Gary Overby's 1940 Chevrolet

Gary's coupe during the chop. On this photo dated March 1961, the car had already been channeled over the frame. Photo from the Dick Page collection.

Gary's Chevrolet next to Joe Falaschi's 1940 Ford. This photo was taken by Dick Page in Tacoma in 1960. Photo from the Dick Page collection.

A photo of Gary's coupe taken by Dick Page in March 1961. In this photo Dick and Gary are on their way to Dick's mother to bend the plexiglas for the rear window as she had access to a big oven at her job.

Photo from the Dick Page collection.

Photo from the Dick Page collection.

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1940 Chevrolet Coupe owned and restyled by Tacoma Drag-Ons member Gary Overby of Tacoma, Washington. Gary's coupe was channeled over the frame. The wheel openings were radiused, and the top was chopped. The old inline six engine were pulled out and replaced by a brutal Oldmsobile V8. Dick Page recalls that Gary had a can-do attitude, and he were not afraid of cutting up his cars. Gary made his own dropped axle for the car in his school welding class.