Mike Finnegan and fellow Roadkill star David Freiburger worked together to conceive Finnegan’s Blasphemi, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air powered by a supercharged 528 cubic-inch Hemi. Finnegan and Freiburger worked under the premise of ‘what’s the most ridiculous thing we can do?’ The blasphemous-to-some Chevy has a Chrysler engine between the framerails to kick the piecrust… Continue reading What Powers Finnegan’s 900-Plus Horsepower 1955 Chevy?
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