RARE GASSER BARN FIND! ONE OF A KIND! NICKEY '57 CHEVY! PUT AWAY FOR 30 YEARS! GLORY DAYS BYRON!

Check out this one of a kind historic barn find '57 Chevy Nickey Gasser! According to the written documentation here's what owner Jim Thurston knows:
The car was constructed as a B-Gasser in 1962 by a mechanic at Nickey Chicago and raced all over the country. Also raced at US 30 as there were two '57 Chevys raced out of Nickey, this car the Shake Rattle and Roll and the Shake Rattle and Run car. Original gasser equipment installed in '62 were 397 Pontiac engine with twin four barrel carbs, Paxton Supercharger, 12-1 compression, 540 high lift Crower Roller Cam, High Dome Pistons, 4speed hydromatic transmission, '57 Olds rearend with 4.56 gears, fiberglass nose, racing gauges, 3 gallon nose mounted fuel tank, and running on a mixture of 2 parts high octane racing fuel and 1 part Methane Alcohol. Additional items included the engine being moved rearward 18", new firewall made from a Firestone Sign was installed, electronic ignition, van seating, extra weight in the trunk, roll bar, Hugger Orange paint. Everything listed still remains in the car.
In 1968 Ed Sciacca (Uncle Ed) purchased the car through Ronnie Kaplan. It was found at a gas station at 110th and Halsted St. in Chicago. Uncle Ed repainted the car a burnt dark red and raced the car from '68 -'70. He parked it in his garage in 1970 and sold it to me after painting it back the original Hugger Orange this year. So it sat unused for 38 years!
Ralph Thomas
Jim also has a binder full of other info and pictures pertaining to the car.
It was pretty interesting on his first pass Jim lined up against "Mr. 56" Eddie Hawkins who in his own right is a racing legend and has owned his '56 Chevy for 55 years and it too is original in many aspects!
Jim who is 70 years old and never drag raced a car in his life did very well considering he could hardly reach the steering wheel and didn't know if car was going to go straight or even stop for that matter. Jim would like to thank Dick White who was his crew chief and damn near had to force him into the car but all in all it was a fun, safe and memorable day #barnfind #57chevy #glorydays

[@biggerbehindthetrigger2814]

What a great piece of history.

[@zacharylafata5142]

Did they change the plugs since 62'?

[@NitroUnion]

Wow that is way cool. Of course, I’m partial to 57’s

[@chrisguerra355]

Very cool find- That old Pontiac ain't doing it any justice tho, and zoomies just don't make it man- sounds like a worn out impala with a rusty muffler. Heck just street drive it, again it Is a piece of history

[@januschomsigmapants]

epic vids

[@aljackson7330]

Great to see it back on the track! I remember seeing it all the time at US 30, in the 70's. 👋🏁

[@tomhanson4153]

how fast

[@jamesellis9741]

Really nice 57

[@jamesellis9741]

I love gassers

[@IronheadGarage]

Killer old gassers. To cool👍 what a find

[@1961stevea]

Wow , to find a car like that and have all the History is way cool ! Bet there were some spiders hiding in there that got the ride of their lives ! Neat stuff 👌! Thanks to the owner for getting her out and going , and thanks for sharing the video !

[@victoryredcolorado]

Thanks! He had a binder full of documentation and seeing the seat was positioned for the original racer. He did pretty good considering he could barely reach the steering wheel not to mention it was the first time ever he took a car down a dragstrip. 👍

[@1961stevea]

@@victoryredcolorado Hell yea he did well ! Hats off to him for jumping into that at 70yrs. Old !

[@dotell3359]

How fucking Kool is that ,!!! I had to say it..