Vintage race car found, with local history. LQQK!

[Fast67VelleN2O]

C1SS396 (John) found this and I went along for the ride. I am sure he will chime in later with all the details. Parked since 1974. I'll let john fill you in on the rest.

[bashton]

Wow....that is cool!

Can't wait to hear the story and the history of this one.

Bashton
MCACN Managing member

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Mo-Par? Curious to hear the rest of the story.

[C1SS396]

Been a very long day for me and the wife . But we got the Surprise Package delivered home and under roof . Will post whole story this week .

It is mopar powered 426 Max wedge (One of the teachers pets back up motor )

Thanks Matt (fast67) for taking the long white knuckle ride though the snow covered mountains . Still can't belive the old 2wd pick up got us home safe.
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[mockingbird812]

Wild! Congrats!

[Charley Lillard]

Don't even wash it !!! Save it for MCACN.... congrats

[LIBoomer]

I'm thinking A833 and Dana.

[Postsedan]

This has been a good week for finding, buying and posting cars <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Congrats.

Dan

[brent396]

Very cool i wouldn't change a thing <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Its an early B&amp;M torqueflight and 8-3/4&quot; rear end with 4.88's.

[Verne_Frantz]

I recognize the Standard Twin garden tractor parked in front of it. The sulky seat should also be there if that's the one I sold.

Verne

[Stefano]

Very cool, congrats.

[427freak]

I like it!

[mssl72]

Wow! What a cool find! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[PxTx]

Cool man!

What about a teacher's pet?

[C1SS396]

http://m75.photobucket.com/albums/TheGreenspanator/Surprise%20Package%201957%20gasser/?src=www

[day2killa]

they just keep coming

[bashton]

What a great find.

Like Charley said, please consider joining us for our 2nd annual Barn finds/Hiddens Gems display at the MCACN show!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[69hurstSC]

Damn that looks mean on the car trailer!

[Fast67VelleN2O]

John and his wife made bangshift.com's front page!

http://bangshift.com/blog/gasser-barn-fi...power-epic.html (http://bangshift.com/blog/gasser-barn-find-the-surprise-package-1957-chevy-bel-air-dgas-426-max-wedge-mopar-power-epic.html)

[Plowman]

Tamaqua,Pa. That is cool.

[NHRAjeff]

Very cool find and pictures!!! Great stories and great people behind these vintage drag car finds! I can relate as I found this 57 in Ohio a couple years ago. Ran IHRA super stock around OH, KY, MI, IN and TN. Three pedal 292 sbc with a Liberty shifted aluminum 833 trans. Ran in the 70's and parked around 1980. Anyone remember it?


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[69hurstSC]

Kickass! I smell a vintage 57 drag racing thread coming on...

[flyingn]

shes a beaut!! Great find. In perfect racing condition too. congrats!

[Chevyfever]

If you have not allready tried this,go to Bluegrass dragway reunion,
they have a lot of drag photos with owners.
My computer is to slow to look at them,nice 57! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

[C1SS396]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NHRAjeff</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very cool find and pictures!!! Great stories and great people behind these vintage drag car finds! I can relate as I found this 57 in Ohio a couple years ago. Ran IHRA super stock around OH, KY, MI, IN and TN. Three pedal 292 sbc with a Liberty shifted aluminum 833 trans. Ran in the 70's and parked around 1980. Anyone remember it?


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I like it wish mine was a 4 speed ..

[C1SS396]

My wife and i are thrilled to have had the chance to meet Ed and buy the car he cared for built and stored for over 40 years ...He bought the car why living in Ny state in 1967 .Then after moving back to Pa in 69 and a bet from a buddy one night a the local station the the Surprise Package was born .

The bet was the 413/trans Ed had scored from a wrecked NY State cop car would not fit in the chevy .The time limit one week .The prize a steak dinner ...Well Ed won (thanks to a wooden body lift )Don't tell the tech inspector .
After investing time and money in the swap including having flat towed the chevy from bloomsburg Pa to York Pa to have the legend Jere Stahl build the headers for the odd combination .Ed needed to go faster so he made a deal and bought a spare 426 Max Wedge motor
from one of the old teachers pet cars ..
Custom tunnel ram intake from Offy as well as a bunch of trick parts he fabbed or had done.
Their was even a story he told of a call he made to Petty racing on a dare from buddies to figure out a problem with the new 426 ..(Eds word ring ,ring &quot;Petty Enterprises, this is Richard.&quot; &quot;Hello, Mr Petty?&quot; &quot;No, Mr Petty [Lee] is up at the house, this is Richard.&quot; &quot;Oh great, I needed to as you some questions!&quot;)
After getting the bugs worked out, the car needed to look as good as it ran so Ed paid a local sign painter &quot;$100, and about all the beer he could drink... he'd only start working after about half a case&quot;; what he got is what you see today. Other than a brief suggestion for the theme having something to do with a &quot;surprise package&quot; due to the car's unique engine choice, the artist was given free reign over the design of the graphics and came up with the firecracker motif himself. The paint on the car in my opinion stands the test of time and the detail exemplifies a dying art.
We've owned the car less than a week and every time we look at it we find another detail that surprises us, in either ingenuity or craftsmanship. The car was built in an era when you often had to build or fabricate what you needed, rather than just order out of a catalog. From locally-made bronze bushings in the front suspension, to the farm tractor battery they used for weight and cranking amps.
Glad you guys enjoy the story as much as I do.. will be posting more pics of little details and the truckload of spare parts that came with it. Thanks again to Matt (Fast67) and my wife, both of whom I blame (maybe thank, later) for making me bring this car home.

