The engine is a Chevy 454 big block . 30 over performance built with an Eagle 4340 steel crank shaft and Eagle I-Beam connecting rods with ARP bolts and bushed pins. It also has SRP performance pistons. Clevite Rod & Main Bearing. Performance rings and ARP main bolts. The rotating assembly is balanced and it has screw in studs and hardened guide plates and Manley push rods. It has a new high volume oil pump. custom oil pan for the big block chevy. delbrock Performer polished intake with a holly quick fuel carburetor. and a high performance starter as well. Some of the other high performance parts are Concept One pulleys. Concept One power steering pump. Tuff Stuff Super Cool chrome water pump. MSD ignition and performance wires. and an Aluminum radiator with dual electric fans (runs 190). It is dressed up show quality under the hood also with painted firewall and fender wells. and a polished chrome radiator support and polished hood hinges. The motor starts easy and you can run this baby all day if you like. The transmission is a heavy duty. performance built 700R4. installed in the car at 1800 miles The car shifts smooth. The rear end is a Chevy 10 bolt with 3. 73 Richmond gear ring and pinion. It has a hotchkis sway bar on the rear with new tie rods. bushings. and shocks. The undercarriage is clean and solid as you can see in the many pictures. It has original style independent front suspension with coil overs and new bushings rebuilt in Amarillo texas 2012. shocks. and tie rods. The A-arms and supports were blasted. primed and painted. The exhausts are stainless with Flow Master Mufflers and the pipes turn down right behind the rear wheel. 18 inch Coys whels on the front 20 inch wheels in the rear. go to youtube. 1955 chevy houston texas (video)