from this part of the country.

There are a couple of things that ring true about the car, based on the pictures. That engine combination wasn't just put together for the show circuit last week. I remember the style of those valve covers (They're probably 40+ years old) and they were originally polished, the generator has been swapped out for an alternator, the battery still located on the firewall, the rusty headers, the vintage interior, and the rest. That would have been a pretty sporty stocker back in the mid sixties. As far as the "Olds" rear end is concerned, over the last twenty years or so, I've noticed that a lot of the younger guys have difficulty distinguishing between '50's Olds/Pontiac housing and an original 50's Chevy. The one thing that doesn't ring true is the 4-speed, that is, if it is really a 4-speed and not a Hurst shifter on a 3-speed box. There are relatively few people who sell this kind of stuff on E-bay who have a clear understanding of what they're peddling.

I would put the possibility of this being a real Junior Stocker at something better than 50-50.

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[ss wannabee]

Originally Posted by Chuck Norton

I would think that a thorough inspection would be essential for someone who intended to bid on this car. Jimmy, I'm glad that the name held meaning for someone. I thought it sounded familiar but I couldn't place it from this part of the country.

There are a couple of things that ring true about the car, based on the pictures. That engine combination wasn't just put together for the show circuit last week. I remember the style of those valve covers (They're probably 40+ years old) and they were originally polished, the generator has been swapped out for an alternator, the battery still located on the firewall, the rusty headers, the vintage interior, and the rest. That would have been a pretty sporty stocker back in the mid sixties. As far as the "Olds" rear end is concerned, over the last twenty years or so, I've noticed that a lot of the younger guys have difficulty distinguishing between '50's Olds/Pontiac housing and an original 50's Chevy. The one thing that doesn't ring true is the 4-speed, that is, if it is really a 4-speed and not a Hurst shifter on a 3-speed box. There are relatively few people who sell this kind of stuff on E-bay who have a clear understanding of what they're peddling.

I would put the possibility of this being a real Junior Stocker at something better than 50-50.

c

A friend of mine had stored away some Alex Jarrell 3-speeds left over from the old days.....I wonder if he still has 'em?