Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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The top pic, the center white car is a 57 chevy, you can tell bythe two rockets on the hood. Looks to be a two door by the length of the door. The wagon on the right looks to be a 57 also, but has been hit in the hind end, looks like the DS fin is intact, but the offside has been hurt.
the bottom pic, the coral colored lookes to be the front of a 58, but hard to say for sure, just can't see enough to be certain. It's a goldmine that is fast fading, at any rate!
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
[Re: HobbieTrapper]
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01/27/21 10:25 AM
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That a beetle on the left?
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
[Re: HobbieTrapper]
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01/27/21 10:41 AM
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Them your old rides Hobbie? Lol. Don't find many scrap vehicles that old anymore. I know a guy that goes around and buys them in woods like that and parts out anything he can sell on the internet
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
[Re: lee steinmeyer]
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01/27/21 10:41 AM
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The top pic, the center white car is a 57 chevy, you can tell bythe two rockets on the hood. Looks to be a two door by the length of the door. The wagon on the right looks to be a 57 also, but has been hit in the hind end, looks like the DS fin is intact, but the offside has been hurt.
the bottom pic, the coral colored lookes to be the front of a 58, but hard to say for sure, just can't see enough to be certain. It's a goldmine that is fast fading, at any rate! Beat me to it Lee.....you are correct sir
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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01/27/21 10:44 AM
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All them stainless molding will still polish up nice !
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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01/27/21 11:53 AM
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All them stainless molding will still polish up nice ! Exactly. Tap out any dents and metalfinish back to brand new. Bumpers can be rechromed, and lots of new parts availible for shoe box chevys! My first cah was a 32 ford roadster, chopped and channeled. Then a 55, then a 57 wagon. 55 would run in the low 13's in street trim, and 12.60's on the strip,annd the 57 had a 425 hp 396 in it, that I built from scratch, and was a terror on the street! Loved those days of irresponsibilitys!
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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01/27/21 12:23 PM
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Exactly. Tap out any dents and metalfinish back to brand new. Bumpers can be rechromed, and lots of new parts availible for shoe box chevys! My first cah was a 32 ford
You were lucky. We couldn't afford new cars when we got our license. I couldn't either! When I graduated HS, 55's were ten years old, and lots of them in the junk yards. Everyone of the cars I mentioned, were castaways that I bought for a song and dance, and built into something!
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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01/27/21 12:27 PM
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All them stainless molding will still polish up nice ! Exactly. Tap out any dents and metalfinish back to brand new. Bumpers can be rechromed, and lots of new parts availible for shoe box chevys! My first cah was a 32 ford roadster, chopped and channeled. Then a 55, then a 57 wagon. 55 would run in the low 13's in street trim, and 12.60's on the strip,annd the 57 had a 425 hp 396 in it, that I built from scratch, and was a terror on the street! Loved those days of irresponsibilitys! The farmer that has me trapping here runs a Super Stock ‘55 turning 11.90s.
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Re: ‘57, ‘56 Maybe a ‘55
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01/27/21 02:54 PM
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Exactly. Tap out any dents and metalfinish back to brand new. Bumpers can be rechromed, and lots of new parts availible for shoe box chevys! My first cah was a 32 ford roadster, chopped and channeled. Then a 55, then a 57 wagon. 55 would run in the low 13's in street trim, and 12.60's on the strip,annd the 57 had a 425 hp 396 in it, that I built from scratch, and was a terror on the street! Loved those days of irresponsibilitys!
The farmer that has me trapping here runs a Super Stock ‘55 turning 11.90s. Things have changed in the 56 years since I had my 55 running. I still have the short block and heads from that old engine. Kinda sentimental!
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