Dave & Patty Aamodt’s ’55 Handyman Special
New member, Dave Aamodt’s comments on his 55:
I’d been looking for a Handyman for about six months. I had an ad on Craiglists up and down the West Coast, plus in Minnesota, where my wife and I are from. The owner of this ’55 saw my ad and responded to me. He said he has two ’55 Chevy 210’s for sale, one a wagon, the other a sedan. Said his new passion is airplanes, thus both cars are for sale. He told me he built this car in his shop…he also said that he has $60,000 in the built…I bought it for $41k, ,plus $2,000 for shipping. It seems to be by far the nicest one I have looked at. I had my brother back in Minnesota check it out and drive it. He said it was a great value at $41K…so, we moved on buying it. When we moved from Minnesota back in 1987, I left my ’55 Nomad there, and a friend of my brother owns it now. I found out that NOMADS are no longer in my budget. They seem to start around $75K…so that’s when I started to search for a Handyman. I’m excited that it should arrive soon.
1955 Handyman Wagon
Build Sheet Items
· Jim Meyers Rack and Pinion coil over front end
· Dakota Digital Dash
· Ididit tilt Colum steering wheel
· Vintage Air
· ZZ4 crate G.M. Engine
· 700 R4 Transmission
· 4 Wheel Disk Brakes
· P.R.C. Polished Aluminum Front Core Support, Radiator and Accessories
· Custom Ordered American Wheels
· Custom Interior By Codot
· PPG Viper Yellow Paint
· Dynomatt Sound Proofing
· Kenwood Custom Stereo
· Art Morrison Sway Bar
· Neoprene Suspension Bushings
· Flow Master Dual Exhaust
· All New tinted Windows
· All new Danchuck show quality parts, stainless steel 210 Package, Door handles, Grill, Dash components
· Electric Windshield Wipers
Very nice engine compartment:
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