www.photobucket.com/surprisepackage (http://www.photobucket.com/surprisepackage)

[C1SS396]

Car came with a nos fiberglass tilt front end he bought in 1970 and never installed. It was stored his old bank barn .He also saved most of the boxes of the parts he used to build it.Also some nos speed parts .

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[C1SS396]

I still have about 4 more boxes of stuff to go though . Also go a spare are of max wedge heads .

[Xplantdad]

That's a really neat find!

[Rixls6]

Neat stuff to get with the car.
Great find and story.

[C1SS396]

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[C1SS396]

Spare rear that was tied to a post in the barn for over 20 years.
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The back seat
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[Fast67VelleN2O]

I hope you got the seed spreader with it LOL

[John Brown]

Matt, you just go along to help clean out the barn? Looks to be a pickers paradise.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

I did grab a few things off the guy while I was there checking out the car. 1962 406 Ford tri power setup with thunderbird air cleaner, a Cal Custom scoop, and an NOS sun gauge cup. The rest of the cool vintage parts he had went with the 1957 Chevy.

[C1SS396]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I did grab a few things off the guy while I was there checking out the car. 1962 406 Ford tri power setup with thunderbird air cleaner, a Cal Custom scoop, and an NOS sun gauge cup. The rest of the cool vintage parts he had went with the 1957 Chevy. </div></div>

And don't forget the best part you got to play with the goats and chickens .

[C1SS396]

Here a better pic of the trunk lid (someone ask for )
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[mockingbird812]

<span style="font-size: 14pt">John,

What a unique treasure you have there. Sounds like you are just the guy to keep this cool ride moving into the future while preserving its wild past. Keep those fotos acoming!!!!!!!!!</span> <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[DW31S]

VERY COOL!!!!!!
Congrats on the find!!!!!

[C1SS396]

We put a fresh battery in it .Holley Blue pump Buzzed to life after 40 year nap /Water pump also Line lock lite lit up starter cranked .Put fresh fuel in it and the Holley 660's leaked shocker ..Pulled the plugs oiled the cylinders .. Pulling the carbs off for new gaskets ..Rebuilding the master and wheel cylinders is next ..
Can't wait to fire it up 13:1 426 max wedge with open headers should be fun .Hope the neighbors feel the same ...Will keep you posted .


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[Xplantdad]

Video when you do please <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[C1SS396]

Just got sad news today. Ed Loreman the man who built and raced The Surprise Package gasser passed away this morning. Godspeed Ed .

(Note :the painter miss spelled Eds last name on both doors)Ed had a funny story about that.
Picture of Ed and i after we loaded the car. Ed is the shorter one .
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[Xplantdad]

That's too bad

[Plowman]

R.I.P. Surprise Package Ed.

[C1SS396]

Thanks guys .

[Salvatore]

Yea, to many good old car guys/drag racers lately.

[C1SS396]

Got the magneto back from http://www.masonracingignitions.com/ of Pa .Pat is great to deal with total got why i didnt want the outside cleaned or touched .
Even with the 90 plus degree heat i had to see what the car wanted to now it had spark .
Well it made some noise after 40 years . It wants to run just needs a little more .The starter was not happy turning the high comp motor.Have video on my facebook .Will try and post it hear soon.

[68l30]

Been waiting to hear more, Thanks! Love the way this car looks, can't wait to hear some noise... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

BIG

[PxTx]

Hey John, I didn't recognize you on Friday. I was at Pat's when you arrived (I think).

[C1SS396]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey John, I didn't recognize you on Friday. I was at Pat's when you arrived (I think). </div></div>

Yup that was me . I am not good with names and faces or i would have said hello.
Ed knows his stuff killer old school shop .

Here one of the videos

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee0Hq4rQo4&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player&amp;d esktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7Ee0Hq4rQo4%26feature%3D youtube_gdata_player#


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[69 Post Sedan]

Try this link:

Vintage Race car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ee0Hq4rQo4)

[markinnaples]

Any more recent cleaned up pics?

[C1SS396]

It might be for sale . Any offer feel free to pm them to me . Non running as found not washed .