The SAM 1957 Long Hauler - Hot Rod Network
Oh, nothing could possibly go wrong with this deal: four School of Automotive Machinists (SAM) students took on a derelict 1957 Chevy project with a tree sitting on it, no front clip, no engine or transmission, and rusted-out floors to build for... " — Oscar Zabek The eight-week-wonder coming at ya. Despite heat, humidity, rain, and hauling around four hefty dudes, the 1957 Chevy torqued through more than 3,500 miles from its home base of Houston. Though we would suggest taking a bit more time for your own Power Tour project, this is living proof that the sooner you get into your garage and start wrenching, the sooner you’ll be ready to join us for the 2016 Power Tour. This wasn’t the first time Jud Massingill, the head of SAM in Houston had put out a challenge to his students to build the school’s heap of a 1957 Bel Air into a Power Tour Long Hauler. But when the siren call went out students this year, Mike Wilson, Matt Petz, John Gwinn, Oscar Zabeck, and Mike’s girlfriend, Jackie Perry, came through and not only put together a cool and quick 1957 hardtop but did it with style and no time to... Source: www.hotrod.com
