CCC Episode 24 - 1956 Chevy "Night Stalker" Navy Seal Tribute Car - Route 66 Road Test

We are honored to bring you this very special 1956 Chevrolet 210 custom street / strip car. This is a very special build from a very special family. This car was built in memory of and as a tribute to Navy Petty Officer First Class Neil C. Roberts - The first Navy Seal to give his life in Afghanistan. The car was owned and built by Neil Robert's Father-in-law and has been owned and in their family for the last 20 years. We were honored to be able to meet him in person and also have nearly 30 minutes of video with him explaining the history of the car and talking about his late son-in-law Neil Roberts.

The car is amazing and the details of it are down below, but the most important feature is who it was built in memorial for:

Neil Roberts was born on August 16, 1969, in Woodland, California. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on September 14, 1987, and completed basic training at NTC Orlando, Florida, in November 1987. Roberts next attended Aviation Electrician's Mate training at NATTC Millington, Tennessee, from November 1987 to May 1988, followed by service as an EP-3 Aries I aircrew member with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1) at NAS Agana, Guam, from June 1988 to January 1992. During this time he deployed with his Squadron in support of Operation Desert Shield from August 1990 to January 1991, and Desert Storm from January to March 1991. Petty Officer Roberts attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training at NAB Coronado, California, from January to October 1992, and then attended Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia, in October and November 1992. His next assignment was with SEAL Team TWO at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, from November 1992 to June 1999, and during this time he deployed to San Vito, Italy, to support Allied Forces during the Bosnian War from November 1993 to May 1994, and to Sarajevo, Bosnia/Herzegovina, with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Stabilization Force from September 1997 to October 1998. Petty Officer Roberts' final assignment was with Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) at Dam Neck Annex, Virginia, from June 1999 until he became the first Navy SEAL killed in action during Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2002. He was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania.

The car itself is powered by a built 289 V8 engine mated to an automatic transmission. The car is dressed in a custom purple paint with a full custom flame job front to back. The 210 rolls on steel wheels covered by old school hot rod Moon Eyes hubcaps. This Chevy comes equipped with Nitrous, flame thrower exhaust, and even a smoke machine for car shows. Everything works and it drives absolutely amazing. This car has won countless races on the strip as well as on the highway as detailed by the previous owner who built and raced the car. Included with the car is the posterboard featuring the art print of the car and Neil C. Roberts, the book Robert's Ridge, and several other documents about the heroic Navy Seal.