Chevado

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If you’ve ever been curious to see the underside of a vintage drag racer, we’ve got you covered. Sadly we don’t know much about the Chevado other than the fact that it has a rear-mounted V8, leaf spring front suspension, no clearly visible rear suspension and a set of gloriously retro Goodyear drag racing tires.

Ben Branch

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Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

Published by Ben Branch - December 16th 2012

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