Posted on 12/31/2022 3:03:38 PM PST by llevrok
Dood Jaussaud may have been born decades too late.
Instead of being a tech junkie and up on the latest trends, the 22-year-old Thermopolis police officer lives vicariously in the past – at least as far as what he drives is concerned.
Three years ago, Jaussaud began working on a classic 1957 Chevy Bel Air he bought in Columbus, Montana. Then earlier this year, Jaussaud was tipped off about a guy who might have some parts for his Chevy.
“I got ahold of this guy, and he goes, ‘I don’t know anything about cars, and I don’t really have parts, but why don’t you come see what I got?’” Jaussaud told Cowboy State Daily. “So, grandma and I got in the car, we drove to Douglas.
“It was on the weekend, and this guy had two ’57 Bel Airs that had been parked in his dad’s garage since 1975.”
Jaussaud sold his original Chevy so he could finance a dream that he had – transforming the four-door Bel Air into a working police patrol vehicle.
Jaussaud explained that the Bel Air’s engine is a 283 small block Chevy original with power steering and power brakes.
“It’s a two-speed power glide tranny with positrack in the rear end,” he said, reverting to carspeak.
“It’s got a four-barrel carb, which is factory – it’s a Rochester, and it’s all original,” he said.
Jaussaud said that with the exception of replacing the after-market steering wheel with an original, he didn’t have to do any retrofitting of the classic car’s exterior.
“We haven’t done a bit of body work to this. All the chrome, the body – it’s all original,” he said. “The motor, transmission, all the way to the exhaust at the back of the car is exactly how we found it.” (SNIP)
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Cool! He hired a woman from Colorado to do all the paint artistry. “…the artist included tiny details, like miniature cops and robbers on the fender and tiny donuts in random places throughout the paint job.”
LOL. Nice humor!
...except for the Cragars and Goodrich radials. Anything else?
Dood Jaussaud? I assume he’s a muslim invader, or son of them.
Yeah, American Mags on a police cruiser? They still look good, but not on a cruiser.
“It took three months of solid work – all paid for out-of-pocket – to transform the classic Chevy into the showpiece it is now”
Hard to believe unless he was loaded and had three guys working 24/7 to accomplish this at incredible cost.
Somehow, that just doesn't look like 1950s graphics "restored".
I doubt they use Cragar style rims in the 50s either considering they weren't designed and produced until the 60s. No radial tires in the 60s either.
Cool looking cop car but hardly "restored". Probably has a stereo with mp3 port too.
I have to agree on the logistics of that build.
Not saying it’s not possible.
artistic licence. Pretty cool for central WY!!
It was a hot number - 0-60 in a heartbeat and would pass anything but a gas pump.
Needs a 4x4 lift.
Chopped and reverse channeled?
I suspect probably about three inches off the top. I will stop and measure it to be sure next trip back in a few days. But everything else is Tires, Wheels, and spring boosts...
This one actually came from a good friend if I am not mistaken. It came from Hackberry/Valentine on Rt 66 if I am on track where it came from. From the Grigg family.
:)
The Grig family were the ones who helped the freedom convoy as they went through Az with fuel. They own the local bulk distributorship...
:)
Remember that night here???
Back when cars were cars and life was good.
Blackwalls and dog dish hubcaps.
CC
Nice!
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